Van Morrison has announced a new album, Remembering Now.
The album, which arrives on June 13, features the new single, 'Down To Joy', which is officially released for the first time, having previously featured in Belfast, the Oscar and BAFTA winning movie from Kenneth Branagh.
This marks studio album number 46 from Morrison, and is available to pre order here.
Check out 'Down To Joy' for yourselves below.
Check out the track list below.
1. 'Down To Joy'
2. 'If It Wasn’t For Ray'
3. 'Haven’t Lost My Sense Of Wonder'
4. 'Love, Lover and Beloved'
5. 'Cutting Corners'
6. 'Back To Writing Love Songs'
7. 'The Only Love I Ever Need Is Yours'
8. 'Once In A Lifetime Feelings'
9. 'Stomping Ground'
10. 'Memories And Visions'
11. 'When The Rains Came'
12. 'Colourblind'
13. 'Remembering Now'
14. 'Stretching Out'
Confirming the release of this album, the following statement was shared.
"With Remembering Now, Van Morrison returns to the transcendent, uncategorisable rhapsodies that make him unique," it read . "Soul, jazz, blues, folk, country - this is music in conversation with all of them but limited by none".
The statement added: "It’s rich with hallmarks of classic Van Morrison, from dominant themes of love in spirit with the great ‘Someone Like You’ (the escapist romance of ‘Once In A Lifetime Feelings’, the self-deprecating candour of ‘The Only Love I Ever Need Is Yours’) to specific references to locations from his youth in the title track and ‘Stomping Ground’. The title of another song, ‘When the Rains Came’, echoes a lyric from his classic ‘Brown Eyed Girl’".
News of this also comes after confirmation that Van Morrison would appear as a special guest for Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts, as part of the forthcoming Love Earth World Tour. This includes a show at Dublin's Malahide Castle on June 26, as part of a string of shows across the EU and UK.
