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Pete Townshend has unveiled a new song 'Guantanamo' which is one of two new tracks which feature on his forthcoming collection entitled Truancy: The Best of Pete Townshend.
The guitarist thought the track would never be released due to the political nature but explained "now President Obama has relaxed sanctions in Cuba, it is a happy sign he might go further."
On recording the new track, he explained: "I recorded a long organ drone using my vintage Yamaha E70 organ (used many times by me on Who and solo recordings in the past), and then cut it into something that sounded like a song using a feature unique to Digital Performer called 'chunks.' This creates blocks of groups of tracks that can be assembled and disassembled easily, like cutting multitrack analogue tape with a razor blade, but with less blood. The lyric grew out of the implicit angry frustration in the organ tracks."
Truancy: The Very Best of Pete Townshend is released June 30
Listen to 'Guantanamo' below:
The track listing for Truancy: The Very Best of Pete Townshend is as follows:
1. Pure and Easy (from Who Came First)
2. Sheraton Gibson (from Who Came First)
3. Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything) (from Who Came First)
4. My Baby Gives It Away (from Rough Mix)
5. A Heart to Hang on To (from Rough Mix)
6. Keep Me Turning (from Rough Mix)
7. Let My Love Open the Door (from Empty Glass)
8. Rough Boys (from Empty Glass)
9. The Sea Refuses No River (from All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes)
10. Face Dances (Pt. 2) (from All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes)
11. White City Fighting (from White City)
12. Face the Face (from White City)
13. I Won't Run Anymore (from The Iron Man)
14. English Boy (from Psychoderelict)
15. You Came Back (from Scoop)
16. Guantanamo (New song)
17. How Can I Help You (New song)
Meanwhile The Who are busy this summer performing at Hyde Park British Summer Time on June 26, as well as headlining Glastonbury on June 28. For tickets and more information, click here.
