Sade


Matthewman tells a funny, yet relevant story that perfectly sums up the expected time frame for Sade to drop new music: “Years ago, I think it was when ‘By Your Side’, the song, came out, and big posters were stuck around New York, someone sprayed or wrote on top of it, ‘Bitch sings when she wants to.’ Sade loved it.”
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Matthewman tells a funny, yet relevant story that perfectly sums up the expected time frame for Sade to drop new music: “Years ago, I think it was when ‘By Your Side’, the song, came out, and big posters were stuck around New York, someone sprayed or wrote on top of it, ‘Bitch sings when she wants to.’ Sade loved it.”
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Sade Adu, Niia Bertino, Stuart Matthewman: Zufälle gibt's, die gibt's gar nicht.

 

Directed by Steve McQueen with a knockout cast that includes Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Carrie Coon, Daniel Kaluuya, Brian Tyree Henry, Colin Farrell, Jacki Weaver, Robert Duvall and Liam Neeson, the Chicago-set thriller “Widows” is already one of the fall’s most anticipated movies.

For anyone needing even more incentive to see it, the end credits include a new song by Sade, “The Big Unknown.”

“Widows” will have its world premiere Sept. 8 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival ahead of its theatrical release Nov. 16. With a screenplay by McQueen and “Gone Girl” and “Sharp Objects” author Gillian Flynn, the movie is an adaption of the 1980s UK TV crime drama of the same name that makes for McQueen’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning “12 Years a Slave.”

“It was an honour to work with such a legend. Sade is an incomparable talent and incredible artist who so rarely releases new material,” said McQueen in a statement, “but luckily the original series of ‘Widows’ had deeply resonated with her.”

The new song was written by Sade and Ben Travers and produced by Sade, Travers and Aaron Taylor Dean.

“Her music works in complete harmony with the film, it is a perfect combination,” added McQueen. “Working with Sade was a powerful experience — we had many deep conversations about the song which is extremely heartfelt and moving. I feel so lucky that she has made this beautiful song for my film.”

The song for “Widows” is the second song Sade has unveiled this year; the first, “Flower of the Universe,” was part of the soundtrack to Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time.” Prior to that, Sade last released new music on the 2011 compilation “The Ultimate Collection” and her last full-length album was 2010’s “Soldier of Love.”

As of now plans for releasing “The Big Unknown” are still being decided. So at least for the time being, the most reliable way to hear the new Sade track is by seeing “Widows.”
 
Das neue Album ist – laut Stuart Matthewman – etwa zur Hälfte fertig. :emoji_pray:

https://www.redbullradio.com/shows/peak-time/episodes/january-16-2019
Peak Time celebrates the birth of two R&B greats today: Sade and Aaliyah. We toast the 60th birthday of the British-Nigerian singer who gave us such classy, sensual ’80s hits as “Smooth Operator” and “Sweetest Taboo” by talking to Stuart Matthewman, Sade’s longtime songwriting partner and a member of her band since the Diamond Life days of the mid-’80s.
"We're writing new songs at the moment. We're trying to be in the moment and not think about the end game. We're about halfway there."
 
Produziert bzw. instrumentiert wurde das bis hierhin fertige Songmaterial übrigens von Sade (die Band, versteht sich), dem legendären Mike Pela und – zu meiner Überraschung – einem gewissen Ben Rogan, der in den 80ern bereits in die Produktion von "Maureen" (ihr persönlichster Song und wohl auch einer der besten, unter denen, die damals nicht als Single ausgekoppelt wurden) und "Never as Good as the First Time" (Paul Denmans Sternstunde am Bass und wohl auch die beste Single, unter denen, die damals deutlich hinter den Erwartungen zurückgeblieben waren) involviert war und sich zwischenzeitlich sogar in den Ruhestand verabschiedet hatte. Das klingt für mich erst mal nicht so, als hätten sie sich noch mal völlig neu erfunden – und das ist auch gut so. Eine kleine kreative Verjüngungskur, wie zuletzt mit "Soldier of Love", ohne drastisch mit der vielfach bewährten Sade-Formel zu brechen, erwarte ich aber auch dieses Mal.

Eine anschließende Welttournee in 2021/2022 ist wohl auch nur noch Formsache. Dem fiebere ich schon jetzt entgegen. Dass ich in 2011 – mittelgradig schwerer Motorradsturz am Bilster Berg sei Dank – kein einziges Konzert im Rahmen der Soldier of Love-Tour habe besuchen können, schmerzt mich bis heute. Mehr als der besagte Sturz damals.
 
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