Grace Jones Stirs Up A "Hurricane" At Meltdown With Video + Songs Off New Album!

The amazing, dynamic and vivacious Grace Jones immediately conquered the pop scene with the same prowress she posessed 2 decades ago. Her most recent album release was 1989's Bulletproof Heart, but this Fall the avant-diva will return to the spotlight like a Hurricane!

The buzz kicked into high gear last month when Jones' name appeared on the Massive Attack-curated Meltdown Festival lineup, alongside other Nasau artists Sly and Robbie... Her performance - which included 4 new songs off the upcoming record - wowed critics and sent fans into a frenzy. The following week, reports of Grace's brilliant and timeless art spread like a whirlwind. The Guardian gushed, "she is an ongoing performance art project…what resonates is not any one song, but Jones' unparalleled presence" while the Telegraph sounded awed: "all around the gawping, whistling, cheering Festival Hall was the sense that this is how a star should be." She also played a sizzling performance at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen a few days after the Meltdown and she's headlining the Secret Garden Party Fest next month in Huntingdon, UK.

Finally, amongst rumours of a new video and new album on the way, Jones signed to Wall of Sound Records a few days ago, for the worldwide release and distro of Hurricane. The album's producer, Ivor Guest, says they've already finished recording Hurricane which includes input from Sly and Robbie (who Jones has worked with before), Brian Eno, Tricky, Tony Allen, Wally Badarou, Uzziah 'Sticky' Thompson, Mikey 'Mao' Chung, Barry Reynolds, John Justin, Martin Slattery, Philip Sheppard, Paulo Goude, Robert Logan and Don-E. The audience at the Meltdown festival went wild when her brand new video was previewed on the big screen. The song is "Corporate Cannibal," the video was directed by Nick Hooker and you can watch it right here:

It sure sounds like a star is present, no? I LOVE this video! I'm kind of in shock because it's been so long since she shared her art with us and now BLAM! and just like that, it's ON!

The super informative report on the Band Weblogs site included a statement from Wall of Sound's MD who also gushed his enthusiasm about Grace's sudden return:

Says Mark Jones, Managing Director of Wall of Sound - "It's an absolute honour and privilege to be working with Grace. No one has inspired more people whatever race, sex, colour or creed to be who they want to be and so much more. Her new album will not only re-establish her as one of the world's most important artists but also introduce her to a new generation of music lovers".

I was so excited about this news, that I really searched around the web for as much info as I could find. I was a HUGE fan of Grace Jones for most of my life this is such BIG news for me. So, here's more details:

The album will be released on October 27 in the UK and distributed worlwide by Wall of Sound's parent company, PIAS.

Hurricane Tracklist:

"Corporate Cannibal"
"The Key To Funky"
"Hurricane"
"Devil in My Life"
"This Is Life"
"Love You to Life"
"William's Blood"
"Keeping Up with the Jones"

Some of this info is from the wiki page for the album.

http://www.theworldofgracejones.com/

If you like this kind of music, make sure you also check out the Funky Nassau album I reported on a while back...