PiL - What The World Needs Now... flac album

PiL's tenth studio album, What the World Needs No. .On 17 November 2015 the group played "Double Trouble" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

The 11-track album follows the huge critical success of 2012's 'This is PiL', the band's first album in 17 years. Album opener and lead single 'Double Trouble' sees the band launching into a statement of intent that will be released on 21st August. The 10" vinyl version will be backed by 'Bettie Page' and also come with additional non-album bonus track 'Turkey Tits'. Released on 4th September, 'What The World Needs No. precedes the start of their 23-date UK/Europe tour, which kicks off in Glasgow on 18th September and follows on from last year's one-off sold-out show at London's Indigo at the 02. The UK/Europe tour will be followed by North America dates.

Traditionally PIL relies on a strong bassist to anchor their songs. Scott Firth has played as a session musician for a number of famous pop acts. He has been with PIL since their reunion and provides their bass and keyboard music. His repertoire ranges from new wave to reggae adaptations of punk. Sometimes he yields a crusty sound to enhance the guitar riffs. There is plenty of cussing, crudity and nudity. It's not so controversial by today's standards, because the public isn't as naive and conservative as they were back in the seventies. Nobody gets away with insulting the Queen of England anyway.

Unfortunately, the problem with What the World Needs Now lies not in its spirit, but in its songwriting. Despite the insatiable anger and burning intellect that fuels Public Image Lt. there are few moments here where the music does those admirable qualities any real justice. The songs that come closest are the aforementioned I’m Not Satisfied, a tightly-wound update of Death Disco, and Big Blue Sky, a paranoid, delicately constructed dub soundscape It’s a real shame, because PiL at their best are of vital importance, and Lydon is indeed a national treasure. I really, really wanted to love this album, but it undeniably falls short. As I’ve said, this isn’t a record entirely bereft of merit, and it is those brief glimmers of the band’s former brilliance, along with Lydon’s gravitas, that save What the World Needs Now from dissolving into the kind of turgid mess it regularly threatens to become.