Rufus Wainwright will release his Mark Ronson produced new album ‘Out Of The Game’ on April 23rd on Polydor Records.
What to expect from the teaming? Rufus states that it’s “the most pop album I’ve ever made” with Ronson adding “it’s the best work of my career” and says that ‘Out of the Game’ “has a real 70’s, Laurel Canyon spirit” while Rufus cites “all the greats- Elton, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, basically the brash and beautiful. It’s also very Rufus.”
Featuring appearance by the Dapkings, Wilco’s Nels Cline, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow, Sean Lennon and Rufus sister Martha Wainwright, the full ‘Out of the Game’ track listing is
1. Out of The Game
2. Jericho
3. Rashida
4. Barbara
5. Welcome To The Ball
6. Montauk
7. Bitter Tears
8. Respectable Dive
9. Perfect Man
10. Sometimes You Need
11. Song Of You
12. Candles