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Elvis Costello & The Imposters drop new song ‘Paint the Red Rose Blue’

By Tyler Ody

New Elvis Costello & The Imposters song
‘Paint the Red Rose Blue’ out now
LISTEN HERE

New Album ‘The Boy Named If’

 Released January 14th, 2022 on EMI

The Boy Named If & Other Favourites - 2022 UK Tour

Including Date at London’s Hammersmith Eventim Apollo on June 23rd

Elvis Costello & The Imposters’ new song ‘Paint the Red Rose Blue’ is out now. Listen here. ‘Paint the Red Rose Blue’ is the second song to be released from ‘The Boy Named If’ out January 14 2022, the new album of urgent, immediate songs with bright melodies, guitar solos that sting and a quick step to the rhythm.

According to Costello, the song is “The account of someone who has long-courted theatrical darkness, only for its violence and cruelty to become all too real. In its wake, a bereft couple learn to love again, painting a melancholy blue over the red of romance.”
Elvis will return to the UK in June 2022 with The Imposters (Steve Nieve - keyboards; Pete Thomas - drums; Davey Faragher - bass & backing vocals) along with Charlie Sexton for an extensive UK run of dates. 

Ian Prowse will be opening the show, performing songs from his upcoming album. ‘One Hand on the Starry Plough’ will be released 11 February, 2022.

Tickets are available HERE. Elvis Costello & The Imposters play the following dates:

June 2022

Sun 5th     Brighton Dome

Tue 7th     Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Wed 8th     Newcastle O2 City Hall

Fri 10th     Liverpool Philharmonic

Sat 11th     Manchester Opera House

Mon 13th     Birmingham Symphony Hall

Tue 14th     Leicester De Montfort Hall

Thu 16th     Oxford New Theatre

Fri 17th     Bath The Forum

Sun 19th     Portsmouth Guildhall

Mon 20th     Swansea Arena

Wed 22nd     Ipswich Regent Theatre

Thur 23rd     London Eventim Apollo

Wednesday, 8th December saw the release of a Lupe-O-Vision short feature for the album’s first cut ‘Magnificent Hurt’ by marionette maker, Tony Sinnett in collaboration with Eamon Singer and Arlo McFurlow and edited by Elliot Thomas. 

Watch here.

Since his U.K. tour of 2020 was curtailed after a triumphant Hammersmith Apollo appearance in March 2020, Elvis Costello has released the album, ‘Hey Clockface’ and the subsequent French language E.P., ‘La Face de Pendule à Coucou’ - featuring the voices of Iggy Pop and Isabelle Adjani.

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