GOSSIP, the disco-pop-punk trio from Arkansas, led by the great
voice/face Beth Ditto release their 6th LP, named Real Power,
on March 22
About the new longplayer: “Recorded at Rick Rubin’s home studio the process was temporarily halted by the pandemic and resumed when restrictions lifted. The result is
an 11-track celebration of the galvanizing might of music, the joy of creative expression, and the power of chosen family in the aftermath of collective and personal trauma.”
Following swirling dance tunes Crazy Again and Real Power we get single number 3,
titled ACT OF GOD. Another upbeat one, but edgier and nervousier as Ditto tells/sing
us she’s losing control and she needs an act of God.
The first single, titled CRAZY AGAIN is about “being in love and feeling so safe,” says Ditto.
It sounds like a continuation of her solo work, dancey not punky.
It’s a marvellously upbeat synth/guitar pop tune as light as a cloud
and sickly catching.