One of Australia’s most revered rock outfits You Am I are back with a brand new album, Dilettantes. Of course this poses
the obvious question: what’s a dilettante?
According to wordsmith and lead singer, Tim Rogers, the obscure term is a rather fitting album title.
“The meaning of the term has a duality – either referring to folks who dabble in appreciation of arts or culture, or those who have a deep love for works, or performers,” he said in a statement.
“I first loved the word after hearing Duke Ellington use it to describe the members of his consistently brilliant bands. More often than not the people who have left the deepest impressions on me have been those who have delicately bashed my ears with their love of music, art, literature, and with no airs and graces, more peanuts and beer.”
You Am I’s eighth studio album sees the band collaborate with their long-term producer Greg Wales. This record was approached a little differently, with the band trying to second guess and explore the processes they’d usually rely on make an album.
EMI Music CEO John O’Donnell says the result is an album that “is open and more varied and filled with all colours of the You Am I rainbow. It’s a really great change-up after Convicts, neither better, now worse – just the perfect next step.”
Sounds exciting! You can get Dilettantes when it hits stores on September 13.
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