Meshell Ndegeocello’s New Album ‘Comet, Come To Me’ Out Today, Share Title Track + East Coast Tour
Meshell Ndegeocello’s New Album, Comet, Come To Me Out Today via Naïve
Listen to Meshell’s Interview + Live Performance on NPR’s “All Things Considered” Last Weekend!
Album Now Available on iTunes
East Coast Tour starts today @LPR in New York City
“Comet, Come to Me is one of those rich works that keeps changing inside the listener’s head — an often-quiet set of songs with intense staying power.” – NPR
“Riddled with luscious rhythms, steeped in her trademark bounce and clairvoyant bass technique, Ndegeocello hasn’t skipped a beat on the new full-length.”– VIBE
“deep-groove, emotionally insinuative new album” – The New York Times
Groove driven, infectiously melodic and lyrically meditative, the new album Comet, Come To Me finds Meshell Ndegeocello returning to the same well of creativity that launched her career. Her 11th release, it is possibly a culmination of all previous work: lush, vocal, seeking, wise, collaborative, and driven by the signature bounce and precise pocket of Ndegeocello on bass.
The album features special guests Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Detroit soul-funk player Amp Fiddler, Laurel Canyon psychedelicist Jonathan Wilson and Texas blues rocker Doyle Bramhall, along with long-time collaborators Christopher Bruce (guitar) and Jebin Bruni (keys), with Earl Harvin on drums. Assured of her place as an authentic musical thinker and an uncompromising artist, Comet continues to discover, examine, and explore all that music has to offer her and how she can return the gift. Courtesy of Essence, listen + share the title track below, in honor of release day!
In addition to her own recording, Meshell has been expanding her repertoire as a producer, producing three albums in the past year: British/Trinidadian poet and musician Anthony Joseph’s new album, Time; Jason Moran’s Fats Waller Tribute, All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller (due Sept 2014); and a new album by Grammy-nominated Ruthie Foster, also set for release this fall. Meshell will also be performing a select number of East Coast tour dates this summer, beginning with an album release show at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge tonight. Head below to check out the additional dates.
Upcoming Tour Dates
June 3: New York NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
June 4: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
June 5: Alexandria VA @ The Birchmere
June 6: Philadelphia PA @ World Cafe Live
June 7: Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
July 14: Tokyo Japan @ Billboard Live Tokyo (two shows)
July 15: Osaka Japan @ Bilboard Live Osaka (two shows)
July 18: Munich @ Bayerischer Hof
July 19: St. Gallen Festival, Switzerland
July 20: St. Moritz Jazz Festival, Switzerland