Adanowsky Recruits Karen O For New Single ‘When The Angels Come’

From the second Adanowsky first discovered to play guitar due to classes as a seven 12 months outdated from George Harrison, he was hooked.

“He confirmed me E, A, and B,” recalled Adanowsky of Harrison, a good friend of his father. “Then he stated, ‘Now you realize rock & roll – that’s all you want’.”

It was a lesson in basic songwriting that Adanowsky nonetheless applies on his disarmingly sincere tenth solo album The Idiot, due this Spring through Common Music Mexico.

Right now, February 27, Adanowsky shares the dreamlike album opener “When the Angel Comes” along with his finely-grained vocal intertwining fantastically with Karen O’s signature timbre and daydream-inspired lyrics. Its Twilight Zone-inspired black-and-white shadow play video, that includes Adanowsky’s actor/director brother Brontis and producer/singer nephew Dante, solely enhances the tune’s ethereal aura.

The LP marks a rebirth of the Adanowsky alter ego after two albums launched underneath his start title, Adán Jodorowsky. “After I was Adán Jodorowsky, I grew to become a music producer and produced plenty of profitable artists,” he defined. “However I forgot about myself, and I missed the stage and the craziness.”

The Idiot is a singular, distinctive mélange of indie rock, pop, and folks knowledgeable by its French-Mexican creator’s multi-cultural roots and international way of life. After a Parisian upbringing, Adanowsky spent years immersed in tango dancing in Argentina, then a spell in Madrid absorbing flamenco music. His time in L.A. included collaborating with Devendra Banhart, earlier than settling in Mexico Metropolis, the place he self-produced The Idiot alongside French singer Victor Mechanick, utilizing classic analog gear and Nineteen Sixties guitars.

“For years I used to be doing music to be able to please individuals, to achieve success,” stated Adanowsky. “With this album, I made a decision to do music that I may take heed to. So, that’s the sort of music I need to do now, and I don’t care about having success or not. I simply need to do the music I really like.”

He creates a brand new character for each album, which is then killed off through the accompanying dwell reveals. The Idiot persona is impressed by each Adanowsky’s lifelong consulting of Tarot playing cards and his passion-project strategy to writing and recording the album.

Buy or stream “When The Angels Come.”