Roger Waters is streaming “Smell The Roses” as the lead single from his forthcoming album, “Is This The Life We Really Want?”
The song is one of a dozen original tunes featured on the bassist’s first new album in 25 years, which is being billed as “an unflinching commentary on the modern world and uncertain times” and “a natural successor to classic Pink Floyd albums such as ‘Animals’ and ‘The Wall.’”
Due June 2, Waters recorded the project with producer Nigel Godrich in London and Los Angeles.
Joining the pair on the follow-up to 1992’s “Amused To Death” are Gus Seyffert (bass, guitar, keyboards), Jonathan Wilson (guitar, keyboards), Joey Waronker (drums), Roger Manning (keyboards), Lee Pardini (keyboards), and Lucius (vocals) with Jessica Wolfe and Holly Proctor.
“Is This The Life We Really Want?” will be available in a variety of formats, including standard CD, a 4-panel soft pack CD, a double 180-gram vinyl LP in a gatefold jacket, and digital download.
Waters will debut at least some of the album on a North American tour that starts in Kansas City, MO on May 26.
Roger Waters
“Is This The Life We Really Want?”
Release date: June 2
01. “When We Were Young”
02. “Déjà Vu”
03. “The Last Refugee”
04. “Picture That”
05. “Broken Bones”
06. “Is This The Life We Really Want?”
07. “Bird In A Gale”
08. “The Most Beautiful Girl”
09. “Smell The Roses”
10. “Wait For Her”
11. “Oceans Apart”
12. “Part Of Me Died”
Roger Waters
Us & Them North American tour 2017
May 26 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
May 28 - Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
May 30 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
Jun 01 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
Jun 03 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
Jun 04 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
Jun 07 - San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose
Jun 10 - Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
Jun 12 - Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
Jun 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Gila River Arena
Jun 16 - Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
Jun 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
Jun 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
Jun 24 - Seattle, WA @ Tacoma Dome
Jun 27 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
Jul 01 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
Jul 03 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Jul 06 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Jul 08 - New Orleans LA @ Smoothie King Center
Jul 11 - Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
Jul 13 - Miami, FL @ AmericanAirlines Arena
Jul 16 - Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Arena
Jul 18 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
Jul 20 - Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
Jul 22 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
Jul 23 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
Jul 26 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Jul 29 - Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center
Aug 02 - Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
Aug 04 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
Aug 08 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Aug 09 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Aug 13 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Sep 07 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Sep 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
Sep 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
Sep 15 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
Sep 19 - Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
Sep 21 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
Sep 23 - Albany, NY @ Times Union Center
Sep 24 - Hartford, CT @ XL Center
Sep 27 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Sep 28 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Oct 02 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Oct 03 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Oct 06 - Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre
Oct 10 - Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
Oct 16 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Oct 22 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Oct 24 - Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
Oct 28 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
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