Roger Waters' last studio album, 1992's Amused To Death, was a prescient study of popular culture, exploring the power of television in the era of the First Gulf War. The long-awaited follow-up, 2017’s Is This The Life We Really Want?, is an unflinching commentary on the modern world and uncertain times. Waters’ forthcoming LP serves as a natural successor to classic Pink Floyd albums such as Animals and The Wall.
Produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Beck, U2, "From the Basement"), Is This The Life We Really Want? includes 12 new Roger Waters musical compositions and studio performances. The physical album release includes a double 180-gram vinyl LP in a gatefold jacket and a 4-panel soft pack CD. All album formats, physical and digital, are available for pre-order starting April 21.
The musicians on Is This The Life We Really Want? are: Roger Waters (vocals, acoustic, bass), Nigel Godrich (arrangement, sound collages, keyboards, guitar), 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.
Tracks on Is This The Life We Really Want? include: "When We Were Young," "Déjà vu," "The Last Refugee," "Picture That," "Broken Bones," "The Life We Really Want," "A Bird In A Gale," "The Most Beautiful Girl," "Smell the Roses," "Wait For Her," "Oceans Apart," and "Part of Me Died." The lyrics for ‘Wait for Her’ were written by Roger Waters and inspired by an English translation by an unknown author of “Lesson from the Kama Sutra (Wait for Her),” by Mahmoud Darwish.
Is This The Life We Really Want? Tracklist
- When We Were Young
- Déjà Vu
- The Last Refugee
- Picture That
- Broken Bones
- Is This The Life We Really Want?
- Bird In A Gale
- The Most Beautiful Girl
- Smell The Roses
- Wait For Her
- Oceans Apart
- Part of Me Died
Roger Waters Us + Them North American Tour 2017
- 05/26 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
- 05/28 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
- 05/30 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
- 06/01 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
- 06/03 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
- 06/04 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
- 06/07 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose
- 06/10 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
- 06/12 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
- 06/14 Phoenix, AZ Gila River Arena
- 06/16 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
- 06/20 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
- 06/21 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
- 06/24 Seattle, WA Tacoma Dome
- 06/27 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
- 07/01 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
- 07/03 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
- 07/06 Houston, TX Toyota Center
- 07/08 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
- 07/11 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
- 07/13 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
- 07/16 Atlanta, GA Infinite Energy Arena
- 07/18 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
- 07/20 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
- 07/22 Chicago, IL United Center
- 07/23 Chicago, IL United Center
- 07/26 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
- 07/29 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
- 08/02 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
- 08/04 Washington, DC Verizon Center
- 08/08 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
- 08/09 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
- 08/13 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
- 09/07 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
- 09/11 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
- 09/12 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
- 09/15 Uniondale, NY The New Coliseum
- 09/16 Uniondale, NY The New Coliseum
- 09/19 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
- 09/21 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
- 09/23 Albany, NY Times Union Center
- 09/24 Hartford, CT XL Center
- 09/27 Boston, MA TD Garden
- 09/28 Boston, MA TD Garden
- 10/02 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
- 10/03 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
- 10/06 Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre
- 10/07 Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre
- 10/10 Ottawa, ONT Canadian Tire Centre
- 10/16 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
- 10/17 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
- 10/22 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
- 10/24 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
- 10/28 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena