New music from Van Morrison

It’s been over 50 years since Van Morrison first came to attention, and still no-one comes close to his free-wheeling blend of blues, R&B, jazz and soul. Now building towards the May 7th release of his 42nd studio album, the 28-track ‘Latest Record Project Volume 1’, Van Morrison today releases the new track ‘Love Should Come With A Warning’.

Rich with warm exemplary musicianship, ‘Love Should Come With A Warning’ features lyrics written by the great Don Black, the celebrated lyricist who is best known for his James Bond themes, ‘Thunderball’, ’Diamonds Are Forever’ and ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’. Morrison approached Don Black after hearing something in his 1969 pop ballad On Days Like These, as sung by Matt Monro for the soundtrack to The Italian Job, which reminded him of his own style.

“It sounds like I wrote it, doesn’t it?” says Van Morrison. “That’s the mythology, that everything you do is about you, which is totally impossible. Especially when you’ve written hundreds of songs. I’m not that interesting to me.”

‘Love Should Come WIth A Warning’ is the latest track to be released ahead of ‘Latest Record Project: Volume 1’. Its lead single ‘Only A Song’ was playlisted and named Record of the Week at Radio 2, and gained further radio support at Jazz FM. The album has been further previewed with the release of its title track.

The track is one of two songs that Black co-wrote for the album, the other being ‘Mistaken Identity’. The albumElsewhere, it spans everything from the saxophone-led R&B gem ‘Jealousy’ to the joyful, country-tinged ‘A Few Bars Early’ via the spirited Them-style garage rock of the self-explanatory ‘Stop Bitching, Do Something’. While it touches upon the romantic sentiment and late-night warmth that people love Van Morrison for, the overriding theme is a straight-talking commentary on contemporary life.

‘Latest Record Project: Volume 1’ is available to pre-order here. It will be released on double-CD, deluxe-CD, triple-vinyl and digital formats. All pre-orders will receive instant downloads of the tracks ‘Love Should Come With A Warning’, ‘Only A Song’ and ‘Latest Record Project’.

Van Morrison will mark the album’s release by playing his first-ever virtual performance on May 8th. He will perform a livestream event from the renowned Real World Studios in Wiltshire that will see him debut some brand new songs alongside a selection of classic tracks.

The event is a partnership with nugs.net, the leading music platform for live concert streams and recordings. The platform hosts live streams and professionally recorded archive concerts from iconic artists. Fans can tune in to the performance live at 8pm BST / 3pm EST. Tickets are available to pre-order here.