Tom Jones will release new album Surrounded By Time on April 23rd.
The Welsh icon has done it all in his time, with the latest chapter of his career arguably kicking off a decade ago.
2010 s full length Praise & Blame saw the singer return to his roots in soul, blues, and gospel, triggering a creative renaissance.
New album Surrounded By Time taps into these influences once more, while steering the 80 year old icon into a fresh space.
Looking at the tracklist, writers move from Cat Stevens to Michael Kiwanuka, giving an idea of the breadth on display.
New song Talking Reality Television Blues is out now, a reflection on the feedback loop into broader culture that comes with fame.
Author of the article: Alia Hogben
Publishing date: Jan 15, 2021 • January 15, 2021 • 4 minute read
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Music! Lovely music, found in religious places such as churches, temples and Muslim settings, though not in mosques. Music, which transcends the narrow bounds of a specific religion and speaks to the hearts of any spiritual person who is seeking a song for the soul.
I am fortunate as I attended various schools in various countries. As the schools were run by different Christians Anglicans, Methodists and Catholics I was exposed to diverse interpretations of the religion but also to different religious music. The additional benefits were that I am Muslim and the countries I lived in were Buddhist Burma, Buddhist Japan and Hindu–Muslim India.
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Despite logistical and financial setbacks brought about by COVID-19, the Sierra Vista Rotary Club has had a busy six months of service.
Dec. 14 capped the first six months of giving with donations to Toys for Tots. The toys donated by members of the club were supplemented by the toys collected from the Sierra Vista Rotary Evening Satellite Club and from $500 worth of toys donated by Grasshopper Landscaping. When Darrel Claunch of the Thunder Mountain Detachment 1283 Marine Corps League showed up to collect the toys, he was given a resounding round of applause before a parade of members assisted him in carrying all the donated toys to his truck.