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On this weekend’s Rocket Hour, Elvis Costello joins host Elton John on the Apple Music 1 radio program to discuss the latest Elvis Costello and the Imposters album, The Boy Named If. The album, released on January 14 via EMI/Capitol Records, was recorded remotely and marks the musician’s 32nd studio effort.(Udiscovermusic)
"Well, (SAYS ELTON JOHN) you did me a great favour by sending me the album way before it came out, and there’s so much energy in this record, which you’ve made lots of records with lots of energy, but you haven’t made a record like this for a long, long time. You’re one of the artists that I love because you always try and do something different… And so you’re one of these artists that just does what you want to do, but this record is just so supercharged, it’s like having an electric shock, for me, and I just love it. I can’t stop playing it."
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Elton John’s Rocket Hour streams live at 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. GMT every Saturday. The show is available to listen back to on demand on Apple Music.
You can listen to Elton John’s ‘Rocket Hour’ Tracks of 2021 playlist on Apple Music at apple.co/rockethour21. Elton John’s Rocket Hour radio show is also live on Saturdays or anytime on demand on Apple Music 1 at apple.co/_RocketHour.
Elton John’s favorites of 2021 include:
Sam Fender – “Seventeen Going Under”
Elton John: “The title track of his brand-new record, which is setting the charts on fire and is my favorite album of the year.”
Arlo Parks – “Hope”
“Arlo Parks has had a fantastic year. Her album Collapsed in Sunbeams won the Mercury Prize, Best New Artist at the BRITs, and she’s been nominated for two Grammys. This is a track from the album.”
Berwyn – “I’D RATHER DIE THAN BE DEPORTED”
“Berwyn was a guest on my show. He’s amazing. I really love him. This is a track from his second mixtape, TAPE 2/FOMALHAUT. He was born in Trinidad but moved to the UK as a youngster, and he’s going to have a fantastic year next year.”
Tai Verdes – “we would have some cute kids.”
“Tai Verdes is a 26-year-old musician and TikTok star who grew up in Southern California. One of my tips for big things next year.”
Laura Mvula – “Church Girl”
“Laura Mvula was another guest on our show in April, and this track comes from her album Pink Noise. I just love Laura Mvula, always have. Laura Mvula is a true original in my book.”
Hen Ogledd – “Farewell”
“Hen Ogledd is Richard Dawson, and Hen Ogledd means ‘the Old North’—the Celtic region comprising Southern Scotland and Northern England in the early middle ages. I don’t know if that’s any of use to you, but this track is fabulous.”
