The former Dire Straits star has shared the lead single, 'Ahead Of The Game'; featuring his signature riffs, it tells the tale of a struggling musician.
The full collection will arrive on April 12, 2024, via Knopfler's own British Grove label via EMI.
The album's title track is about the River Tyne in his home city of Newcastle in the North East of England.
Knopfler says: "Crossing the Tyne is always on your mind.
"It's what you were doing when you were leaving as a youngster and that feeling is always the same every time you do it. You're heading out or you're coming back, and it just connects with your childhood. The power of it doesn't go away."
In an interview with The Telegraph, John Illsley, the bassist who was an ever-present in the ‘80s rock giants, confirmed that the band continue to receive major financial offers to get back together, but he also suggested that they remain uninterested.
The bass guitarist has revealed that the “Sultans of Swing” group, who disbanded in 1995, receive regular offers of money for – not nothing – but a comeback to capitalise on their success as one of the biggest rock bands of the 1980s.
For Dire Straits bassist John Illsley — the only full-time and continuing member of the band along with frontman Mark Knopfler — being elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is “like joining a rather large executive club. It’s a rather beautiful thing.”
