Back in December, Billie Joe Armstrong got Green Day fans excited when he slid in a comment on an Instagram Live video that fans quickly grasped onto. "I'm writing new songs for gd now," the frontman wrote. Though we're still waiting to hear new music from his band, it looks like we'll be hearing new material from Armstrong sooner rather than later.
The singer-songwriter will be featured on Morrissey's upcoming covers album, California's Son. The punk legend, along with The Regrettes' Lydia Night, are accompanying The Smiths' frontman on a rendition of "Wedding Bell Blues," originally by Fifth Dimension. Aside from Armstrong and Night, Moz also recruited members from bands like Young The Giant, Broken Social Scene, and Grizzly Bear to cover songs from the likes of Bob Dylan, Diane Warwick, and more. The album is slated to drop on May 24.
Take a look at the California's Son track list below, and get your Green Day fix with a recently surfaced track from 1989.
California's Son track list
1. Morning Starship (Jobriath) with Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear
2. Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow (Joni Mitchell) with Ariel Engle of Broken Social Scene
3. Only a Pawn In Their Game (Bob Dylan) with Petra Haden
4. Suffer the Little Children (Buffy St Marie)
5. Days of Decision (Phil Ochs) with Sameer Gadhia of Young The Giant
6. It’s Over (Roy Orbison) withLP
7. Wedding Bell Blues (The Fifth Dimension) with Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day and Lydia Night of The Regrettes
8. Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets (Dionne Warwick)
9. Lady Willpower (Gary Puckett)
10. When You Close Your Eyes (Carly Simon) with Petra Haden
11. Lenny’s Tune (Tim Hardin)
12. Some Say I Got Devil (Melanie)
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