- 2026-03-03
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MUSIC
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Peter Gabriel Releases New Song “What Lies Ahead (Bright-Side Mix)”
British singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel released a new song “What Lies Ahead (Bright-Side Mix)” on March 3, 2026.
The song is the third single off of his upcoming eleventh studio album “o\i”, following “Been Undone (Dark-Side Mix)” and “Put the Bucket Down (Bright-Side Mix)”.
He has been releasing a new song with each full moon throughout 2026, leading up to the album's release in December.
End each song comes with differing interpretations in the shape of Dark-Side and Bright-Side mixes and is accompanied by a piece of art.
He first performed the song as an instrumental unreleased track during his Back to Front tour in 2012.
The track was written and produce by Peter Gabriel.
Peter Gabriel said of the song, “It's a song about inventors and invention. My dad was an electrical engineer, inventor and I saw him go through the frustrations of not only trying to realize an idea, which has to normally go through so many iterations, but then to sell it, both to the people who've got the money and then to the outside world. So, I've always been curious about the creative process and how that applies to inventors.”- He continued, “On that tour, we had our wonderful Scandinavian contingent of Jennie Abrahamson and Linnea Olsson who was also playing cello. I'd always liked Linnea's cello line so it ended up on this final recording. John Metclafe added some other elements for the orchestral sessions in 2022. There is also more of the magnificent Orphei Drängar choir, another Scandinavian element, who also featured on This Is Home on the i/o record. It's a very strange mood that they create, powerful and emotional and it's a great way to start a song - which was Brian Eno's suggestion.”
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He added, “I've always liked spiritual, inspirational music because sometimes people get to a different place when they remove themselves and are just present with this feeling of something else out there. Although I'm not religious myself, I definitely have the feeling for it and that's what I was hoping we would have with the choir at the front, that you go straight away into this other world...”
Photo by York Tillyer - source : Apple Music
