Is a new The Who album on the cards? Pete Townshend claims Roger Daltrey “wants to give it a try”
Don’t count The Who out just yet. A new album from the prog rock legends may not be as far-fetched as it once seemed – at least if Pete Townshend is to be believed.
While frontman Roger Daltrey has repeatedly downplayed the idea of another Who record in recent years – citing the cost and underwhelming commercial performance of 2019’s WHO as reasons to move on (“there’s no record market anymore,” he previously said) – Townshend has now suggested that door might not be fully closed.
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The Who guitarist and primary songwriter recently shared a glimpse of his new London writing studio on Instagram – a space he says was “built by Rick Astley” and “mine now”.
“I’m loving it. Great sound. I’m very spoiled,” Townshend writes.
And when one commenter suggested there was “no way” “another Who album” would happen, Townshend fired back with a surprising reply: “You might be wrong. Roger wants to give it a try.”
The musician also fielded questions about his current setup, revealing a relatively no-frills approach to writing and recording.
“I use a MacBook. The sequencer is an MPC Live III. I use it on the road like a portastudio,” he writes in the comments, adding that his speakers of choice are Genelec.
Whether that setup ends up powering a full-blown Who record remains to be seen – but for now, it appears the idea is back on the table.
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In the meantime, Townshend has previously revealed he’s sitting on hundreds of unfinished pieces – and isn’t opposed to using AI to help complete some of them.
“I’ve managed to wade through about half of [my unfinished music],” he said during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “What’s interesting is… I don’t know what to do with it! I’m quite interested in AI [to see what it makes of it].”
“I’m quite interested in [using it to rework] some of my old songs that didn’t quite work,” he added. “[If I put stuff] onto Suno or some AI music machine, [I could see] what it can make of it. There might be some hits!”
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