David Bowie, turning 66, releases new song with album upcoming

Well this is a nice surprise.

From Reuters’ David Bowie breaks long silence with new music release:

British singer David Bowie released his first new song in nearly a decade on Tuesday in a surprise launch coinciding with his 66th birthday.

“Where Are We Now?”, produced by his long-term collaborator Tony Visconti, is a mournful look back to the time he spent in Berlin in the 1970s with an accompanying video featuring black-and-white footage of the city when it was still divided.

The song, available on iTunes and free to view on his re-launched website, was recorded in New York and will be followed by his first studio album since 2003, “The Next Day”, due to hit shelves in March.

On a first listen, I find the song lush, sensual, sad, and a little hard to love. The video, which can be seen on Vimeo here, uses some regrettable animation — a bit of absurdity that conflicts I think with the imagery.

Still, welcome back David Bowie.