Cat Stevens will release his 17th studio album a week before his Glastonbury Legends performance.
The musician – also known as Yusuf Islam – will unveil ‘King of a Land’ on June 16, ahead of his massive performance at the Worthy Farm event on June 25.
According to a press release, the album is “more than a decade in the making” and features 12 songs “that paint a vivid picture of a world which embraces the lost lands of truisms and stainless youth, and brings it into touching distance”.
Reflecting on the record, Cat said: “Looking at the jagged journey of my music, beginning as I did in the ‘60s, I would say this new record is a mosaic. A very clearly defined description of where I’ve been and who I am.
“Sometimes you have to take something apart, to find the peace you’re looking for.”
The LP is preceded by closing track Take The World Apart, which is accompanied by an animated lyric video created by Peter H. Reynolds, who also created the album’s artwork.
The pair previously collaborated on the 2021 picture book ‘Peace Train’, with Peter saying of their collaboration: “Someone pinch me. Illustrating the ‘Peace Train’ picture book was an honour, but when Yusuf asked me to create the album art and animation for ‘King of a Land’… well, I feel like I’m dreaming.
“The music and lyrics are truly what the world needs now more than ever.”
‘King of a Land’ is out June 16 via BMG / Dark Horse Records and available to pre-order now.
Tracklist: Cat Stevens – King of a Land
- Train on a Hill
- King of a Land
- Pagan Run
- He is True
- All Nights, All Days
- Another Night in the Rain
- Things
- Son of MaryHighness
- The Boy Who Knew How to Climb Walls
- How Good it Feels
- Take the World Apart
