Yes guitarist and prog rock legend, Steve Howe will release a new solo album, , on September 27. He’s described the record, which features 14 new original songs, as a “guitar masterclass” and it seems to be something of a love letter to the guitar. “What I’m doing,” Howe says, “is focusing on what I do well and what I love to do.
” The record will see the versatile musician weaving through the host of styles he's made his own throughout his career, with Howe playing , acoustic, pedal steel, , and keyboards. His son, Dylan, features on drums. “I’ve utilized most of the colors, as I like to I think of my styles, and I’m always pleased when I hear them running through and it moves from a steel, maybe, to a Spanish guitar.
“I’m not using terribly conventional chord sequences but things that give me a fresh feeling and opportunities to improvise and stretch out as well as be melodic and make this a nice tuneful experience.” Partnering with his son once more – much like – has proved fruitful, says Howe. He and Dylan “get on great and he seems to know what to play around my guitar, it’s almost instinctive.
Dylan and I fit together really beautifully. We’ve had the chance to do this together, so it’s wonderful.” Dylan first featured on his father's 1993 solo album, , and has since played on 10 other albums with his dad, including 2020's .
While Howe is a revered guitar player – a commitment further underlined by the record’s love-it-or-hat.
