'New' World Party

I was thrilled yesterday to come across a new single by World Party, "What Does It Mean Now?"

World Party was formed when Karl Wallinger left the band the Waterboys back in the late '80s. Well, actually, World Party IS Karl Wallinger. Two great albums--Private Revolution and the amazing 1990 release Goodbye Jumbo (which includes two of my favorite songs of that era, "Put the Message in the Box" and "Way Down Now") were followed by 1993's Bang, which was fine, and an album I haven't heard called Egyptology about four years ago.

The new album was actually recorded in 2000. Dumbing Up will finally be released stateside in May. The new single is classic World Party--a great melody, bouncy, jangly guitar and Wallinger's clever word work. Take a sneak peak of the single by clicking here.