Joan Jett news

Having just been honored at this month's Sunset Strip Music Festival and the City of West Hollywood’s official proclamation of Aug. 1 as “Joan Jett Day,” the rock singer is set to release her first CD of all original music in more than seven years.

On Oct. 1, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will unveil their 14th studio album Unvarnished through Blackheart Records. The album features 10 original tracks and a deluxe edition will feature four additional bonus tracks.

First single, “Any Weather” will debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Aug. 8. To coincide with the television debut, the single will be available Aug. 6 via iTunes.

 

Jett has said that Unvarnished is the most autobiographical project she’s ever done, allowing some of life’s hardest passages, such as the loss of both her parents, dictate what she wrote about.

The album also broadens to other subjects, such as applauding the determination of Hurricane Sandy’s victims and lighthearted commentary on today’s trend of oversharing.  Jett expanded her creative process to work with musicians like Dave Grohl and Against Me’s Laura Jane Grace, as well as continuing her work with longtime writing partner Kenny Laguna.

"It’s a real band album. Everybody was involved," she says. 

 

Unvarnished track listing

 

Standard Version

1. Any Weather (606 Version)

2. TMI

3. Soulmates To Strangers

4. Make It Back

5. Hard To Grow Up

6. Fragile

7. Reality Mentality

8. Bad As We Can Be

9. Different

10. Everybody Needs A Hero

 

Deluxe Version

1. Any Weather (606 Version)

2. TMI

3. Soulmates To Strangers

4. Make It Back

5. Hard To Grow Up

6. Fragile

7. Reality Mentality

8. Bad As We Can Be

9. Different

10. I Know What I Know

11. Seriously

12. Different (Demo Version)

13. Any Weather (Blackhearts)

14. Everybody Needs A Hero

For more information, visit www.joanjett.com