New for 2022

[skydiver]

What are your thoughts on that "week of recording"?

From Mark Knopfler News:

https://www.mark-knopfler-news.co.uk/23albumupdate/

"Mark has written a number of new songs he wants to work on in the studio. As a result, the release of his next solo album has been re-schedule to later in 2023."

This was the starting point of my post: "The MKNews "re-schedule" post from Terry points in that direction, but I am struggling with that reason, because"....

For me there is something more behind it (or I wanted to see more behind it)
Maybe I am seeing ghosts and should see a doctor 

Sorry. I might read your post too fast.

I think thats the only reason, in fact I recall similar statements in the DSIS newslaters regarding GH and in MKNEWS during the STP recording sessions, both records were delayed a couple of time since they started, they even had a planned release date!

STP and GH are good examples that it is not the first time this is happening.
It was wishful thinking on my part that we were in for something extra.

[Jules]

I totally understand what you mean and I would also like that you are right, but I guess this is just for the new MK record, in the past when they needed musicians for other projects, like when they were recording the LH musicalmsongs in the studio, MK called McIntosh, Marcus Cliffe and other UK musicians that were on hand so if there was any other projects I think that would be the direction MK would take when it comes to musicians.

[Robson]

quizzaciously:

"I'm 100% sure all the latest news in the world inspired MK to write a lot more"

I think about it all the time.

[quizzaciously]

quizzaciously:

"I'm 100% sure all the latest news in the world inspired MK to write a lot more"

I think about it all the time.

Well, Mark said Brothers In Arms was influenced by his father, who said how ironic that Russia takes sides with fascists in the Falklands war. Now guess what, 40 years later Russia still is a fascist state and literally kills their brothers in arms. The craziest thing is that both parties of this war actually talk the same language.

Russia obviously hasn't learned anything from Mark's seminal song.

[Robson]

I don't think about Russia now, but the last verse of Ride Across The River always scared me.

[RichardBoudreaux]

Mark has chosen to go from high to a low profile artist whereas Ed was an high profile man.

My opinion is these two couldn't keep going together.

We get what Mark decides, even the record company seem to have lost any artistic input, they are just there to distribute what Mark is sending to them.

Mark has gotten what he wanted to solve his gyno problem : commercial success with DS, freedom as a solo artist.

you are right, and this is appriciatable by the fans like me.

[SlowLearner]

Any updates now that it's 2023?

If not,
Anybody want to guess the names of the new songs? I have some in mind.
I Couldn't Afford An Amplifier
It Had To Be Red
Sleeping with the Guitar
A Guitar Teacher's Nightmare
No Printer's Ink Running In My Veins
Fairground

What about the album name?
Maybe Blue Sky, since that was on the cover of the previous two albums, so maybe a continuation of that.

[Elin N]

  Yep, it is kind of strange they are not song titles yet. Right now, I don't have much hopes of anything. Yes we know it takes time, yes things happen, yes he is older, so on and so on and so on. Something must have happened to make him go from "until I fall over" to no live playing at all, and that is just sad.

[Darling Pretty]

I am quite sure 2023 will be the year of a new MK album.
Maybe September or November
And I still think he will be playing a RAH residency.
Maybe also at Madison Square Garden for 2 or 3 nights
But indeed no Tour again

[Robson]

New album - autumn
Project for the charities Teenage Cancer ?
I dream of a Local Hero album with MK 
And we can certainly count on MK's collaborations with other artists.

[KnopfleRick]

As much as I would love to have his new album earlier this year, autumn seem realistic to me.

Oh yes Robson, I'm also dreaming of a Local Hero album with Mark. 

[Robson]

As much as I would love to have his new album earlier this year, autumn seem realistic to me.

Oh yes Robson, I'm also dreaming of a Local Hero album with Mark.