New Dylan on the way

News for Bob Dylan fans — a new disc is due by summer’s end.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bob Dylan (music) will issue “Modern Times,” his 44th album and first new set in five years, on Aug. 29.

According to Columbia Records, the album features 10 new Dylan originals he recorded this winter with his touring band–guitarists Stu Kimball and Denny Freeman, multi-instrumentalist Donnie Herron, bassist Tony Garnier and drummer George Recile. Dylan sang and played keyboards, guitars, and harmonica.

The “Modern Times” tracklisting includes “Thunder on the Mountain,” “Spirit on the Water,” “Workingman’s Blues” and “When The Deal Goes Down.”

The South Brunswick Post, The Cranbury Press

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet