Pop shows his defiance aging well on new album “Every Loser”
Iggy Pop 鈥� 鈥楨very Loser'
鈥淢y mind is on fire when I oughta retire,鈥� declares a defiant Iggy Pop on the opening numb of his latest studio release. 鈥淔renzy鈥� is an unapologetic track that emphatically demonstrates the 75-year-old godfather of punk still has plenty of lust for life.
For 鈥淓very Loser,鈥� Pop surrounds himself with a stellar cast of musicians consisting of Chad Smith, Duff McKagan, Travis Barker, Stone Gossard, Josh Klinghoffer, Dave Navarro, Chris Chaney, Eric Avery and the late Taylor Hawkins to help fuel the set of 11 tracks.
鈥淟ove becomes compulsive/It鈥檚 wiser to say no/God made me a junkie/But Satan told me so,鈥� proclaims Pop as he outlines the deadly delusion and darkness of drug addition through an invitation that comes at the ultimate cost on 鈥淪trung Out Johnny.鈥�
鈥淣ew Atlantis鈥� is a personal love letter to his adopted hometown of Miami. Pop takes comfort in his familiar surroundings when observing that things are slowly becoming bleak as he sings, 鈥淪ome say the world will end in fire/Some say ice/Me, I just see fewer birds, fish and butterflies.鈥�
鈥淢odern Day Ripoff鈥� finds Pop delivering an Alice Cooper tone when complaining about how much things have changed since his early start in the business over 50 years ago. 鈥淎 respectable person would not do so much cursing/At least I鈥檓 still kicking,鈥� states an agitated Pop.
鈥淣eo Punk鈥� serves as the album鈥檚 signature track with Pop reminiscing about his career, accomplishments and benefits of celebrity. It鈥檚 been a rewarding journey and Pop knows he has done well for himself when revealing he doesn鈥檛 have to sing because he鈥檚 got publishing.
The primal attitude of the new material can be best summarized when Pop announces, 鈥淚鈥檓 not some flimsy, stray-town straw boy/I鈥檓 a terror.鈥�
He鈥檚 indeed the same musical terror possessing the uncompromising swagger he first flashed the world as a member of the Stooges.
It鈥檚 perfectly clear that Pop has no intention of abdicating his punk throne anytime soon when he sings, 鈥淚 carry it all/And when I鈥檓 done, I鈥檓 still looking for fun.鈥�