Jah Wobble Drops “Last Exit” From Upcoming “A Brief History Of Now” Album

After an astounding 45 year career in music that began as the bassist for John Lydon’s post Sex Pistols band Public Image Ltd, earning immense and lasting praise for his trailblazing musicianship through his solo career and collaborations with the likes of Holger Czukay (Can), The Edge (U2) and later with Brian Eno, Chris Connelly (Ministry) and Geordie Walker (Killing Joke), one would think that Jah Wobble would have said all he has to say. Turns out, he was just getting started.

Jah Wobble’s upcoming full length, A Brief History Of Now, will be released on the 11th August via Cleopatra Records. The album finds the eclectic troubadour returning to the post-punk genre that he had a key role in developing, both in his tenure with Public Image Ltd and later. Co-written, produced and performed with another post-punk hero, Jon Klein (Siouxsie & The Banshees), the album packs a powerful punch both musically and lyrically as the two veterans deliver an energetic and innovative collection of musical treatises.

For proof, check out the album’s first single, Last Exit, a pulsating, psychedelic-tinged track that interweaves Jah Wobble’s distinctive bass with a syncopated spoken-word vocal and Klein’s razor-sharp guitar. Wobble uses the song to provoke and process current events that continually threaten to suffocate us before we escape. The accompanying video, made with Vicente Cordero from Industrialism Films, vividly brings the song to life and offers a captivating catharsis for the post-post-postmodern age.

“It’s all about the dopamine rush. Assault on the senses. Bang! Bang! Bang! Rush after rush after rush. But never satisfied. No satisfaction. Never any conclusion. Always moving. Appearances arising. Ephemeral. Lacking substance. But often so beautiful and exciting. Glorious esoterica.”