“February Sky” will drop on April 12th
Ringo Starr announces “February Sky,” the first single from his upcoming EP, Crooked Boy. This will be his fourth consecutive EP, and it includes four original tracks. All songs were written and produced by Linda Perry for Starr to make his own, adding vocals and playing drums. The EP will be released on a limited edition marble vinyl on Record Store Day on April 20th. The following Friday, April 26th, it will be released digitally. Black vinyl 12-inch 45 RPM and CD versions will drop on May 31st.
After previously collaborating on two songs that appeared on earlier Ringo EPs (“Coming Undone” on Change the World and “Everyone and Everything” on EP3), Perry approached Starr and asked if she could produce an entire EP – and Crooked Boy, consisting of “February Sky,” “Gonna Need Someone,” “Adeline,” and “Crooked Boy” is the result.
“Linda made me a great EP – she produced it in her studio and then sent me the tracks and I added the drumming and my vocals,” Ringo statessaid. “’February Sky’ is great – very moody – but since Linda wrote these specifically for me – it of course has to have a positive peace & love element.”
“February Sky” is available to stream and download on Friday, April 12th on all platforms with a visualizer featuring never-seen clips from Starr’s archives.
Fans can get a first listen to the entire EP at Amoeba Music Hollywood on April 18th. Amoeba will have an exclusive “February Sky” red vinyl 7-inch single available for sale at this event in limited quantities.
In other Ringo news, through Julien’s Auctions Ringo recently published his eighth book, Beats & Threads. Ringo’s trend-setting threads were as signature as the beat of his drums and this book features over 200 images including never-before-seen photos and extensive details on his drums. Starr–in collaboration with noted historian, author, speaker, drummer, and vintage drum collector, Gary Astridge–offers for the first time the most comprehensive look at his legendary Beatles-era drum kits containing decades of research-based information with curated and detailed photographs of these pieces of music history.
Ringo will also be taking his All Starr Band back on the road for 12 shows this spring with additional dates coming this fall.
Ringo Starr 2024 Tour Dates:
May 22 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian
May 25 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian
May 26 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian
May 29 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian
May 31 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian
June 1 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian
June 5 – Mexico City, MX @ Auditorio Nacional
June 6 – Mexico City, MX @ Auditorio Nacional
June 7 – Hidalgo, TX @ Payne Arena
June 8 – Austin, TX @ The Moody Theater
