Joe Jackson has spent nearly half a century not staying in one place too long. Through highlights (1979’s new-wave-meets-bar-band debut, Look Sharp!) and lowlights (the 1997 classical concept LP Heaven & Hell), the British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has crossed genres as frequently and effortlessly as the contemporary he’s most often compared to, Elvis Costello.
His previous record — 2023’s Mr. Joe Jackson Presents: Max Champion in ‘What a Racket!’ — was an all-original set of songs inspired by the waning days of British music hall, complete with boisterous horns, musicians banging on pots and pans, and numbers featuring plenty of double entrendes. At this point, there are only a few genres Jackson hasn’t yet graced.

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