Following up on the Easy Star All-Stars’ hugely successful reggae tribute albums Dub Side of the Moon (2003), Radiodread (2006) and Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009) comes the New York-based reggae tribute super-group’s adaptation of the greatest selling record of all time – Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

Easy Star’s Thrillah will be released in the UK on August 27th, 2012. A 16-date UK tour has been confirmed for November 2012, which coincides with the 30th Anniversary of Thriller’s release. The band’s live show is legendary, and having performed at Glastonbury Festival 2009 on 3 days across 3 stages (including the Pyramid Stage), they were nominated for a UK Festival Award.

Easy Star’s Thrillah brings back several of the reggae stars from previous albums, such as vocalists Michael Rose (Black Uhuru), Steel Pulse, Luciano, Mojo Morgan (Morgan Heritage), alongside the diverse roster of guests, including Yossi Fine (David Bowie, Lou Reed), Joe Tomino (Dub Trio/Matisyahu), Andy Farag (Umphrey’s McGee), and horn tracks courtesy of Israel’s highly-acclaimed Hadag Nachash.

“I was most excited about Thriller,” says producer/arranger/guitarist Michael Goldwasser. “I was always an R&B/soul and reggae kid growing up and I have an intense personal connection to Michael Jackson’s music. Writing the arrangements for this album was a cool challenge. I didn’t have to try to make non-dance music into dance music as on our previous albums because the original Thriller is so danceable already, but I needed to find ways to make each song groove in a different way from the original version.”

Billy Jean is currently available as a free download from http://easystarallstars.net/thrillah The Billie Jean EP is released on July 10th, and includes two album tracks, along with non-album remixes and a dub version.

EASY STAR ALL-STARS THRILLAH UK TOUR

NOVEMBER 2012

Thu 1     READING     Sub89     www.sub89.com
Fri 2     MANCHESTER    Band on the Wall     bandonthewall.org
Sat 3     KENDAL     Brewery Arts Centre     www.breweryarts.co.uk
Sun 4     NEW BRIGHTON    Floral Pavilion     www.floralpavilion.com   
Tue 6     NOTTINGHAM     Rescue Rooms     www.rescuerooms.com
Wed 7     YORK     The Duchess     theduchessyork.co.uk
Thu 8     BILSTON     The Robin 2     www.therobin.co.uk
Fri 9     FALMOUTH     Princess Pavilion     www.carrickleisureservices.org.uk
Sat 10     EXETER     Phoenix www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
Sun 11     SOUTHAMPTON    The Brook     www.the-brook.com
Tue 13     BRISTOL     Fleece     www.thefleece.co.uk
Wed 14    LEEDS     University     www.leedstickets.com
Thu 15     LONDON     Garage     venues.meanfiddler.com/the-garage
Fri 16     BRIGHTON     Concorde 2     www.concorde2.co.uk
Sat 17     FOLKESTONE     Quarterhouse     www.quarterhouse.co.uk
Sun 18     NORWICH     Waterfront     www.waterfrontnorwich.com

http://easystarallstars.net/thrillah