Spinal Tap character Derek Smalls has announced a collaboration album featuring members of the Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more.
The new album is called Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing) and will be released via Twanky Records/BMG on 13th April.
Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing) serves as the debut solo LP from The Simpsons‘ Harry Shearer-portrayed character and will feature Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, Peter Frampton, former Yes member Rick Wakeman, David Crosby and others.
Check out the tracklist (with titles like ‘She Puts the Bitch in Obituary‘ and ‘Butt Call‘) and watch the video for ‘Smalls Change‘ below
Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing):
01 Openture [ft. The Hungarian Studio Orchestra]
02 Rock ‘n’ Roll Transplant [ft. Steve Lukather, Jim Keltner, Chad Smith]
03 Butt Call [ft. Phil X, Taylor Hawkins]
04 Smalls Change [ft. The Hungarian Studio Orchestra, Judith Owen, Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel]
05 Memo to Willie [ft. Donald Fagen, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Larry Carlton, the Snarky Puppy Horns]
06 It Don’t Get Old [ft. Peter Frampton, Waddy Wachtel]
07 Complete Faith [ft. The Hungarian Studio Orchestra]
08 Faith No More [ft. The Hungarian Studio Orchestra, Todd Sucherman]
09 Gimme Some (More) Money [ft. Paul Shaffer, Waddy Wachtel, David Crosby]
10 MRI [ft. Dweezil Zappa]
11 Hell Toupee [ft. The Hungarian Studio Orchestra]
12 Gummin the Gash [ft. Steve Vai, Gregg Bissonnette, Jane Lynch]
13 She Puts the Bitch in Obituary [ft. Richard Thompson, Jane Lynch]
14 When Men Did Rock [ft. Michael League, Joe Satriani, Rick Wakeman, the Hungarian Studio Orchestra]
The new record has been described as “halfway between ‘rage against the dying light’ and trying to find the light.” Derek Smalls, the Spinal Tap bassist, was played by Shearer in the 1984 rockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap.
