Red Hot Chili Peppers have revealed their 12th studio album, UNLIMITED LOVE. Set to launch on 1st April 2022, the album is now available for pre-order. Furthermore, the first music video from the album, for the track Black Summer, has also been revealed.
Red Hot Chili Peppers UNLIMITED LOVE
The band announced the upcoming release by way of a mailout to their fanbase. Within they offered the following message:
“Our only goal is to get lost in the music. We spent thousands of hours, collectively and individually, honing our craft and showing up for one another, to make the best album we could. Our antennae attuned to the divine cosmos, we were just so damn grateful for the opportunity to be in a room together, and, once again, try to get better. Days, weeks and months spent listening to each other, composing, jamming freely, and arranging the fruit of those jams with great care and purpose. The sounds, rhythms, vibrations, words and melodies had us enrapt.
John, Anthony, Chad, and Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers
We yearn to shine a light in the world, to uplift, connect, and bring people together. Each of the songs on our new album UNLIMITED LOVE, is a facet of us, reflecting our view of the universe. This is our life’s mission. We work, focus, and prepare, so that when the biggest wave comes, we are ready to ride it. The ocean has gifted us a mighty wave and this record is the ride that is the sum of our lives. Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy it.”
The first single from Red Hot Chili Peppers’ UNLIMITED LOVE has also been revealed. The video for Black Summer can be seen below.
Black Summer
“When we got together to start writing material, we began by playing old songs by people like Johnny “Guitar” Watson, The Kinks, The New York Dolls, Richard Barrett and others. Ever so gradually, we started bringing in new ideas, and turning jams into songs, and after a couple of months the new stuff was all we were playing. The feeling of effortless fun we had when we were playing songs by other people, stayed with us the whole time we were writing. For me, this record represents our love for, and faith in each other.”
John Frusciante, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers are also engaging in a worldwide tour to promote UNLIMITED LOVE this year. The band will be visiting the UK this summer. Have you got tickets? Have you pre-ordered the album? What do you think of Black Summer? Let us know in the comments below!