Genre Progressive rock Label A&M | Length 4:11 Writer(s) Dave Cousins | |
Released February 1972 (1972-02) Recorded November 1971 (1971-11) | ||
"New World" is a song by English band Strawbs written by Dave Cousins. The track first appeared on the Grave New World album.
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Lyrical and musical content
The song is very much a companion piece of "The Hangman and the Papist" from the previous album From the Witchwood. It tells of conflict and divided families and, like the earlier song, was prompted by the troubles in Northern Ireland.
This is perhaps the first song from the band that could be described as progressive in instrumentation and arrangement, in particular the prominent mellotron brass and strings.
Release history
The song was released as a single in Japan instead of "Benedictus", which was relegated to the B-side.
Personnel
References
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