Yoko Ono Announces New LP, Shares "Warzone" Track

Following twenty albums over 50 years, Yoko Ono’s Warzone is strikingly different from any record she has made previously, but it is also strikingly different from any album that anyone is making… Yoko revisits and reimagines 13 songs from her past work, spanning 1970-2009, the lyrics and messages still pertinent—perhaps even more pertinent—in 2018. “The world is so messed up. Things are very difficult for everybody. It’s a war zone that we are living in…” says Ono. “I like to create things in a new way. Every day things change.”

The recordings and arrangements on Warzone are very stripped down, with a particular emphasis on Yoko’s voice and lyrics. Here in this minimalist landscape the content of her message rings clear and unencumbered; sometimes somber warnings, sometimes uplifting encouragement, but her wisdom and fortitude are unflinchingly strong, her power having intensified with time and life experience. She ends the ominous questions of “Now Or Never” (1971) with one of her most famous and inspiring lines: “[a] Dream you dream alone is only a dream, but a dream we dream together is the reality.”

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YOKO ONO'S 13 DAY DO-IT-YOURSELF DANCE FESTIVAL, 1967 4th day, in the afternoon pic.twitter.com/is5awyDiL8

About 5 hours ago from Yoko Ono ☮️🏳️'s Twitter via Twitter Web App

Jump out of bed, take a deep breath and be thankful for being alive on another beautiful day. You know it is a beautiful day, since you are still alive!

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YOKO ONO'S 13 DAY DO-IT-YOURSELF DANCE FESTIVAL, 1967 3rd day, in the evening pic.twitter.com/4zCQ9I4cqP

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'All things must pass' - as George Harrison said in his song. So don't get too excited about what politicians and big corporations are doing. Patience. They have limited times. Chose what you do wisely so you don't have to have a limited time. Just live in peace and love.

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YOKO ONO'S 13 DAY DO-IT-YOURSELF DANCE FESTIVAL, 1967 2nd day, dawn pic.twitter.com/rA3xGEQCEd

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Warzone further builds the legacy of an artist unparalleled in her unique and singular vision. At 85 years young, Ono is already plotting her next album… It is not too late to change the world. We need Yoko now more than ever.

Warzone will be in stores on October 19 on Chimera Music, the label run by Sean Ono Lennon. Leading up to the release date, Yoko will be releasing a new song each Tuesday on her website ImaginePeace.com and on streaming services.

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