Steve Kilbey Releases New Video: ‘Sheba Chiba’ New Solo Album Eleven Women Out Now
Genre: Metal
Press Release:
“Eleven Women is Steve Kilbey showcasing his worth as a powerful, prolific performer.” – Rolling Stone Australia
September 23, 2020 – Sydney, AU/New York, NY: Steve Kilbey releases a new video today for ‘Sheba Chiba’. The song is from his new solo album Eleven Women available now on all streaming platforms (Release Date September 4th). A North American CD and vinyl release date will be announced soon.
Steve Kilbey has created a fine new album for 2020. His first solo release for an astoundingly creative year reveals a dazzling array of songs brimming with ideas, personality & effervescence. The collection is at once whimsical yet personal, and in a masterful sleight of hand Kilbey’s Eleven Women are not quite as one might expect.
The album leads us through a shimmering whirlwind of encounters. After the disarming love song ‘Baby Poe’ we are plunged headlong into the dark world of ‘Doris McAllister,’ an evil witch who takes us ‘by the bells’. We are regaled by the Celtic wistfulness of ‘Josephine’ as she forbiddingly awaits her ‘wine & roses’ while ‘Birdeen,’ a greedy lorikeet with a sweet tooth, beguiles us with infectious bounce & color.
Eleven Women is full of melodic invention & lyrical surprises. Singling out tracks for special mention is frankly impossible since this album consists entirely of highlights. Amongst these however the timelessly beautiful ‘Think of You’ shines brightly. This song has the unmistakeable stamp of eternity & evokes a sense of having existed since music began.
From the album’s opening salvo it is clear we are in the most capable of hands. Steve Kilbey is a veteran songwriter at the very height of his creative powers.
Eleven Women Tracklist:1. Poppy Byron2. Woman Number 93. Josephine4. Sheba Chiba5. Birdeen6. Lillian In Cerulean Blue7. Queen Of Spades8. Baby Poe9. Doris McAllister10. Where Gloria Meets Rachel11. Think of You (for Jessie Bellette)
Steve Kllbey was born in England a long time ago and arrived in Australia as a ten pound pom with his parents in 1957. In 1980 he formed The Church who have gone on to have many hit singles including ‘Unguarded Moment,’ ‘Almost with You’ and international best seller ‘Under The Milky Way.’ Their 1988 album Starfish sold over one million copies in America alone. Kilbey has released many solo albums and collaborations making him one of the most prolific songwriters in the world. He acts, paints, writes books and juggles dangerous objects. He lives in Coogee Beach NSW Australia and is hoping to one day own a Daschund.