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Photo – Stefan Falke

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GARFUNKEL & GARFUNKEL
unveil second single
“BLUE MOON”

LISTEN TO “BLUE MOON”

From their collaborative album
FATHER AND SON
Out 8 Nov 2024

VIA TELAMO/BMG

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Having announced their hugely anticipated first-ever collaborative album Father And Son with lead single “Time After Time” last month, Art Garfunkel and Art Garfunkel Jr. have today revealed another track off their forthcoming full-length which is set to arrive on 8 November 2024, returning with a lush and heartfelt interpretation of timeless 1930s jazz standard “Blue Moon”.

“It’s the ultimate classic from the 1940s, one of the key compositions of the Great American Songbook,” Garfunkel Jr. says about “Blue Moon” – a song that has been his and his dad’s favourite for as long as they can remember. Written in the 1930s by Broadway hit songwriters Rodgers & Hart and later immortalised by Sinatra, Elvis, and more, the lush arrangement of this brand-new recording, which also serves as the album’s opening track, leaves plenty of room for Garfunkel & Garfunkel’s incredible voices to shine – eventually culminating into an epic finale.

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“It felt like a dream. It was simply quite wonderful. I love working with him,” adds NYC hit-making veteran Art Garfunkel, who launched his career with Simon & Garfunkel in the late 1950s, referring to their shared time in the studio. “I like to say my son is a better singer than I am. I mean, I’m pretty good… but he is better”.

“We were going for a real modern orchestral vibe, with lots of strings,” they say about the new project’s lush and lavish sound. In the studio, they enlisted three international greats to capture the unique father-son dynamic: Trusted hit producer Felix Gauder (Pet Shop Boys, Jimmy Somerville) was joined by top-notch Italian string arranger Davide Rossi (Coldplay, Alicia Keys) and famed UK studio wizard Ash Howes (Kylie Minogue, Ellie Goulding).

“This one is truly a father-son project, it’s all about this unique connection,” Garfunkel Jr. adds. “We recorded a dozen of our most cherished songs. I brought more of the 80s influences into the project, and my father brought more of the Great American Songbook – wonderful songs from the 1940s and so on. These two influences came together in a pretty exciting way. Overall, it’s definitely an expression of our bond”. Further album highlights include timeless songs by The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, and, of course, Cat Stevens.

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Art Garfunkel Jr. was born in Manhattan in 1990, the first child of Kathryn and Art Garfunkel. Spending most of his childhood and youth in the United States, he often accompanied his father on tour, even as a kid. After moving to Berlin as a teenager, he toured extensively with his father in 2018 and 2019, followed by the release of his first two solo albums, “Wie Du” and “Evergreen”, which hit the top 10 and the top 15, respectively, in Germany.

Easily regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of pop music, Art Garfunkel boasts eight Grammy wins, thirteen nominations and countless gold/platinum awards, all of which paved the way for his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He launched his career in 1957 as one-half of the famed US folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, which he founded together with songwriter Paul Simon. Global hit singles such as “Sound of Silence”, “Scarborough Fair”, “Mrs. Robinson”, “The Boxer” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water” have since become part of the canon of Western Pop History. After the duo split up in 1970, Garfunkel not only landed massive solo hits (e.g. “Bright Eyes”), but also acted in various Hollywood films. Having shared stages with Paul Simon occasionally over the last decades (their 1981 Central Park performance in front of a 500k+ audience comes to mind), he’s recently been performing with his son, Art Garfunkel Jr.

With this latest chapter, Garfunkel & Garfunkel celebrate their unique connection. The new album Father And Son will arrive 8 November 2024 and is available now for pre-order.

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“Blue Moon” by Garfunkel & Garfunkel is out now.
Father And Son by Garfunkel & Garfunkel arrives 8 November 2024.
Pre-order/save the album now.

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