Peter Gabriel released a new song from the album “o\i”

Peter Gabriel he published “Put the Bucket Down (Bright-Side Mix)”the second single from his eleventh studio album “oi”which is scheduled for release in December 2026, after “Been undone”. As for the previous one “I” (read the review here) released in 2023, also for this album Gabriel will release a new song every full moon.

Each song features different interpretations in the form of a mix ‘Dark Side’ And ‘Bright-Side’. The song was written and produced by Peter Gabrielwith the participation of Brian Eno, Oli Jacobs And Richard Chappel to battery programming, Tony Levin on the bass, Faye Dolle to percussion, Katie May on acoustic guitar, Paolo Fresu to the trumpet, Eliza Marshall on the flute and the New Blood Orchestra.

Peter Gabriel
of the song he said: “As a side project, I’m working on a show where the brain is the central core and there are different songs, some “i/o” and some “o/i”. This is one of those and it’s a point in the narrative where we can both read and write thoughts and the person singing isn’t sure if they have thoughts of their own or not. Is it in their own mind or someone else’s? The “bucket” is all the stuff that’s going around in our heads all the time, so it’s like putting down the bucket to find the way forward…”

He continued: “I started building rhythmic elements around what I call an unbalanced loop and I got very excited. When we had the band play it, it really came to life. The bulk of the song is band work, but during the orchestral sessions I asked John Metcalfe to come up with a part – it was scribbled that same day in the studio – which is incredibly simple, but goes well with the song. We’re also lucky to have horns. I was very lucky to play with Paolo Fresu on the last record and then with Josh Shpack on the tour, and they both performed a version of the instrumental tune here too.”