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In a wide-ranging chat, the new wave icon opens up about her new LP 'Realms,' the loss of her brother and bandmate Ricky to AIDS, and even that time the B-52's upstaged Paul Simon in 'One-Trick Pony.'
Cynthia Leigh Wilson (born February 28, 1957) is an American musician and one of the vocalists, songwriters and founding members of new wave rock band the B-52's. She is noted for her distinctive contralto voice and also plays percussion during live shows.
Realms is the second full-length studio album by American pop singer Cindy Wilson, released by Kill Rock Stars in 2023. The album is a mix of disco, electronic music, and new wave music; [4] it has received positive reviews from critics.
As the B-52’s slowly wind down their touring career, group member Cindy Wilson isn’t wasting any time working on music of her own. The artist will release her second solo album, Realms, on Aug ...
The B-52s, originally presented as the B-52's (with an errant apostrophe; used until 2008), are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. [8] The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar, vocals), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals).
The Athens, Ga., new wave pioneers are wrapping up their last-ever tour. Says Fred Schneider, 'We are old. But we're completely hardcore.'
The main melody of "Give Me Back My Man" was incorporated into the "Weird Al" Yankovic song "Mr. Popeil" from the studio album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (1984), along with female backing vocals that imitate some of the mannerisms of Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson.
Wilson has stated that she had been working on the album for several years with her solo band, first as a collaboration for gigs and then a more consistent project. Change features ten tracks, consisting of eight original compositions and two covers ( New Colony Six ’s “Things I’d Like to Say” and Oh-OK ’s “Brother”).