Roger Waters has offered up his newest single "Smell The Roses." The track is pulled from Waters' forthcoming new release Is This the Life We Really Want? which is due out on June 2. The new album marks his first offering of new music in 25 years.
"There's a mad dog pulling at his chain / A hint of danger in his eye," he sings at the start of "Smell the Roses." "Wake up and smell the roses / Close your eyes and pray this wind don't change."
The new album was produced by famed Radiohead collaborator Nigel Godrich. Waters will also support the release with the Us + Them North American Tour, kicking off on May 26 in Kansas City. That run will take him across the continent before wrapping in Vancouver on October 28.
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