Strokes man Nick Valensi in B-52s’ collaboration

By Scott Munro
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Guitarist teams up with Kate Pierson on singer’s solo album

The Strokes’ guitarist Nick Valensi has teamed up with B-52s’ singer Kate Pierson on her upcoming album.

Guitars And Microphones is her first solo outing and launches on February 17 via Lazy Meadow Music/Kobalt Label Services and is described as a record “marrying party rock, psychedelia and socio-political punk.”

Valensi plays guitar on several album tracks and a promo for track Mister Sister has been released to coincide with the announcement. View it below.

The B-52s’ last studio release was 2008’s Funplex while The Strokes’ last album was 2013’s Comedown Machine.

Guitars And Microphones tracklist

  1. Throw Down The Roses 2. Mister Sister 3. Guitars And Microphones 4. Crush Me With Your Love 5. Bottoms Up 6. Bring Your Arms 7. Wolves 8. Matrix 9. Time Wave Zero 10. Pulls You Under
Scott Munro
Scott Munro

Scott looks after and updates Louder’s online buyer’s guides and also scouts out the best deals for music fans from every corner of the internet. He's spent more than 28 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014, where he wrote extensively about rock, metal, prog and more, before moving to the eCommerce team full-time in 2020. Scott has previous written for publications including IGN, Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky.