After eight years of taking a musical break, Michael Stipe has returned with his debut solo single, “Your Capricious Soul,” today to coincide with the “International Rebellion” climate justice protests. The single shows a progressive and thoughtful direction, taking pages from krautrock and shoegaze, atop Stipe’s gripping voice. You can visit his site and download it for 77 cents (or the amount of your choosing), and proceeds, for the next 365 days, will go to Extinction Rebellion, to “help aid their work of non-violent protest of government inaction to the climate emergency.”
About “Your Capricious Soul,” which Stipe says, “I took a long break from music, and I wanted to jump back in. I love ‘Your Capricious Soul’ – it’s my first solo work. I want to add my voice to this exciting shift in consciousness. Extinction Rebellion gave me the incentive to push the release and not wait. Our relationship to the environment has been a lifelong concern, and I now feel hopeful—optimistic, even. I believe we can bring the kind of change needed to improve our beautiful planet earth, our standing and our place on it.”
Self portrait by Michael Stipe
