Tom Morello recently detailed the vibe of his upcoming solo studio record, describing it as "very hard and very funky."
"My next musical direction is going to be very hard and very funky,"he told. "The model is the Hendrix of now. I want to take my guitar playing places it's never been.
"I want to take the musical underpinnings of what I do and blow them up and put something brand new together that's not the Nightwatchman, that's not Rage Against the Machine, that's not Audioslave, that's not Street Sweeper Social Club - it's something completely different and that feels like an exciting challenge."
He added, "So while I admit that I'm addicted to the guerrilla style, one-man with an acoustic guitar approach and the mobility that gives you to instantly be on the front, I think it's time to bring out the big guns. It's time to rock."
Asked about the musicians that will be involved in the process, Tom noted, "The Freedom Fighter Orchestra, my core band, will always be involved. Those guys are great. But the key, the guiding light of it - it's got to rock furiously, but in a way that you haven't heard yet. Aim high in both your social-revolutionary expectations and your musical expectations. Aim f--king high. The Courage Campaign is going to be the last show. I got to get in the bunker and figure this record out."
