A New Career in a New Town
- A New Career in a New Town
Infobox Song
Name = A New Career in a New Town
Artist = David Bowie
Album = Low
Released = January 14 1977
track_no = 7
Recorded = 1976
Genre = Art Rock
Length = 2:53
Label = RCA
Writer = David Bowie
Producer = David Bowie and Tony Visconti
prev = Be My Wife
prev_no = 6
next = Warszawa
next_no = 8
"A New Career in a New Town" is an instrumental piece by David Bowie for his 1977 album "Low".
The piece, which has no lyrics, is still autobiographical, like many of Bowie's other pieces on this album. The title, "A New Career in a New Town," reflects Bowie's move to the USA from Europe. Despite a distant tone, the upbeat nature of the piece presents a sort of optimism in having a chance to start over.
This song serves as the part of the "binding" for the A-side of "Low", which starts with a similarly upbeat instrumental, Speed of Life. The song relies heavily on Brian Eno's synthesizer collection and techniques. At the far front of the piece is Bowie's harmonica solo, which echoes over the rest of the song and provides a contrast between its acoustic purity and the heavily electrified band. In fact, considering the use of the Harmonizer on Dennis Davis' drum set and the heavy amplification of the other acoustic instruments, the harmonica is the most undoctored instrument on the recording.
Live versions
No legally-released live versions of this recording exist, although it was often used in the Reality Tour in 2003 as a live piece.
Other releases
* It was released as the B-side of the single "Sound and Vision" in February 1977.
* It was released as picture discs in the RCA "Life Time" picture disc set and "Fashions Picture Disc Set"
Cover versions
* Don't Analyze - "Loving the Alien: Athens Georgia Salutes David Bowie" (1998)
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