MARK KNOPFLER DEBUTS NEW SONG “TWO PAIRS OF HANDS” TODAY

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM ONE DEEP RIVER OUT APRIL 12

March 27, 2024—""Two Pairs Of Hands,” the new song from Mark Knopfler, debuts today on his own label British Grove via Blue Note/EMI—listen here. It’s the third single taken from his eagerly awaited tenth solo studio album, One Deep River, which is set for release on April 12—pre-save/pre-order the LP here.

“‘Two Pairs Of Hands’ would just be a song trying to explain what it’s like coping with all of the info and trying to collate everything when you’re standing in the middle of the stage with a huge band,” says Knopfler. “You’ve got a big audience around you and you’re just trying to process all of this stuff at the same time.”

One Deep River offers an unstoppable flow of future Knopfler classics, with their customarily learned lyrics and refined guitar textures. They draw on a lifetime of genre-crossing ingredients and influences in blues, folk, rock and beyond. Produced by Knopfler and his longstanding collaborator Guy Fletcher, One Deep River was recorded at his state-of-the-art British Grove Studios in London.

“Two Pairs Of Hands” is written by Knopfler and co-produced by Fletcher. The track features Knopfler on guitars, Jim Cox and Guy Fletcher on keyboards, Glenn Worf on bass, Ian Thomas on drums, Danny Cummings on percussion, Richard Bennett on guitar and Greg Leisz on lap steel.

The new song adds to what has already been a very busy year for Knopfler. In January, the Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection was auctioned at Christies, with several of the guitars selling for record breaking sums. Earlier this month, Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes released a spine-tingling reworking of his song, “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero),” by a who’s who of legendary guitarists for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.

Knopfler has teamed up with Brian Johnson, the singer from rock legends AC/DC, to make a new six-part TV series for Sky Arts entitled ‘Johnson & Knopfler’s Music Legends.’ The two friends take a fascinating look at the history of popular music alongside various special guests including Tom Jones, Sam Fender, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper, Nile Rodgers, Emmylou Harris and Vince Gill. The series will air on Sky Arts starting April 25.

Mark Knopfler, singer-songwriter, record producer and composer, is one of the most successful musicians the UK has ever produced and is often cited as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He first came to prominence in the 80s as leader of Dire Straits, who created many of the signature songs of the era. Knopfler broke up the band in 1995 and set off on a new path as a solo artist. In the ensuing years, Knopfler has released nine solo albums of sophisticated rootsy rock and has continued to tour the globe with his band. Over the years, Knopfler has written the music for several films, including Local Hero, Cal, The Princess Bride, Last Exit To Brooklyn and Wag The Dog and has played and recorded with a number of artists, including Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Emmylou Harris, Tina Turner, Randy Newman and Chet Atkins. Knopfler was made an OBE in 1999 and was given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ivor Novellos in 2012.

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ONE DEEP RIVER TRACKLIST
1. Two Pairs Of Hands
2. Ahead Of The Game
3. Smart Money
4. Scavengers Yard
5. Black Tie Jobs
6. Tunnel 13
7. Janine
8. Watch Me Gone
9. Sweeter Than The Rain
10. Before My Train Comes
11. This One’s Not Going To End Well
12. One Deep River

BONUS VINYL TRACKLIST (IN BOX SET)
1. Dolly Shop Man
2. Your Leading Man
3. Wrong’un
4. Chess

 BONUS CD TRACKLIST (IN BOX SET)
1. The Living End
2. Fat Chance Dupree
3. Along A Foreign Coast
4. What I’m Gonna Need
5. Nothing But Rain

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