Dave Navarro says he has an unreleased album with Taylor Hawkins and NHC
nme.comNHC – his band with the late Taylor Hawkins and Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney – have a finished album that’s awaiting release.In September 2021, the supergroup made their debut with two singles, ‘Feed The Cruel’ and ‘Better Move On’.
The trio released two more singles in November that year, ‘Devil You Know’ and ‘Lazy Eye’, before releasing the ‘Intakes & Outtakes’ EP in February 2022.Hawkins would unfortunately die the following month, leaving the fate of NHC up in the air.
Now, however, Navarro has revealed to Rolling Stone that the band recorded a full-length album prior to Hawkins’ death, and that the album has been “completed” and “mastered”.Navarro said in his chat with Rolling Stone that though the album is done, he isn’t sure if it will be released anytime soon: “We have a completed mastered album, but this might be a little soon [to release].
I don’t really know where that stands, but I’ll tell you that I really believe that it deserves to come out, because that record to me, really showcased what a brilliant all-around musician Taylor was, because he wrote most of the songs, played the drums and sang them.He continued: “His overall musicianship, I think, really deserves to be known and highlighted, so I really hope it sees the light of day.
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