Album Review

Album reviews: Peter Gabriel is back in the Big Time with first original album in over 20 years

Peter Gabriel, i/o (Real World) ****

Peter Gabriel’s i/o is up there with his best work and features a vast support cast including Brian Eno, Soweto Gospel Choir and swathes of classical musicians and vocalists

Peter Gabriel is one of the lucky ones: he can do whatever he wants and take as much time as he likes to do it. His first album of original songs in over 20 years had its genesis (ahem) in work he started in 1995. But other things such as cover version albums, tours, and life interruptions such as looking after ailing family members, and the death of his parents, interrupted the creative flow.

Peter ...