Peter Gabriel releases single A Hard Lesson on blue moon

Musician Peter Gabriel has released a new single, "A Hard Lesson," coinciding with the second full moon of May, known as a blue moon. The track is the latest installment from his forthcoming album, oi, which he is unveiling one song at a time with each full moon throughout the year.

Gabriel describes the song as the oldest from the project, with its origins dating back to the late 1980s or early 1990s during a visit to Senegal. He stated he was falling in love with the music he heard there, particularly drawn to the tension created by polyrhythms, specifically the interplay of threes and fours. He characterized the resulting track as a quirky, strange, and long journey about trying to find one's place and how to fit in, incorporating old R&B and folk references.

The artist explained the song's lengthy gestation, noting it had been in the "almost" category for previous projects before finally surfacing. He expressed no issue with his own creative process, stating that some things mature spontaneously while others remain hidden until their moment arrives.

The single was written by Gabriel and produced by him alongside Mike Elizondo. The version released is the BrightSide Mix,...