Tom Morello Announces Debut Solo Album, Releases Date Night

Guitarist and activist Tom Morello has released a new single, "Date Night," and announced his upcoming solo album, "Everyone Gets Everything They Want," set for release on September 25. The album marks a significant entry in the career of the Rage Against the Machine musician, being described as his first solo rock album.

"Date Night" continues Morello's tradition of politically charged music, telling the true story of three young Dutch women who acted as resistance fighters during World War II. The song recounts how the women, identified in some reports as sisters Truus and Freddie Oversteegen and Hannie Schaft, served as spies, saboteurs, and assassins, using seduction to lure Nazi officers into the woods to be killed. Morello described the track as a "which side are you on?" song, stating, "I make antiracist songs for antiracists. I make antifascist songs for antifascists. And I make antiNazi songs for antiNazis."

A notable feature of the song is the contribution of Morello's 15-year-old son, Roman Morello, who wrote the main guitar riff. Roman has been touring with his father for several years and also co-wrote the riff for the previous single, "Adjourn It," which was...