Roman RecordsVisit RollingStone.com to enjoy a first listen of a new Joe Perry solo tune, “Aye, Aye, Aye,” that features lead vocals by Cheap Trick‘s Robin Zander.
The song will appear on the Aerosmith guitarist’s forthcoming album, Sweetzerland Manifesto, which will be released on January 19 and is available for pre-order now at Amazon and iTunes.
“Aye, Aye, Aye” is a hard-pounding track that finds Perry and Zander channeling Led Zeppelin‘s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, accompanied by heavy, tribal drumming and some piano flourishes.
Perry tells Rolling Stone that he and Zander, who’ve been friends and mutual fans for 40 years, had often discussed collaborating, and finally got the chance with Joe’s latest solo project.
“I was in L.A. working on my newest solo record and Robin was in town with Cheap Trick and called me with an idea for a song,” he recalls. “He sang the chorus over the phone which was all he had at the time. I dug it and said, ‘Hell yeah, come on up.’ This song turned out to be one of two tracks on the album I hadn’t written the music for before. Robin came up to Sweetzerland and six hours later ‘Aye, Aye, Aye’ was born.”
Perry adds that work on the tune “moved along as fast as a ride on a Japanese bullet train, and they “were able to track it live that night.”
“Aye, Aye, Aye” can be purchased a digital download now, and also is available via streaming services.
Sweetzerland Manifesto also features appearances by Johnny Depp, David Johansen, British blues-rock veteran Terry Reid, Who touring drummer Zak Starkey and Perry’s sons Tony and Roman.
Depp, who plays with Perry and Alice Cooper in the supergroup Hollywood Vampires, executive produced the album.
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