New Elton John album

According to Billboard, Elton John and Leon Russell are working together to record a new album in Los Angeles with T-Bone Burnett. The two artists wrote songs for the new as-yet-named album. No release date has been announced.

It looks like Neil Young, Booker T. Jones, Marc Ribot and Jim Keltner all contributed to the album. A message on Bernie Taupin’s website says no fewer than 15 songs have already been recorded. Taupin is a longtime Elton John collaborator.

Taupin mentions, "It’s varied in scope and drenched in a rich tapestry of atmospherics. Don’t expect to hear the old EJ/BT sound; this is organic recording unlike anything you’ve heard from our duo before."

Elton John’s last studio album, The Captain and the Kid, came out in 2006. He also went out on tour with Bill Joel in spring 2009.

Leon Russell has stayed out of the spotlight over the past few years. He has been releasing various albums on his own record label, Leon Russell Records.