They’ve sold more than 30 million albums, but incredibly Huey Lewis And The News hadn’t recorded an LP of original songs for almost 20 years. That was until Weather landed earlier this month, a rollicking musical ride through pop, blues, R&B and beyond.
However, the new collection comes tinged with sadness because the record could be their last hurrah. “I have serious hearing issues,” laments Huey to CP who was diagnosed with Ménière’s disease, leaving him almost deaf. “I don’t know when I’ll be able to sing again, if ever.”
It’s testament to the power of their songs – no pun intended – that Huey Lewis And The News remain a household name for pop fans. Weather may have been a long time coming but it revives the melodious fusion of precision pop and killer grooves that made classic albums, Sports and Fore! so appealing in the 1980s.