Duff McKagan has released ‘Holy Water / I Wanna Be Your Dog‘, a new live medley recorded on October 5th, 2024, at Islington Assembly Hall during his sold-out Lighthouse Tour ’24.
The track is out now via earMUSIC and offers a look at the upcoming live album Lighthouse: Live From London, due October 31st.
Listen to the new track – here
The performance combines ‘Holy Water‘ from McKagan’s 2023 studio album ‘Lighthouse‘ and a blistering version of ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog‘ – the proto-punk anthem originally written and recorded by The Stooges.
The release is accompanied by an official live video, filmed during the same performance at Islington Assembly Hall.
The new album captures Duff and his band – Mike Squires (bass), Michael Musburger (drums), Tim DiJulio (guitar), and Jeff Fielder (guitar, keyboards) — performing songs from across McKagan’s storied career, including highlights from his 2023 solo record ‘Lighthouse‘ alongside a few explosive covers and special guest appearance of Sex Pistols’ own Steve Jones.
‘Lighthouse: Live From London‘ will be released on October 31, 2025, in multiple formats: CD Digipak, CD + Blu-ray, 2LP Gatefold (180g), and Limited Signed 2LP Gatefold.
To celebrate the upcoming ‘Lighthouse: Live From London‘, Duff is launching a curated ‘Lighthouse‘ archive containing all of the released music, videos, interviews, tour photos, timeline, and much more from that era.
Pre-save / order the album – here
Tracklist:
- Forgiveness
- Chip Away
- This Is The Song
- I Saw God On 10th St.
- Tenderness
- Feel
- Holy Water / I Wanna Be Your Dog
- I Just Don’t Know
- Fallen Ones
- Fallen
- Wasted Heart
- Longfeather
- Just Another Shakedown
- I Fought The Law
- You’re Crazy
- Lighthouse
- Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory (Feat. Steve Jones)
- Heroes (Feat. Steve Jones)
- Don’t Look Behind You
About Duff McKagan:
For more than 40 years, Duff McKagan has been an unstoppable creative force, spanning a multitude of bands, tours, collaborations, and writings. ‘Lighthouse‘ marks the first full length collection born in McKagan’s studio. Songs like ‘Hope‘ (featuring veteran Paul McCartney drummer Abe Laboriel Jr and melodic lead guitar from Slash) and the philosophical ‘I Just Don’t Know‘ (featuring contributions from McKagan’s longtime friend, Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains) see McKagan baring more of his artistic spirit than ever before, fusing acoustic elements with hard-edged rock ‘n’ roll to land at the sweet spot between soul-searching reflection and pure energy. The 11-song collection is further highlighted by an additional take on the title track, ‘Lighthouse (Reprise)‘, joined by the one and only Iggy Pop.
Starting at just 15, McKagan has been a part of such diverse and influential bands as The Vains (1979), The Fastbacks (1980), The Living (1982), The Fartz (1990), 10 Minute Warning (1993), and Loaded (1998), along, of course, with his historic role as founding member of both Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver. Produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Shooter Jennings, McKagan’s 2019 second solo album, ‘Tenderness‘, marked a powerful new chapter for the ever-evolving artist, taking on societal ills and his own personal transgressions against a rich sonic backdrop of Americana-fueled arrangements. Named by Loudwire as one of that year’s “50 Best Rock Albums” and hailed by Rolling Stone in a three-and-a-half (out of four)-starred rave as “an album full of beauty and heart…It’s music of conscience, heavy songs with a light touch,” the album includes the volatile rocker, ‘Chip Away‘, which earned extraordinary praise from the Maestro himself, Bob Dylan, who recently declared the song a personal favorite.
“There’s a Duff McKagan song called ‘Chip Away’ that has profound meaning for me,” Dylan told The Wall Street Journal. “It’s a graphic song. Chip away, chip away, like Michelangelo, breaking up solid marble stone to discover the form of King David inside. He didn’t build him from the ground up, he chipped away the stone until he discovered the king. It’s like my own songwriting, I overwrite something, then I chip away lines and phrases until I get to the real thing.”
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