B Sides & Rarities 2

Anyone who's heard Rumer's 2015 collection "B Sides & Rarities" knows that the artist's leftovers bear the same hallmarks of quality, beauty, emotion, and elegance as her core releases. Now, 7 years later, a 2nd volume is on the way from Cooking Vinyl. "B Sides & Rarities Volume 2" arrives tomorrow, April 22nd, 2022, on CD and digitally, with an LP edition to follow from the label on October 21st, 2022.

Since that initial collection, the Pakistani born British artist has released 2 studio albums, one EP and a live release. The 2nd volume features two previously unreleased original songs, "Roses" and "Old Fashioned Girl", the latter penned by Rumer and her husband, Rob Shirakbari. Both of these were originally part of the development of 2014's "Into Colour", Rumer's last album of self penned material to date.

The collection also boasts a number of interpretations of songs from writers the artist has cited as inspirations. She celebrated Burt Bacharach and Hal David on 2016's beautiful "This Girl's In Love : A Bacharach & David Songbook", here, 3 more of the duo's classic songs are showcased, "Anyone Who Had a Heart", previously a Japan only bonus track on that album, the B side "Wives & Lovers", featuring organist Rory More, and "The Windows Of The World". 2020's moving "Nashville Tears : The Songs Of Hugh Prestwood" explored the songbook of the Nashville Songwriters' Hall Of Fame inductee. Here, Prestwood is represented by "Nashville Tears" Japan only bonus track, "Never Arrive".

Other songwriters to whom Rumer has brought her silken vocals on this collection include Elton John and Bernie Taupin8 "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters"), The Bee Gees ("How Deep Is Your Love"), Van Morrison ("I Wanna Roo You"), Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II ("The Folks Who Live On The Hill"), Carly Simon ("You're The One"), Simon Aldred ("My Lover Lies Under"), and Donald Henry and Jonathan Vezner ("Where've You Been?").

Rumer already has potential candidates for a 3rd volume, including her contributions to Trevor Horn's "Reimagines The 80's" ("Slave To The Rhythm") and Jools Holland's "Sirens Of Song" ("Lost Mind").