Burt Bacharach, 92, is releasing his first new song in 15 years: Listen

Composer and songwriter Burt Bacharach’s music has often been a salve for troubled times. Navigated changing times, changing tides.” Tashian got Bacharach’s attention with his work as a writer and producer on Kacey Musgraves’ album “Golden Hour.” “It’s a striking album, one of the best in the last couple of years,” Bacharach said. Beautifully produced.” They sat down to write at Bacharach’s home the night after Tashian won a pair of Grammys, including album of the year, in February 2019, for “Golden Hour.” “We just fooled around a little bit and wrote a song before the day was over,” said Bacharach. I can’t find a chord and sometimes Daniel will give me the chord.” The first single, “Bells of St. Augustine,” is classic Bacharach — meticulous jazz-pop that’s both wistful and uplifting. “We’ve got this song called ‘21st Century Man’ we’re working on right now,” Tashian says.