Elton & Bernie’s brand new studio album “The Diving Board” is currently in the mixing stage and slated for release sometime in the fall of 2012, reports berniejtaupin.com.

As reported earlier, produced by T-Bone Burnett the 10 songs comprising the record were recorded during a 10-day period in January 2012 and feature the trio unit of Elton, drummer Jay Bellerose & bassist Raphael Saadiq.

The most stripped down and piano-dominant album in their prolific careers, “The Diving Board” features flashes of color provided by among others guitarist Doyle Bramhall II and Keefus Cianca with additional low key brass and interwoven cello wizardry courtesy Stjepan Hauser & Luka Sulic.

Bernie says, “It’s intimate and cohesive, just really good songs without a lot of fuss.”

Tracks are as follows:

1. Oscar Wilde Gets Out
2. A Town Called Jubilee
3. Can’t Stay Alone Tonight
4. My Quicksand
5. Candlelit Bedroom
6. The Ballad Of Blind Tom
7. The New Fever Waltz
8. 5th Avenue
9. Mexican Vacation (Kids In The Candlelight)
10. The Diving Board

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