Beth Ditto channels U2 for once-in-a-generation anthem "We Could Run"

This once-in-a-generation anthem is a transcendent three-and-a-half minutes of escapist bliss that soars into U2 territory - few songs have the potential to grab the hearts and minds of all, but this could certainly do it. "We Could Run" follows "Oo La La" and "Fire" in teasing Ditto's solo debut Fake Sugar.

Ditto released five records with Gossip before they split last year (the final one came in 2012) - she says she wrote nearly 80 tracks for her solo LP, which has been in the works for over two years. Jennifer Decilveo (Ryn Weaver, Boyz II Men) is on production duties, with Jacknife Lee (REM, Bloc Party) contributing writing.

"She was the rollerblades to my roller skates. We'd argue all day long and I loved it," Ditto says of Decilveo.

Speaking about the LP with Pitchfork in 2016, Ditto revealed that Fake Sugar would be a "southern record but not necessarily a country record".

"I was running away from the bad parts of Southern culture," says Arkansas-raised Ditto of her move to Washington state at age 18. "I'm old enough now and so grateful for my family that I can finally embrace the good in where I grew up."

Tracklist:

1. Fire
2. In And Out
3. Fake Sugar
4. Savoire Faire
5. We Could Run
6. Oo La La
7. Go Baby Go
8. Oh My God
9. Love In Real Life
10. Do You Want Me To
11. Lover
12. Clouds