The Stooges to release new album without Iggy Pop, featuring Ariel Pink, Mark Lanegan & more

Iggy Pop’s band The Stooges are recording a new album without their iconic frontman, reports say, with guest vocalists filling in for the singer.

Re-Licked is expected in August/September and will consist of tracks originally written back in 1973, during the same sessions as seminal LP Raw Power. The cuts are being re-recorded with a number of high-profile stars, including Ariel Pink, Mario Cuomo of The Orwells and Mark Lanegan.

“ gave me his blessing and wished me success,” Stooges guitarist James Williamson told Rolling Stone. “But it’s a hard pill to swallow when someone is doing all your songs with your band and you’re not on it.”

Meanwhile, Iggy (who is currently sittiing in for Jarvis Cocker as a radio host on 6 Music) said of the project: “These guys are my friends and we’ve all worked together many years… I want to thank all the wonderful singers on this record for covering my songs.”

The Stooges originally reformed in 2003 thirty years after splitting up.

[via CoS]