The Problem of Leisure: A Celebra4on of Andy Gill and Gang of Four is a double album of tracks written by Andy Gill and Gang of Four, all newly reinterpreted and recorded by ar4sts whose own unique contribu4ons to music were enriched by listening to Gang of Four.
The album features songs from across Gang of Four’s 40-plus year career, each individually chosen by the ar4sts who covered them.
Andy Gill originally conceived of the album to mark the 40th anniversary of the release of Entertainment! in 2019.
His widow, Catherine Mayer, explains that this plan had already changed by the time of Andy’s death in 2020, aQer some ar4sts chose tracks from different albums and periods.
“Andy was massively excited about this project,” Mayer says. “It wasn’t of course conceived as a tribute album, but it’s comfor@ng to me that he lived to see ar@sts he hugely admired enthusias@cally agreeing to par@cipate, signalling that the admira@on was mutual.”
The album artwork has been created by English ar4st Damien Hirst, a long-time friend of Andy’s.