Audioslave News: Tom Morello + Boots Riley

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Tom Morello (guitarist for Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave, frontman for The Nightwatchman) and Boots Riley of The Coup are releasing their debut album together under the band name Street Sweeper Social Club.

The 11-song album will be 'closer to Rage Against The Machine than Audioslave' containing political rap/rock songs - Morello will be playing guitar and bass while Riley raps. For touring purposes, Morello asked bassist Carl Restivo (Satellite Party/The Nightwatchman) to join in April 2009.

The band has been formed since 2007, when Riley would join Morello on the Nightwatchman tours as an opening act. The two, at the time, were...