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Singersongwriter supreme Rufus Wainwright has announced the release of his long awaited new albumnbspUNFOLLOW THE RULESnbspout on BMG.Wainwrightrsquos ninth studio LP and first new pop album since 2012, UNFOLLOW THE RULES finds the artist at the peak of his powers, entering artistic maturity with passion, honesty, and a newfound fearlessness while remaining as creative, bold, and mischievous as ever.nbspProduced by Mitchell Froom Crowded House, Paul McCartney, Richard Thompson, Suzanne Vega, Randy Newman at a variety of legendary Los Angeles studios ndash including Sound City Studios, United Recording, and EastWest Studios ndash the album serves as both bookend to Act I of an extraordinary career which, likenbspUnfollow The Rules,nbspbegan in the studios of Los Angeles, but also now as the first lines of a remarkable new chapter.ldquoWhat I would like this album to symbolize is a coming together of all the aspects of my life which have made me a seasoned artist,rdquonbspsays Wainwright.nbspldquoMy aim is to emulate the greats of yore whose second acts produced their finest work ndash Leonard Cohen when he made THE FUTURE, when Sinatra became Sinatra in his 40s, when Paul Simon put out GRACELAND. Pop music isnrsquot always about your waistline. Many songwriters improve with age. Irsquom flying the flag for staying aliverdquo Rufus Wainwright CD is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £9.99