"What the World Needs Now..." is the tenth studio album by British rock band Public Image Ltd. It was released on September 4, 2015 through their own label PiL Official Ltd. The album cover, drawn by band member John Lydon sports his interpretation of a "wack": a Hopi Kachina clown doll. The singer has long been fascinated by Native American art and cites the "joker or the fool or the idiot," depicted in his painting, as his favorite. "What the World Needs Now..." is the tenth studio album by British rock band Public Image Ltd. It was released on September 4, 2015 through their own label PiL Official Ltd. The album cover, drawn by band member John Lydon sports his interpretation of a "wack": a Hopi Kachina clown doll. The singer has long been fascinated by Native American art and cites the "joker or the fool or the idiot," depicted in his painting, as his favorite. false 2022-10-22 08:07:37 2015 2015-09-04 2015-09-04 55 Alternative Rock Post-Punk 121800 2249326 4ebae468-3375-4254-8c20-00ec7c5a8975 68950696-ee9a-49b2-a8c2-d1d6c19355cc edcb81d2-327c-40f0-8c65-1d4cd06bc2be /media/data/media5/Music/Public Image Ltd/What the World Needs Now… (2015)/folder.jpg Public Image Ltd AlbumArtist Public Image Ltd Artist Public Image Ltd Public Image Ltd 1 03:52 2 02:45 3 03:21 4 06:08 5 05:43 6 03:42 7 08:14 8 03:46 9 05:43 10 05:23 11 06:30 Public Image Ltd (abbreviated and stylized as PiL) are an English post-punk band formed by lead vocalist John Lydon (previously, as Johnny Rotten, lead vocalist of Sex Pistols), guitarist Keith Levene (a founder member of The Clash), bassist Jah Wobble, and drummer Jim Walker in May 1978. The group's line-up has changed frequently over the years; Lydon has been the sole constant member. Following Lydon's departure from the Sex Pistols in January 1978, he sought a more experimental "anti-rock" project and formed PiL. That year PiL released their debut studio album First Issue (1978), creating an abrasive, bass-heavy sound that drew on dub, noise, progressive rock and disco. PiL's second studio album Metal Box (1979) pushed their sound further into the avant-garde, and is often regarded as one of the most important albums of the post-punk era. By 1984, Levene, Wobble and Walker had departed and the group was effectively a solo vehicle for Lydon, who moved toward a more accessible sound with the commercially successful studio albums This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get (1984) and Album (1986). After a late 1990s hiatus, Lydon reformed the group in 2009 and has released several further albums, including What the World Needs Now... (2015). PiL Official