Rufus and Ronson go pop

Seven studio albums into his career and with excursions into folk, opera and showtunes under his belt, queer Canadian crooner Rufus Wainwright finally seems to be making his bid for mainstream success by enlisting superproducer Mark Ronson for his new album Out of the Game, to be released on April 20.

Wainwright has described it as “the most pop album I’ve ever made,” while Ronson believes “it’s the best work of my career”.

Ronson’s previous work includes production duties on Amy Winehouse’s groundbreaking Back to Black album, plus his own top-selling albums Version and Record Collection.

Ronson has said Out of the Game “has a real 70’s, Laurel Canyon spirit,” while Rufus cites “all the greats – Elton, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, basically the brash and beautiful. It’s also very Rufus.”