World Wide Rebel Songs

'World Wide Rebel Songs' is the anticipated follow up to the 2008 album by The Nightwatchman 'The Fabled City' and was produced by Tom Morello. The first single "Save the Hammer for the Man" was co-written with Ben Harper and features Harper on vocals and guitar.

While Morello's solo albums as The Nightwatchman have primarily been acoustic affairs, 'World Wide Rebel Songs' features a full electric band ("The Freedom Fighter Orchestra", comprised of Dave Gibbs on bass, Carl Restivo on guitar and piano, Chris Joyner on keyboard, and Eric Gardner on drums).

When describing 'World Wide Rebel Songs', Morello stated, "Troubled times call out for troubled songs. World Wide Rebel Songs is an album of rousing hopelessness, and this time The Nightwatchman has brought along his electric guitar to tip the scales. I wanted to capture a vibe midway between Johnny Cash and Che Guevara, murder ballads and Molotov anthems."

Tom Morello graduated from Harvard University with honours as a Political Science major and has been a widely recognized political activist throughout his career. In 2006, he was the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award. Morello's family has been a constant source of political and social inspiration as his great-uncle, Jomo Kenyatta, was the first President of Kenya, and his mother, Mary Morello, founded Parents for Rock and Rap, an anti-censorship counterweight to Tipper Gore's PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center).

With System of A Down's Serj Tankian, Morello formed Axis of Justice, an organization whose purpose is to bring together musicians, music fans, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice. In the spring of 2008, Morello launched The Justice Tour, a recurring nationwide concert tour. Tour stops, which have featured members of Guns'N'Roses, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Jane's Addiction, MC5, Alice in Chains, Cypress Hill and many more, have visited cities with a day dedicated to a local charity and a rock show to benefit that charity at each stop.