The Who’s Pete Townshend is featured on a new song by a young Dutch singer/songwriter named Inge Lamboo. The tune, titled “Call Out Your name,” was released as a digital single on Friday, March 28.
Townshend contributed a blues-infused guitar solo to the track, which is a melodic, mid-tempo alt-pop tune with some jazz influences.
A post about the new song on Lamboo’s social media pages included a quote from the Who legend commenting on the collaboration.
“It was an honor to be asked to play guitar on one of Inge Lamboo’s new tracks,” he wrote. “I follow her work on Instagram and she is making terrific Indie-style music with some really smart twists. The guitar work on her tracks is perfectly wonderful without me, so I decided to throw some mud at the wall—in the old ’60s style, and amazingly it worked. Inge is a special talent, we should ALL look out for her.”
“Call Out Your Name” will be featured on Lamboo’s upcoming studio album, This Is How the Future Sounds, which is due out May 30. In addition, the track will be released as a 7-inch vinyl single on April 12 as part of the 2025 Record Store Day event in the Netherlands.
How Inge Lamboo’s Collaboration with Townshend Came About
A post on Lamboo’s official website explained that the collaboration with Townshend came about after he sent her a message complimenting her music. “You’re really good,” the note read. “Looking forward to more.”
According to the post, Lamboo then spent a number “sleepless nights” trying to get up the courage to ask Pete to play on one of her new songs.
As the statement explained, “She … sends a message with her most indie song, ‘Call Out Your Name.’ Two weeks later, Townshend responds with his contribution, a blazing guitar solo that he has patented. The windmill-like arm gestures from his heyday are something the listener can imagine.”
“His playing is very recognizable, rhythmic, and full of attitude,” Lamboo commented.
The note added, “She solos just as fiercely alongside him. Pete is on the left, and Inge is on the right. She also points out the Morse code he hides in his guitar playing.”
Meanwhile, Lamboo posted a message on her social media pages on March 28 expressing her excitement about the song’s release.
“I’ve never felt as happy as today!! ‘Call Out Your Name’ [featuring] Pete Townshend is now available to listen to on your favorite streaming platform,” she wrote. “What a ride so far – and it’s just the beginning… :)”
Lamboo added, “Pete, thank you for this chance, your amazing playing, your perspective on the song, and the fun and inspiring conversation. I’m so thankful, happy, proud and in love with this song and collaboration. A dream come true.”
Townshend’s Other Recent Collaborations
Townshend also contributed to a number of other music artists projects that were released during the past year. He produced and played multiple instruments on the U.K. folk duo The Bookshop Band’s album Emerge, Return, which was released in June 2024.
Pete also co-produced and contributed his musical talents to U.K. rock band The Wild Things’ 2024 concept album, Afterglow, which hit stores in September.
Townshend also made major contributions to his wife, Rachel Fuller’s multimedia project The Seeker, which was released in November.
Townshend Just Released a Box Set Featuring His Solo Studio Albums
An eight-CD box set featuring all seven of Townshend’s solo studio albums also was released on March 28.
The collection, aptly titled The Studio Albums, includes Townshend’s solo debut, Who Came First (1972); his 1977 collaboration with the Faces’ Ronnie Lane, Rough Mix; Empty Glass (1980); All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (1982); White City: A Novel (1985); The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend (1989); and two versions of his 1993 concept album Psychoderelict.
One CD features the original version of Psychoderelict, while a second CD presents the album without dialogue and spoken-word introductions.
