ELO Premiere New Song, "One Step at a Time"

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Earlier today, Jeff Lynne premiered another new ELO song, "One Step at a Time." You can hear it below.

"One Step at a Time" is the third song from the upcoming ELO album, Alone in the Universe, to hit YouTube. It follows When I Was a Boy," which was released last month, and "When the Night Comes," which we premiered October 15.

The new album, ELO's first since 2001's Zoom (which features some of the last guitar work to be recorded by George Harrison), will be released November 13 via Columbia Records.

It's available for preorder now.

Damian Fanelli
Damian Fanelli
Editor-in-Chief, Guitar World

Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.

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