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Would perchance perhaps perhaps 19, 2023—11x Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and musician Brandy Clark’s highly anticipated unusual self-titled album is out today time by Warner Data. Fling/aquire HERE.
Produced by 9x Grammy-winner Brandi Carlile and recorded at the famed Shangri-La studio in Malibu, CA, the album facets basically the most raw and intimate recordings of Clark’s decade-prolonged profession, as she showcases her versatility across eleven songs that span the emotional spectrum, alongside side her unusual duet with Carlile, “Dear Insecurity.” Listen/share HERE.
The discharge adds to but one other landmark 300 and sixty five days for Clark, who’s nominated for Excellent Long-established Gain at the 76th Annual Tony Awards for Shuckedthe unusual musical comedy she silent alongside longtime collaborator, Shane McAnally. Shucked is nominated for 9 awards total at the 2023 ceremony alongside side Excellent New Musical.
Reflecting on the mission, Clark shares, “This album is a return dwelling to me in many programs. Musically it’s the rawest I’ve been since 12 Tales and maybe even rawer. When Brandi and I sat down and talked about working together, one thing that if truth be told intrigued me used to be her asserting ‘I stumble on it as your return to the northwest.’ (Since the 2 of us are both from Washington dispute). That comment impressed so noteworthy for me. It took me advantage to the set and how I grew up. ‘Northwest’ and ‘She Smoked In The Condominium’ were both a results of that early dialog. Working with one other recording artist on this mission used to be such a present that I didn’t even know I needed and changed the formula I are looking to write down songs and accept records transferring forward. My hope is that somebody who hears this album will feel the center that I set into every expose of it.”
Carlile adds, “Brandy is one among the finest songwriters I’ve ever known. And I feel worship I now know exactly who Brandy Clark is by draw of the portal of this singular brilliantly written album. After I heard the songs for this album, they took me advantage to the principle time I heard Car Wheels on a Gravel Avenue. I used to be fascinated about Tom Petty, The Pretenders, Kim Richey, Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynne and the soul of 90s Americana before it had a title. Brandy’s teach is worship a friend you’ve had your total life the second you hear it. I do know I’m now not by myself in feeling this form. Here is her second. Here is the one. On occasion an artist handiest will get one shot at an album worship this in their life. Here is the time Brandy has chosen to expose herself to the world as an artist and a girl and I used to be blessed past measure to be the person she depended on to fortify and facilitate that swan dive.”
Besides to Clark and Carlile, the album also comprises special company Derek Vehicles and Lucius moreover Matt Chamberlain on drums, Sebastian Steinberg on bass, Dave Palmer on piano, Jedd Hughes on guitar, Kyleen King on viola, Josh Neumann on cello, Sista Strings (aka Monique and Chauntee Ross) on cello and violin, Steve Fishell on pedal metal and Jay Carlile on background vocals and harmonica.
Clark is one among her abilities’s most revered songwriters and musicians. Besides to writing songs worship “A Elegant Noise,” the GRAMMY-nominated duet conducted by Brandi Carlile and Alicia Keys, and Kacey Musgraves’ “Apply Your Arrow,” Clark has launched three acclaimed albums of her bear alongside side 2020’s Your Existence is A File. The album landed on finest-of-the-300 and sixty five days lists at Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Vary and additional and led NPR Song to name her“a storyteller of the wonderful caliber,” The New Yorker to portray, “No one is writing better country songs than Brandy Clark is” and Slate to proclaim, “one among the finest living short-story-song writers in country (which if truth be told methodology in any model).”
BRANDY CLARK
1. Ain’t Ample Rocks (feat. Derek Vehicles)
2. Buried
3. Uncover Her You Don’t Be pleased Her (feat. Lucius)
4. Dear Insecurity (feat. Brandi Carlile)
5. Come Relief To Me
6. Northwest
7. She Smoked In The Condominium
8. Up Above The Clouds – Cecilia’s Music
9. All Over All but again
10. Excellent Ones
11. Rob Mine
TOUR DATES
June 16-18—Kent, UK—Shadowy Deer Festival
June 24—Katonah, NY—American Roots Song Festival
June 25—Vienna, VA—Out & About Festival at Wolf Lure
August 6—Richmond, VA—The National*
August 8—Wilmington, NC—Greenfield Lake Amphitheater*
August 9—Charleston, SC—Charleston Song Corridor*
August 10—Greensboro, NC—Carolina Theatre*
August 11—Charlotte, NC—The Knight Theater*
August 17—Madison, WI August 17—Breese Stevens Discipline#
August 18—Beverly, MA—The Cabot*
August 19—Portland, ME—State Theatre*
August 20—Nashua, NH—Nashua Center for the Arts*
August 22—Northampton, MA—Academy of Song Theatre*
August 31—Highland Park, IL—Ravinia Festival#
September 14—Louisville, KY—Bourbon & Previous Festival
March 1-8, 2024—Miami, FL—Cayamo Cruise
*with Mary Chapin Wood employee
#with Brandi Carlile
