Kevin Morby annoncerer nyt album – Little Wide Open ude d. 15. maj
Den amerikanske musiker Kevin Morby annoncerer sit ottende studiealbum Little Wide Open, der udkommer d. 15. maj på Dead Oceans / Playground Music. Albummet er produceret af Aaron Dessner fra The National. Samtidig deler han albummets førstesingle ‘Javelin’ med en tilhørende musikvideo.
“Little Wide Open is set to a backdrop of tangled highways, towns with populations less than 100,000, roadside crosses, a rock and roll romance, coupling butterflies, being an American entertainer, Econoline vans and more,” forklarer Morby. “This is, without a doubt, the most personal and vulnerable album I’ve ever made. Aaron did a heroic job of holding me back from throwing too many tricks at the songs, and letting my stories stand a bit naked. Despite its title this album is in fact, very wide open.”
Om dagens single fortæller han yderligere: “This is a song I wrote about being in love with someone you keep circling around the globe, relentlessly traveling through the air and down highways, and then returning home alone to middle America. Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso) shines here, with her incredible vocals. I had invited her into the studio and asked that she create a backing choir out of just her voice - but her presence is so special that her ‘backing vocals’ can’t help but take the lead.”
I musikvideoen til ‘Javelin’ ses Morby og hans ven Caleb Hearon på en ATV, mens de kører rundt i Missouris flotte landskaber – med cameos fra Katie Crutchfield og Tara Raghuveer. “I think it captures all the fun we had making it,” fortæller Morby.
Se videoen til ’Javelin’ her.
Albummet, der indeholder musikalske bidrager fra Dessner (der spiller flere forskellige instrumenter på albummet), Meath, Justin Vernon, Katie Gavin, Lucinda Williams, Mat Davidson, Meg Duffy, Oliver Hill, Rachel Baiman, Stuart Bogie, Tim Carr, Andrew Barr, Benjamin Lanz, Colin Croom og Tom Moth, bliver beskrevet af Morby som tredje del i en utilsigtet trilogi, og følger op på Sundowner fra 2020 og This Is a Photograph fra 2022.
Trackliste
1. Badlands
2. Die Young
3. Javelin
4. All Sinners
5. Natural Disaster
6. 100,000
7. Little Wide Open
8. Cowtown
9. Bible Belt
10. I Ride Passenger
11. Junebug
12. Dandelion
13. Field Guide for the Butterflies