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Former Day of the Outlaw front man Stewart Eastham debuts as a solo with this semi- autobiographical album documenting his transition from Los Angeles to Nashville, and his rebirth in Music City. Ironically, given the genesis of his new songs, the album was actually produced by former band mate Burke Ericson in Los Angeles with West Coast musicians, including Ted Russell Kamp and steel player John McClung. Eastham began his musical journey as a drummer, working his way to the microphone of the band Minibike and its follow-on, Day of the Outlaw. As a vocalist and songwriter, Eastham’s folk-like storytelling provides continuity between the group’s two releases and this solo outing, but where Day of the Outlaw’s The Retribution Waltz leaned towards Stones-ish rock, his solo outing starts with traditional country at its core. With change clearly on his mind, Eastham’s considered many sides of transition. The gospel-tinged opener “Let It Go” sets the stage by proselytizing an optimistic, future-facing outlook. One can imagine this song helping Eastham let go of the comfort he’d developed in Los Angeles by looking forward to the then-unknown opportunities of Nashville. That cross-country journey is essayed in the steel-heavy, foot-stomping “Born in California,” exploring the dichotomies – countryside and city, home and adventure – that have threaded throughout Eastham’s life. He describes the layer between his lyrics and characters as having gone transparent for this batch of songs, and you can feel the autobiographical connection both directly and in allegory. The co-dependent relationship of “Broken Hearted Lovers,” for example, may be a tie between people, or between Eastham and Los Angeles.

Tracklisting:
1. Let It Go
2. Born In California
3. Crazy Old World
4. Broken Hearted Lovers
5. Someone New
6. The Lights Of Tennessee
7. My Favourite Thing
8. Crawl Up In Your Bottle
9. Butte Country Line
10. Idyllwild, Ca
11. Livin’ With Bad Decisions
12. Across The Sea
13. It’s Understood
14. The Man I Once Was

Extra Informatie:
Aantal Discs: 1xCD
Genre: Americana, Country, Rock
Format: MP3 @ 320kbit
Year of Release: 2013
Speelduur: 57 minuten
Cover: Front is in de RARs verwerkt