First, though, a moment of silence for Timothy White, editor in chief of Billboard, who passed away June 27 at age 50.
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David Baerwald Resurfaces On Lost Highway
By Tom Demalon
NASHVILLE��The thing is, you�ve got to be resilient in this world,� David Baerwald says. �Stuff is going to happen. Stuff is going to hit you.�
The subject of resilience is something Baerwald knows a bit about, and it has been the calling card of the characters inhabiting his songs during a career that has earned a devoted following and considerable critical acclaim.
Here Comes the New Folk Underground arrives July 16, nine years after his last solo set, Triage. �People actually thought I was in jail or dead or in a mental hospital or something,� he says with a laugh. Though there has not been a proper solo release, Baerwald has been busy writing for others and working on music for films�including �Come What May� from Moulin Rouge, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. A follow-up to Triage, was not a priority for Baerwald who, noting the proliferation of teen acts and exposed navels, says, �I was very hesitant to put my heart on the marketplace.�
The new solo project has its roots in the tragic death of the young son of longtime friend and collaborator Bill Botrell. �I felt the real need to just do something personal,� he says. �Something personal� turned out to be gathering friends in his Los Angeles recording studio in 1998. �I wanted to do something really pure and simple, to just get through this thing.� Six weeks later, nearly 30 songs were eventually issued, through a Baerwald fan site as the limited A Fine Mess set.
A copy made its way to Lost Highway president Luke Lewis and senior VP of A&R Frank Callari, who eagerly inked Baerwald to the label�s roster. �This stuff is as good as anything he�s ever done,� Callari says. Baerwald�s work, including co-writing several of Sheryl Crow�s early hits, has secured an audience that Lost Highway intends to build upon.
�With Lost Highway behind it, it should do really well,� says Don VanCleave, president of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS).
Triple-A radio received the lead offering, the infectious rocker �Compassion,� May 20, and, backed by a stellar band that includes guitarist Will Sexton, Baerwald has been doing dates ahead of the record�s release. A brief break in early July, during which Baerwald will do some readings from a novel in progress, will be followed by more road dates starting later in the month.
Here Comes the New Folk Underground is a striking record, featuring the evocative, cinematic lyrics that are Baerwald�s trademark. There�s no shortage of eclectic, effortless melodies, either, like the Oakland soul-styled �Love #29,� the gauzy, dream-like �The Crash,� and the ebullient, horn-driven �Nothing�s Gonna Bring Me Down.� From hard circumstances, Baerwald and friends have forged a record that is a life-affirming response.
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First, though, a moment of silence for Timothy White, editor in chief of Billboard, who passed away June 27 at age 50.
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David Baerwald Resurfaces On Lost Highway
By Tom Demalon
NASHVILLE��The thing is, you�ve got to be resilient in this world,� David Baerwald says. �Stuff is going to happen. Stuff is going to hit you.�
The subject of resilience is something Baerwald knows a bit about, and it has been the calling card of the characters inhabiting his songs during a career that has earned a devoted following and considerable critical acclaim.
Here Comes the New Folk Underground arrives July 16, nine years after his last solo set, Triage. �People actually thought I was in jail or dead or in a mental hospital or something,� he says with a laugh. Though there has not been a proper solo release, Baerwald has been busy writing for others and working on music for films�including �Come What May� from Moulin Rouge, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. A follow-up to Triage, was not a priority for Baerwald who, noting the proliferation of teen acts and exposed navels, says, �I was very hesitant to put my heart on the marketplace.�
The new solo project has its roots in the tragic death of the young son of longtime friend and collaborator Bill Botrell. �I felt the real need to just do something personal,� he says. �Something personal� turned out to be gathering friends in his Los Angeles recording studio in 1998. �I wanted to do something really pure and simple, to just get through this thing.� Six weeks later, nearly 30 songs were eventually issued, through a Baerwald fan site as the limited A Fine Mess set.
A copy made its way to Lost Highway president Luke Lewis and senior VP of A&R Frank Callari, who eagerly inked Baerwald to the label�s roster. �This stuff is as good as anything he�s ever done,� Callari says. Baerwald�s work, including co-writing several of Sheryl Crow�s early hits, has secured an audience that Lost Highway intends to build upon.
�With Lost Highway behind it, it should do really well,� says Don VanCleave, president of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS).
Triple-A radio received the lead offering, the infectious rocker �Compassion,� May 20, and, backed by a stellar band that includes guitarist Will Sexton, Baerwald has been doing dates ahead of the record�s release. A brief break in early July, during which Baerwald will do some readings from a novel in progress, will be followed by more road dates starting later in the month.
Here Comes the New Folk Underground is a striking record, featuring the evocative, cinematic lyrics that are Baerwald�s trademark. There�s no shortage of eclectic, effortless melodies, either, like the Oakland soul-styled �Love #29,� the gauzy, dream-like �The Crash,� and the ebullient, horn-driven �Nothing�s Gonna Bring Me Down.� From hard circumstances, Baerwald and friends have forged a record that is a life-affirming response.
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David Baerwald Resurfaces On Lost Highway
By Tom Demalon
NASHVILLE��The thing is, you�ve got to be resilient in this world,� David Baerwald says. �Stuff is going to happen. Stuff is going to hit you.�
The subject of resilience is something Baerwald knows a bit about, and it has been the calling card of the characters inhabiting his songs during a career that has earned a devoted following and considerable critical acclaim.
Here Comes the New Folk Underground arrives July 16, nine years after his last solo set, Triage. �People actually thought I was in jail or dead or in a mental hospital or something,� he says with a laugh. Though there has not been a proper solo release, Baerwald has been busy writing for others and working on music for films�including �Come What May� from Moulin Rouge, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. A follow-up to Triage, was not a priority for Baerwald who, noting the proliferation of teen acts and exposed navels, says, �I was very hesitant to put my heart on the marketplace.�
The new solo project has its roots in the tragic death of the young son of longtime friend and collaborator Bill Botrell. �I felt the real need to just do something personal,� he says. �Something personal� turned out to be gathering friends in his Los Angeles recording studio in 1998. �I wanted to do something really pure and simple, to just get through this thing.� Six weeks later, nearly 30 songs were eventually issued, through a Baerwald fan site as the limited A Fine Mess set.
A copy made its way to Lost Highway president Luke Lewis and senior VP of A&R Frank Callari, who eagerly inked Baerwald to the label�s roster. �This stuff is as good as anything he�s ever done,� Callari says. Baerwald�s work, including co-writing several of Sheryl Crow�s early hits, has secured an audience that Lost Highway intends to build upon.
�With Lost Highway behind it, it should do really well,� says Don VanCleave, president of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS).
Triple-A radio received the lead offering, the infectious rocker �Compassion,� May 20, and, backed by a stellar band that includes guitarist Will Sexton, Baerwald has been doing dates ahead of the record�s release. A brief break in early July, during which Baerwald will do some readings from a novel in progress, will be followed by more road dates starting later in the month.
Here Comes the New Folk Underground is a striking record, featuring the evocative, cinematic lyrics that are Baerwald�s trademark. There�s no shortage of eclectic, effortless melodies, either, like the Oakland soul-styled �Love #29,� the gauzy, dream-like �The Crash,� and the ebullient, horn-driven �Nothing�s Gonna Bring Me Down.� From hard circumstances, Baerwald and friends have forged a record that is a life-affirming response.
