Borne from the twin stars of grief and love, the album delivered beautiful sense of certainty, the sure-footed sound of an artist fully, finally at home with herself.
Last year’s Big Time brought Angel Olsen to a deeper, truer sense of self than ever before. The album includes guest backing vocals by Jeremy Ivey, Jesse Malin, Buddy Miller, Angel Olsen, Margo Price and Tommy Stinson. Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart was produced by Williams, Overby and Ray Kennedy, who also engineered. Williams is in great form as heard on her new single “New York Comeback,” written by Williams, Tom Overby and Jesse Malin, with Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen on backing vocals. Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart marks a triumphant return from one of our most revered artists and songwriters. Later that November, Williams suffered a stroke that partially impaired some of her motor skills on the left side of her body, forcing her to learn to walk again and taking away her ability to play the guitar. In 2020, a tornado damaged her new home in Nashville, followed two weeks later by the beginning of the COVID lockdown. The last couple years have been challenging for Williams. 2023 will be a special year for Williams: she turned 70 in January and on April 25th will release her long-awaited memoir Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You (Crown, a division of Penguin Random House LLC). Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams will release her highly anticipated new album Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart on June 30th (Highway 20 Records/Thirty Tigers). “This ‘Director’s Cut’ is the way it was always intended to be heard” - Patterson Hood" The packaging comes with a perfect bound book featuring liner notes from Patterson Hood, track by track descriptions from Mike Cooley and Jason Isbell as well as never before seen photos along with updated artwork from the late Wes Freed. The complete version features resequenced audio, three additional tracks, four remixes along with updated vocals.
Principal member, Patterson Hood, took the reins and reimagined this record as it was originally intended.
The Complete Dirty South is a band-led rework of the original album. The album features live show staples like, “Tornadoes”, “Where The Devil Dont Stay” and “Puttin People On The Moon” as well as rarities like “Goode’s Field Road” and “Daddy’s Cup.” The Dirty South is a concept album that examines the state of the South, and unveils the hypocrisy, irony, and tragedy that continues to exist. "In 2004 the Drive-By Truckers released what would become the best selling album in their illustrious catalog. KISS Off The Soundboard: Live In Poughkeepsie, NY 1984
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