Gavin's new album 'Free' out on March 31st, 2009!
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Gavin DeGraw
jbphill84 — 17 years ago(February 17, 2009 02:49 PM)
Yay, I can't believe that were getting a new album so quickly!
GAVIN DEGRAW TO RELEASE NEW COLLECTION OF SONGS, FREE, ON MARCH 31st, 2009 ON J RECORDS.
FREE FOLLOWS ON THE HEELS OF PLATINUM SINGER AND SONGWRITERS SELF-TITLED 2008 TOP 10 ALBUM
DEGRAW HITS THE ROAD FOR WHERE IT BEGAN TOUR ON MARCH 27TH
(February 17, 2009 - New York., NY) On March 31st, 2009, J Records platinum recording artist Gavin DeGraw will release a new collection of songs, entitled FREE a raw, organic-sounding recording that showcases DeGraws earthy charm and ever-evolving songwriting talent.
My intention on FREE was to stay out of the way of the songs, DeGraw says. We kept the production very minimal in order to get everything that lies between me and the audience out of the way. By removing all the bells and whistles, you really make room for someone to pay attention to the songwriting. As a result, DeGraws freewheeling melodies, heartfelt lyrics and soulful, blues-tinged vocal performances are front and center, creating an intimate experience for listeners.
Performed by a crack band that includes guitarist Audley Freed (Black Crowes), bassist Andy Hess (Govt Mule), drummer Charley Drayton (Keith Richards' X-Pensive Winos), and keyboardist George Laks (Lenny Kravitz), FREE, the 10-song set ranges from new songs that were completed in the studio, such as Stay and Mountains to Move, to tunes that DeGraw wrote very early in his career that have evolved with him, like Dancing Shoes and Glass. Those are songs only my die-hard fans would know, he says. I wanted to properly record them because theyre special to my fans. Theres also a cover of Chris Whitleys Indian Summer, a powerful number that DeGraw includes on FREE as a way to draw attention to one of his favorite artists. I wanted to exposeChris music to my fans, DeGraw says.
To keep himself from over-thinking the songs, DeGraw recorded FREE in less than two weeks at the Brooklyn studio of his producer Camus Celli, who has worked with such artists as Tina Turner, David Byrne, and Arto Lindsay. DeGraw and Celli have known each other since working together on an early version of DeGraws platinum-selling 2003 major-label debut CHARIOT. Ive been in the studio with several different producers so I already knew what I wanted, DeGraw says. This was my opportunity to be involved in the production, and I knew Camus could get the sounds I was going for.
The trust he had in Celli and the collaborative spirit of their partnership freed DeGraw up to dig deep and tap into something he says he hadnt tapped into for a while. This album reveals the honesty about my love of music, he says. It isnt about the biggest, the strongest, or the loudest. Its about simplicity in its purest form. It doesnt sound like the big machine. It sounds like where you go to escape the big machine.
In keeping with the stripped-down feel of FREE, DeGraw will hit the road on March 27th for an extensive spring tour he has dubbed his Where It Began tour, in which audiences will be taken on a musical journey back to DeGraws roots for a series of intimate full band and solo performances. Well take a similar approach to the live shows as we did on the album, h2000e says. This tour is all about creating that very close connection with the audience.
FREE is the follow-up to DeGraws self-titled 2008 album Gavin DeGraw, which debuted at No. 1 on the digital sales chart and No. 7 on Billboards Top 200 album chart last May, earning DeGraws his first Top 10 album. Gavin DeGraw spawned the hit singles In Love With A Girl, which Billboard dubbed a rocking homerun and the gold-certified We Belong Together.
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Lasirenn — 17 years ago(March 02, 2009 10:29 PM)
YES!
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