T Bone Burnett announces first album in almost 20 years

T Bone Burnett releases a first track from the album, “ Waiting for You “.

It’s been almost 20 years since T Bone Burnett released a new album. The wait is almost over, as he announced The Other Side, with the title “ Waiting for You », a collaboration with Lucius. It’s a melancholy song full of nostalgia, embellished with a little touch of Spanish guitar, which gives a soft tone to the album, which is scheduled for release on April 19.

Besides Lucius, the album features guests such as Rosanne Cash and Weyes Blood, as well as Steven Soles, who played in the Alpha Band with Burnett after they split from Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue. Burnett wrote the album’s 12 songs after purchasing new guitars reignited his interest in writing.

In a statement, Burnett said that many of the album’s songs are about ” YOU » : « I read a news article that said a shocking percentage of number one songs had the word “you” in the title. I believe that the purpose of art is to create consciousness, and so I was constantly appealing to people’s consciousness, but I realized that when a songwriter uses the word “you”, it is indeed sure in the world of consciousness, but it is also in the world of people’s dreams. And when you enter people’s dreams, you have to be very careful with them. »

Burnett will sing to everyone YOU ” performing the entire album at three Nashville venues in May. Tickets go on sale Friday. Full details are available on the Burnett website.

The Other Side track list:

1. “He Came Down”
2. “Come Back (When You Go Away)”
3. “(I’m Gonna Get Over This) Some Day” (with Rosanne Cash)
4. “Waiting for You” (with Lucius)
5. “The Pain of Love” (with Lucius)
6. “The Race Is Won” (with Lucius)
7. “Sometimes I Wonder” (with Weyes Blood)
8. “Hawaiian Blue Song” (with Steven Soles)
9. “The First Light of Day”
10. “Everything and Nothing”
11. “The Town That Time Forgot”
12. “Little Darling”