Dan Wilson Music

Singer, Songwriter, Collaborator

Re-Covered News: Billboard Premieres Official Music Video for “Someone Like You” (ft. Kronos Quartet)

handypetes.com generic cialis by phone Something new: I went up to Berkeley, California to record “Someone Like You” with the amazing Kronos Quartet, and we made a video documenting those sessions. Here it is, courtesy of Billboard: my Re-Covered version of “Someone Like You,” (ft. Kronos Quartet.)! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: working with Kronos Quartet was a dream. I’m so grateful to them for the idea to collaborate, and I’m so happy that this was the song we tackled together. Please check out the video!

Re-Covered News: Taste of Country Premieres “When The Stars Come Out”

Friends and fans – it seems like about the right time, so I released another song from my upcoming album, Re-Covered today: “When The Stars Come Out,” which I wrote with Chris Stapleton. I drew a celestial, calligraphy-packed, illustrated lyric video to go with my version of the song – check out the premiere in Taste of Country.  The song is also available now on PledgeMusic and everywhere you get music (iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, etc) along with two other songs from the Re-Covered album – “Someone Like You” (ft. Kronos Quartet) (written with Adele) and “Home” (written with Dierks Bentley).

I wrote “When the Stars Come Out” with Chris Stapleton when he visited our house in LA a few years ago. Chris was in the midst of figuring out what his next album was going to be, but we didn’t really set out to write something for him to record. We just got together and wrote a couple of songs. Later I was pleasantly surprised to learn that he had cut a version of “When the Stars,” and then even more pleased when I heard it – his version is great.

The idea was Chris’. He told me it was partly inspired by my picking up and moving my family from Minneapolis to LA in 2010. He said, “We can call it, ‘One of those LA nights when the stars come out.’” I told him that actually the smog here is so bad that most nights we don’t really see much in the way of stars.

“Dan, it’s a metaphor,” Chris said with a laugh. Ohhhhh, I get it. So we wrote a song about a night when LA’s metaphorical stars come out, and they shine.

Re-Covered Track List Reveal and Two Songs Available Now

Friends – I’m so happy that I’m finally able to share the full track list and the first two songs from my new album, Re-Covered. “Someone Like You” (feat. Kronos Quartet) (written with Adele) and “Home” (written with Dierks Bentley and Brett Beavers) are both available now for Pledgers to download as well as everywhere you get your music (iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc).

I drew some rad calligraphy videos for these songs too – please check out the video for “Someone Like You” on Salon.com and “Home” on Rolling Stone Country.

 

 

Re-Covered Track List:

All Will Be Well – written with Gabe Dixon
Home – written with Dierks Bentley and Brett Beavers
You and I – written with John Legend
Someone Like You (feat. Kronos Quartet) – written with Adele
Never Meant To Love You – written with Cory Chisel
Not Ready To Make Nice – written with Dixie Chicks
Landing – written with Matt Wilson
Treacherous – written with Taylor Swift
Borrowed – written with LeAnn Rimes and Darrell Brown
Your Misfortune – written with Mike Doughty
When The Stars Come Out – written with Chris Stapleton
If I Walk Away – written with Josh Groban
Closing Time – written for Semisonic