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Review of Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
Talkhouse Music asked me to review an upcoming album release that I was excited about, and I jumped at the chance to talk about Sufjan Steven‘s newest record, Carrie & Lowell. I have a long history of admiration of Sufjan’s music and this new material is a deeply moving collection of lyrically unrestrained songwriting and understated grooves. Read my entire review, here: http://bit.ly/1NzW4vG
February Shows – a few tickets left!
Just a quick note to let you know that tickets for my east coast “Words & Music by Dan Wilson” shows are going fast! In fact, we just released a few more tickets for my Boston show, which was previously sold out. So, if you haven’t had a chance to pick any up for yourself yet, there are still some available at the links below.
My Illustrated Lyric Videos
Some of the work that I’m the most happy about from the last year are the three illustrated lyric videos that I made for songs from my latest solo album, Love Without Fear. I know a lot of you have seen the videos for “Disappearing” and “A Song Can Be About Anything” already, and now I’ve released a new one for my song “Love Without Fear.” I love seeing them side by side. Creating these pieces was a completely new kind of challenge for me, surprisingly complex and difficult but very fun.
D.A. Wallach and Dan Wilson song “Feel”
My friend D.A. Wallach has released his debut solo album, Time Machine! This is his first non-Chester French release and it’s beautiful.
UK & European Tour Dates
I’m pleased to announce some upcoming UK and European “Words & Music by Dan Wilson” tour dates in October! You can find event and ticket info for all of my shows on my events page. I’m really looking forward to revisiting some of these cities and playing some of these venues for the first time.
Pledge Music Campaign – new exclusives added!
We’ve revamped my Pledge Music Campaign! You can still order the album, vinyl & deluxe album book/cd, but we’ve added some cool new exclusives as well, including: more Skype songwriting reviews, personalized signed vinyl test pressings, customized Free Life CDs, and signed prints of my musical cartoons.
#ASongCanBeAboutAnything Contest Winners!
Thanks to everyone who participated in my “A Song Can Be About Anything” contest. An impartial panel (at my management office) has chosen the winners of the contest. Winners will receive a signed CD from me, along with my heartfelt congratulations.
You & I (Nobody In The World)
A while back I had the opportunity to write some songs with John Legend. One of the songs we wrote, “You & I (Nobody in the World),” is on his current album. I was really happy and proud of how the song turned out, and I’m just as excited about the video that he’s created for it. The images that the video pairs with our song make a beautiful and moving combination, IMHO. Check out the video for “You & I (Nobody In The World)”
Recent Co-writes
I’ve had a lot of fun collaborating with all sorts of different songwriters over the years. Here are two of my recent collaborations with Rae Morris and The Secret Sisters that I’m really excited about.