New York, NY (Top40 Charts) On June 22, the forward-thinking folk rocker Reuben Bidez will release his second EP Something To Say. The EP is an analog album for the digital age where Bidez's elastic voice, which has earned comparisons to
Jeff Buckley and Roy Orbison, tackles subjects that make the modern world tick: politics, sex, social media and more.
Today, Reuben Bidez releases "What You Really Wanted," the first single from the forthcoming EP that features vocals from one of Nashville's strongest new voices
Molly Parden. American Songwriter said, "Anchored by gentle acoustic guitar and embellished with slide guitar flourishes, the track takes stock of the ways in which we try to shape ourselves to fit the expectations of others."
Stream "What You Really Wanted"
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"I wrote 'What You Really Wanted' the day after the presidential election. It's a song of personal reflection and coming to terms with the ways we stretch who we really are to be something another person wants us to be," explains Bidez .In the end, we find that we can never fully be what others expect of us, and we find freedom in accepting ourselves as we are. This is a journey we are all on as Americans and as humans."
While the EP was written in Nashville — his adopted hometown since 2014, when the Georgia-born Bidez left Atlanta and moved to Tennessee — Something To Say was largely recorded with producer Jeff Saenz in Dallas, TX. There, during a week-long session at
Modern Electric Sound Recorders, he found himself free to explore a sound that reached far beyond the usual boundaries of Americana. He was charting new territory, assisted by a group of instrumentalists — including past and present members of the
Texas Gentlemen.
More friends awaited back home in Nashville, where he wound up finishing the EP alongside longtime bandmates like Wyatt Funderburk and Seth Plemmons, as well as Marren Morris' drummer and fellow Atlantan Christian Paschall.
"On earlier records, I focused a lot on romance and relationships," says the songwriter, whose 2016 release, Turning to Wine, earned him a slot at the Bonnaroo Festival, as well as acclaim from outlets like American Songwriter, No Depression, and The New York Times. "But I've learned that great art is sometimes divisive, and I have thoughts about where the world is going and where our culture is headed. I've got something to say. This isn't the time for me to write love songs — it's time to take a stand and do something that, maybe, not everyone wants to hear."
Tracklist:
1) "
Something To Say"
2) "Don't Let Me Die"
3) "What You Really Wanted" feat.
Molly Parden
4) "
American Dream"
5) "Bad Name"
6) "Desert"
Tour Dates:
5/11: Nashville, TN - Musician's Corner
6/28: Chicago, IL - Haymarket Concert Series
6/29: Davenport, IA -
Racoon Motel
