New York, NY (Top40 Charts) "Probably smarter and gently deeper, Richard Edwards is the little brother I always wanted to have. Kind, caustic, daring and deviant, he has inspired me in many ways and not just musical. Imagine Baudelaire articulating his views on modernity to Harry Nilsson,
Randy Newman and Alex Chilton before packing them off to frighten and exhilarate the world. I don't know or even care to know how he does it, I'm just so happy that he's here and doing it." - The Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli
On March 31, Richard Edwards will release his debut album Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset on Joyful Noise Recordings. The album was produced by Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Cass McCombs, Beck) in Los Angeles, and features a stellar lineup of musicians including Pete
Thomas (Elvis Costello) on drums and guitar work from Mike Bloom (Jenny Lewis).
Today, Edwards has shared "Disappeared Planets," the first song to be released from the album. Stream the track via Soundcloud:
"'Disappeared Planets' was written in the days following my separation from my wife," explains Edwards. "I woke up on pain medication from an abdominal surgery in a cold sweat with a premonition and the song fell out real fast, within a few minutes, I reckon. It was a real draining thing to write and made me kinda sick to listen to for a long time. Not so much anymore."
Edwards is also announcing his first live performances in over three years, at the first annual Gas Feed & Seed Festival in Davenport, IA and Rough Trade NYC - on sale this Friday, January 27.
In 2014, Richard Edwards (then frontman of Margot & the Nuclear So and So's) was diagnosed with C. diff - a rare and potentially fatal stomach ailment. Shortly after releasing Margot's final album he lost over 40 pounds, was to forced to abandoned a near sold out tour, and spent the next couple years recovering and writing a new record about absence. In 2015, after the dissipation of a longtime partnership & marriage, he underwent surgery on his abdomen and re-wrote the record about absence. The result is Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset, Edwards' first post-Margot solo album.
Richard's friend Rhett Miller has written an impassioned biography about the new album which you can find on his website.
Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset is currently available for pre-order via Richard Edwards' official site and Joyful Noise.
Tracklist:
1) (beware the golden fang)
2) Lil Dead Eye-d
3) Git Paid
4) Fool
5) Disappeared Planets
6) Postcard
7) Management of Savagery
8) When You Get Lost
9) Lemon
10) Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'
11) Sister Wives
12) Pornographic Wives
13) (chaka khan)
14) Moonwrapped
Tour Dates:
2/16-18: Davenport, IA - GAS Feed & Seed Festival
4/1: New York, NY - Rough Trade
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