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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Edward David Anderson Releases Chasing Butterflies
Out October 19 on Black Dirt Records
Recorded at the NuttHouse in Muscle Shoals with Producer Jimmy Nutt
"EDA has always been one of my favorite songwriters and singers, and on this record he has beautifully managed to capture the elusive dichotomy that is the American South- a combination of mystery, darkness and relaxed geniality. Great album." --Steve Berlin (Los Lobos)
“Ed has the rare ability to open his soul and unfold his stories in a natural style that is simultaneously guileless and universal, a direct hit to the heart.” --Johnny Hickman (Cracker)
“An artist to the bone who is raw, open, gritty...a portal into the human condition.” --Seth Walker
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BLOOMINGTON, IL -- "The story of my life's written on my skin," sings Edward David Anderson on the devilishly sardonic “Bad Tattoos” from his soon to be released Chasing Butterflies (Black Dirt Records - Oct. 19, 2018). The song, like the artist, is brutally honest and has a worn feel; like it's coming from someone that has been around and put in the miles. "I don't think I could have written these tunes when I was 25," Anderson explains. "Everything I've done, the people I've met, all the places I've been, have brought me to this moment."
Americana Highways premieres the title track “Chasing Butterflies”, a song based on an old songwriter pal of EDAs, and writes of it, “With the clear vocals highlighted front and center on this song, and the music sustaining the suspense, we’re carried along in the tale of ‘chasing butterflies in the wind,’ a story on the run, in and out of relationships, in and out of prison, and in and out of sobriety, following life’s veering, restless paths just as butterflies do.”
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The gifted songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who spent a decade fronting the revered Midwest rock band Backyard Tire Fire, broke away and released his ambitious debut Lies & Wishes in 2014. The album was lauded "a superb solo effort" by No Depression and David Dye (NPR World Cafe) praised the follow-up Lower Alabama: The Loxley Sessions as "a wonderfully soulful record."
Both releases were significant steps forward for EDA, but on Chasing Butterflies there is a feeling of arrival. Absorbing and learning and growing through life experience has clearly refined his ability to write about the human condition. In “The Best Part,” he sings to his wife "You help me to understand/you make me a better man/I'm gonna do the best I can/to love you," and you believe him. This kind of sincerity and honesty along with a candidly dry sense of humor recur throughout the album.
It was through a tip from a friend that Anderson connected with GRAMMY Award winner Jimmy Nutt (SteelDrivers) from the iconic Shoals region of north Alabama. During their first conversation it was clear the two had a natural rapport and he quickly set a course for Jimmy’s NuttHouse Recording Studio in Sheffield. Diverging from past albums EDA used local session musicians for his backing band. “I felt the way to get the most authentic Shoals sound was to play with people who live and work there,” he said. Nutt played bass and brought in Jon Davis (Dylan LeBlanc) on drums, Brad Kuhn on keys, Todd Beene (Lucero) on pedal steel and Kimi Samson on violin, and the chemistry was instant.
The core of the 10-track album was cut live in just a few short days with minimal overdubbing, making it feel both cohesive and human. "We brought in strings on a few and pedal steel on one, but didn't want to get too carried away," Anderson recalls. The result is a stunningly sublime, less-is-more snapshot of a writer in his prime.
The songs on Chasing Butterflies are as diverse as they are hooky. As thought-provoking as they are heartbreaking. They are simple yet complex and were thoughtfully produced and recorded. From the hopeful opening lyric, "It's a beautiful thing/when two people sing/in harmony," to the haunting title track’s "There's a restlessness I guess/I'm uneasy I confess," EDA takes you on a vast & colorful musical journey. You get the feeling he's lived these songs. That the sleepless nights, the long drives, and the never ending search fuel the fire that keeps Edward David Anderson out there “Chasing Butterflies.”
Chasing Butterflies Track Listing: 1. Harmony (3:19) 2. The Ballad of Lemuel Penn (4:02) 3. The Best Part (3:23) 4. Bad Tattoos (4:19) 5. Crosses (4:03) 6. Only in My Dreams (4:49) 7. Dog Days (2:32) 8. Chasing Butterflies (4:19) 9. Sittin’ ‘Round at Home (2:23) 10. Seasons Turn (5:45)
Edward David Anderson - vocals, acoustic, electric & baritone guitars, banjo
Jimmy Nutt - Bass, Percussion
Jon Davis - Drums, Percussion
Brad Kuhn - Keys (Wurlitzer, Hammond A100, Yamaha C7 Grand, Rhodes)
Kimi Samson - Violin (2,6,9)
Todd Beene - Pedal Steel (8)
For more information, please visit www.edwarddavidanderson.com, facebook.com/edwarddavidandersonmusic, twitter.com/edanderson72, and instagram.com/edwarddavidanderson.
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Edward David Anderson is available for interviews and other media opportunities. Please do let me know if you would would like to talk with Ed and if you would like a hard copy and/ or digital files, album artwork, press shots, or anything else at all.
PRESS CONTACT:
Erin Scholze
Dreamspider Publicity
Release Date: October 19, 2018
828-776-6248
Erin@Dreamspider.net
www.dreamspider.net
RADIO PROMOTER:
Al Moss
Radio Add Date: October 9, 2018
almosspromo@gmail.com
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