FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/TODD
BRODGINSKI/LATHUM NELSON
“I
named the album Paper because this is all a blank sheet of paper to me;
it’s fragile and new…For 15 years I wrote for Chris’ voice, but this is
for me.”
--RICH
ROBINSON
After
spending years as the Black Crowes’ acclaimed guitarist-songwriter, RICH
ROBINSON takes center stage with the release of his solo debut PAPER,
out August 24 on Key Hole Records. ROBINSON will
unveil the new material with an ambitious three-city residency, playing Tuesdays
in New York City (Knitting Factory Tap Bar), Wednesdays in Philadelphia (Tin
Angel) and Thursdays in Cambridge (Brother Jimmy’s Barbecue) from June 29 to
July 22.
In
addition to singing all of the lead and background vocals for the first time in
his career, ROBINSON played all of the guitars and bass parts while contributing
percussion and keyboard parts to PAPER. The musician also wrote all of
the music and lyrics that were “written over the past three and a half
years about my life.
I would write music and have a melody in mind,” he
explains, “and then I would write lyrics around the music and how it made me
feel.”
Recorded
in New York City, the self-produced 14-track album comes out swinging with the riff-rock
powerhouse “Yesterday I Saw You” and the distortion-soaked strut of
“Enemy.” From there, PAPER effortlessly stretches out into
psychedelic rock (“Places”), adoring, dulcimer-laced sounds (“When You
Will”) and mid-tempo ballads (“Forgiven Song”). Throughout, ROBINSON’s
signature guitar tones and textures balance his fluid harmonies with and
free-spirited arrangements.
“I
love the song ‘Leave it alone’,” says ROBINSON about one of the album’s
highlights. “It was really the first song that I wrote knowing that I was
going to sing the lyrics. It
wasn’t more personal, but it really got me thinking of melodies that were good
for my voice.”
Sticking
with the do-it-yourself theme, ROBINSON will also handle the album cover art
duties: “The cover of the album is going to be an oil on canvas painting of
mine…I’ve been painting off and on for 12 to 13 years.”
Stay
tuned for more touring information, as ROBINSON looks forward to touring
throughout the summer backed by a three-piece band (TBA).
DATE
CITY
VENUE
Tue
6/29
New York, NY
Knitting Factory Tap Bar
Wed
6/30
Philadelphia, PA
Tin Angel
Thu
7/1
Cambridge, MA
Brother Jimmy’s Barbecue
Tue
7/6
New York, NY
Knitting Factory Tap Bar
Wed
7/7
Philadelphia, PA
Tin Angel
Thu
7/8
Cambridge, MA
Brother Jimmy’s Barbecue
Tue
7/13
New York, NY
Knitting Factory Tap Bar
Wed
7/14
Philadelphia, PA
Tin Angel
Thu
7/15
Cambridge, MA
Brother Jimmy’s Barbecue
Tue
7/20
New York, NY
Knitting Factory Tap Bar
Thu
7/22
Cambridge, MA
Brother Jimmy’s Barbecue
For
more information, visit: www.richrobinson.net
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