Tune-In To Hear: Timothy B. Schmit Live, Worldwide On KCSN 88.5FM For A Performance And Interview Thursday, October 6 (3pm PT)

DT: OCTOBER 5, 2016

TUNE-IN TO HEAR:

TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT

—GROUNDBREAKING VOCALIST, SONGWRITER & BASS PLAYER

FOR THE EAGLES AND POCO—

LIVE, WORLDWIDE ON KCSN 88.5FM

FOR A PERFORMANCE AND INTERVIEW

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 (3pm PT)

LISTEN WORLDWIDE (here)

NEW SOLO ALBUM ‘LEAP OF FAITH’OUT NOW VIA BENOWEN RECORDS

LISTEN TO THE FULL ALBUM NOW ROLLING STONE COUNTRY(here)

Above: Timothy B. Schmit. Photo link (here).

TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT—the groundbreaking vocalist, songwriter and bass player from the legendary rock groups Eagles and Poco—is set to perform an acoustic set on KCSN 88.5FM in Los Angeles this Thursday, October 6 during the 3pm hour. In addition to the acoustic performance, SCHMIT will sit down for an in-depth interviewwith host Sky Daniels. Tune-in online, worldwide here: http://www.kcsn.org/listen.html. After the October 6 airing, listen to the archived session here: www.kcsn.org/archives/.

LEAP OF FAITH, the new 12-track solo album, is out nowon the indie label Benowen Records. Listen to LEAP OF FAITH in its entirety on Rolling Stone Country (here) and purchase the album via iTunes (here) and exclusive online store bundles (here).

Recorded at his Los Angeles studio and co-produced with engineer Hank Linderman, LEAP OF FAITH is a strong mix of rock, country, Americana, R&B and even a bit of reggae. LEAP OF FAITH marks the culmination of SCHMIT’s unhurried, yet inspired reflections of life. The album’s first single “Red Dirt Road” is currently impacting Americana and AAA radio. “Like the rest of my new solo album Leap of Faith, ‘Red Dirt Road’ was recorded in my L.A. studio featuring Van Dyke Parks on accordion, John McFee (from The Doobie Brothers) on fiddle, and harmonies by Herb Pedersen,” explains TIMOTHY re the first single. “Upon hearing this song one might think the setting is from the deep south, but actually the image comes from the island of Kauai. It’s a tune about finally being able to let go.”

“With the Santa Monica Mountains in the distance and a patch of state-protected Californian wilderness stretched outside the front door, Schmit created a soundtrack for that sort of pitch-perfect American landscape, mixing bluegrass, Cajun, rock, Seventies soul and California country into the same track list. Leap of Faith is an Americana album, in other words, delivered by an elder statesman who’s been laying the brickwork for Americana’s existence since the 1970s. Schmidt is no newcomer. No cosmic-cowboy wannabe. Rather than focus on proving his country credentials, he sticks to the Schmit-ian basics on Leap of Faith, singing the songs with a gentle, unhurried voice that’s more tailored to peaceful easy feelings than life in the fast lane.”

–Andrew Leahey, ROLLINGSTONE COUNTRY/ROLLING STONE (9/30/16)

Illuminated by an array of fine musicians and singers, LEAP OF FAITH plays like a multicolored corona around SCHMIT’s distinctive artistry. From the jaunty opening track “My Hat” to the soaring harmonies and heartfelt reflections of “This Waltz,” this is more than another album in a great artist’s catalog. Writing and recording between touring with the Eagles, the songs on LEAP OF FAITH have a broad compass. “Slow Down” is a note to self on escaping life’s pressures coasting along on a reggae pulse sweetened by jazz giant Gary Burton’s vibraphone, while “What I Should Do” has a Muscle Shoals feel; steamy, funky, and sensual. On “Goodbye, My Love,” he takes us deep down into traditional country with Paul Franklin’s glistening steel guitar layered over the changes. And on “It’s Alright,” his most intimate song, SCHMIT needs only his own acoustic guitar to express profound love.