Blackbirds (Amazon Limited Exclusive Version) ( Contains Bonus CD) available on February 12 2015 from Amazon for 12.98
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Amazon Exclusive Version Bonus CDTrack Listings1. If Heaven 2. The Secret of Life 3. On a Bus to Saint Cloud4. Independence DayFresh off her induction into the prestigious NashvilleSongwriters Hall of Fame, Gretchen Peters has confirmed theFeb 10 release of her new album 'Blackbirds.' Co-producedwith Doug Lancio and Barry Walsh and recorded in Nashville,the album features a who's who of modern American rootsmusic: Jerry Douglas, Jason Isbell, Jimmy LaFave, WillKimbrough, Kim Richey, Suzy Bogguss and more. But it's notthe guests that make 'Blackbirds' the most poignant andmoving album of the GRAMMY-nominee's storied career; it sthe impeccable craftsmanship, her ability to capture the kind ofcomplex, conflicting, and overwhelming emotional moments wemight otherwise try to hide and instead shine a light of truthand understanding onto them.The eleven tracks on 'Blackbirds' face down death with a darkgrit and delicate beauty. "During the summer of 2013 when Ibegan writing songs for 'Blackbirds,' there was one week whenI went to three memorial services and a wedding," remembersPeters. "It dawned on me that this is the way it goes as you getolder - the memorial services start coming with alarmingfrequency and the weddings are infrequent and thus somehowmore moving."She found herself drawn to artists courageous enough to facetheir own aging and mortality in their work (Leonard Cohen,Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Lowe), but noticed all thematerial was coming from a male perspective. "As brave anartistic risk as it may be for a man, it s much riskier for awoman to speak about it," says Peters, whose incrediblecatalog of songs including "Independence Day" and "On ABus To St. Cloud" have been recorded by everyone fromMartina McBride and Neil Diamond to Etta James and TrishaYearwood. "Aging seems to be a taboo subject for femalesinger-songwriters, in part because our value has depended somuch on our youth and sexuality. I want to write about that stuffbecause it s real, it s there, and so few women seem to betalking about it."ail.'Blackbirds' follows Peters' 2012 album 'Hello Cruel World,'which NPR called "the album of her career" and Uncut said"establishes her as the natural successor to Lucinda Williams."If anything, though, 'Blackbirds' truly establishes Peters as aone-of-a-kind singer and songwriter, one in possession of afearless and endlessly creative voice.
