Lovett's first album in 10 year "12th of June," coming out 13th of May
Produced by Chuck Ainlay and Lovett, "12th of June" features a mix of new originals, standards by Nat King Cole and Dave Frishberg, and a Horace Silver instrumental, representing Lovett's live performances with his Large Band. Lovett fuses jazz, country, western swing, folk, gospel and blues.
Lovett released the first single and album title track today, alongside a video featuring footage from the studio recording sessions.
Lovett's last disc was "Release Me" in 2012
Lovett is set for an extensive 2022 tour with his Large Band in addition to co-headlining dates with Chris Isaak. Kicking off with four nights at City Winery-Pier57 in New York City the week of the album release, Lovett and his Large Band will make further stops throughout the country this summer including at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Col., the Wolf Trap Filene Center in Vienna, Va, and the Grand Ole Opry House.
The tracking list for 12th of June" is:
1 .Cookin At the Continental
2. Pants Is Overrated
3. Straighten Up And Fly Right
4. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
5. Peel Me A Grape
6. Her Loving Man
7. 12th of June
8. Pig Meat Man
9. The Mocking Ones
10. Are We Dancing
11. On A Winters Morning
More news for Lyle Lovett
- 07/25/23: Lovett co-headlines with Kottke
- 05/13/22: Lovett, Forbert out with new albums
- 03/15/22: Lovett tours with Large Band in tow
- 11/18/21: Lovett tours with Acoustic Group
- 03/31/21: Lovett's first album in 10 year "12th of June," coming out 13th of May
- 12/20/10: Lovett, Hiatt tour together again
- 10/02/08: Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt join forces
- 10/01/07: Lyle Lovett to receive American music honor
CD reviews for Lyle Lovett
It may be disappointing to wait a decade for a new Lyle Lovett album and then discover about a third of it is covers -- and the opening track is an instrumental. Furthermore, that dry Lovett sense of humor only fully comes through on "Pants Is Overrated." Ah, but this is such a good, funny song, it should count at least for two. Even if not all of these are Lovett-penned recordings, his big, jazzy band is nevertheless a delight to the ears throughout.
Vocalist Francine Reed should ...
The follow-up to 2009's "Natural Forces" sees Lyle Lovett meandering along the same musical roads he's done for the last few decades, this time though taking some signature songs and trying to put a new sheen on them. The opening instrumental Garfield's Blackberry Blossom isn't nearly as rollicking as Orange Blossom Special, but has a certain Mark O'Connor precision to it.
Meanwhile, the title track is a sweet duet, but doesn't truly leave much of an impression. ...
Lyle Lovett's Christmas EP "Release Me" is only truly jolly to a point. After all, The Girl with the Holiday Smile begins with Lovett storytelling, "I met a hooker at the grocery story." It's not the sort of thing that would fit in either It's A Wonderful Life or Miracle On 34th Street. However, in Lovett's twisted little world, prostitutes belong right alongside Christmas trees and mistletoe.
This short recorded effort is more than just a Pretty Woman Christmas, though. ...
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