Clark returns with new album

Produced by Brandi Carlile, the album contains 11 songs. The first single, "Buried," came out last week.

Clark said, "This album is a return home to me in many ways. Musically it's the rawest I've been since '12 Stories; and maybe even rawer. When Brandi and I sat down and talked about working together, one thing that really intrigued me was her saying 'I see it as your return to the northwest.' (Since the two of us are both from Washington state). That comment inspired so much for me. It took me back to where and how I grew up. 'Northwest' and 'She Smoked In The House' were both a result of that early conversation. Working with another recording artist on this project was such a gift that I didn't even know I needed and changed the way I want to write songs and make records moving forward. My hope is that anyone who hears this album will feel the heart that I put into every note of it." Carlile said, "Brandy is one of the greatest songwriters I've ever known. And I feel like I now know exactly who Brandy Clark is through the portal of this singular brilliantly written album. When I heard the songs for this album, they took me back to the first time I heard 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" (the Lucinda Williams albjm)."

"I was thinking about Tom Petty, The Pretenders, Kim Richey, Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynne and the soul of '90s Americana before it had a name. Brandy's voice is like a friend you've had your whole life the second you hear it. I know I'm not alone in feeling this way. This is her moment. This is the one. Sometimes an artist only gets one shot at an album like this in their life. This is the time Brandy has chosen to reveal herself to the world as an artist and a woman, and I was blessed beyond measure to be the person she trusted to support and facilitate that swan dive."

Recorded at the Shangri-La studio in Malibu, Cal., the album, Clark's fourth features Derek Trucks and Lucius as well as Matt Chamberlain on drums, Sebastian Steinberg on bass, Dave Palmer on piano, Jedd Hughes on guitar, Kyleen King on viola, Josh Neumann on cello, Sista Strings (aka Monique and Chauntee Ross) on cello and violin, Steve Fishell on pedal steel and Jay Carlile on background vocals and harmonica.

Clark has enjoydd success as a songwriter with Carlile and Alicia Keys recoding "A Beatufiful Noise," while Kacey Musgraves' sang "Follow Your Arrow."

Clark, together with longtime collaborator Shane McAnally, composed the music for the upcoming Broadway music comedy, Shucked, which is set to open April 4 at New York's Nederlander Theatre.

The track list is:
1. Ain't Enough Rocks (featuring Derek Trucks)
2. Buried
3. Tell Her You Don't Love Her (featuring Lucius)
4. Dear Insecurity (feauring Brandi Carlile)
5. Come Back To Me
6. Northwest
7. She Smoked In The House
8. Up Above The Clouds – Cecilia's Song
9. All Over Again
10. Best Ones
11. Take Mine