Lucinda Williams records new CD, slates new shows
Williams, whose last release was "Little Honey" from 2008, announced via Facebook that "Blessed" would be out March 1, 2011 with a deluxe version containing a second disc, "The Kitchen Tapes." The second disc will be comprised of home recordings Williams made of each song on the day she wrote them.
Songs on the disc are:
1. Butter Cup
2. I Don't Know How You're Livin'
3. Copenhagen
4. Born To Be Loved
5. Seeing Black
6. Soldier's Song
7. Blessed
8. Sweet Love
9. Ugly Truth
10. Convince Me
11. Awakening
12. Kiss Like Your Kiss
Williams also scheduled shows in Toronto, New York, New York, Austin and Houston starting in March.
Shows are:
March 4-5: Toronto, Massey Hall
March 11-12: New York, Webster Hall
May 5: New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz Festival
May 7: Austin, Stubb's
May 8: Houston, The Houston International Festival
More news for Lucinda Williams
- 04/04/23: Williams tells "Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart"
- 05/04/21: Williams suffers stroke, expect to play soon
- 04/24/20: Williams, Tillis, Rose release new sounds
- 02/04/20: Williams tackles problems on "Good Souls Better Angels"
- 08/20/18: Williams honor "Car Wheels" with tour
- 03/22/18: Earle, Yoakam, Williams team up for LSD tour
- 05/11/16: Isbell leads AMA nominations
- 01/13/16: Williams sets tour
CD reviews for Lucinda Williams
"You can't rule me," Lucinda Williams declares on the song of the same name, the defiant lead-off song on her blistering new album "Good Souls Better Angels," her most archly determined effort yet. That says a lot, given the fact that Williams has practically defined the very notion of an insurgent artist since the very beginning. Her swagger and sway often brings to mind a drunken sailor who staggers unsteadily down the street, spitting piss and vinegar at random passerbys. ...
As impressive as her last album "Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone" was, this much is true about Lucinda Williams: the next album will be as stellar or even more. That's not to say any of her releases are subpar, but the quality (and now consistency) of her output makes her a precious gem. And this record, an album inspired and influenced by I-20, a winding piece of pavement that cuts throughout her home state of Louisiana, is the usual extraordinary affair you'd expect. ...
There's little left to be said when it comes the link between quality songs and Lucinda Williams. From her early days to her commercial breakthrough with 1998's "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road," Williams has always created her own heartfelt nuggets that can be equally haunting and rocking. And this newest release is perhaps her most ambitious effort to date, a 2-disc, 20-track album, starting with the barren "Compassion" that recalls some precious combination of Linda ...
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