Dan will be performing at LA's Hotel Cafe this Thursday, July 10th. Get more info here .
Dan Wilson's live at the Electric Fetus EP is now available at iTunes , Amazon Digital , Napster , Real Music , and Rhapsody . Features his performances of "Hand On My Heart," "Free Life," "Easy Silence," "Sugar," and "Breathless" at his in-store at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis in October.
To accompany the release of "Free Life" as a single, DW has created a five-song EP, called "Be Free EP." The download-only record includes Dan's new, unreleased versions of The Dixie Chicks' "Lullaby" and Jimmy Webb's "All I Know." Rounding out the set are "I Can't Hold You," and "Hello Stranger," both tragically cut from the Free Life album.
EP available at:
iTunes
Rhapsody
Real Player Music Store
Amazon Digital
Napster
AT&T Blue Room
Click here to listen to Dan tell the story behind some of the songs from "Free Life" and watch his exclusive performance for AT&T's Blue Room .
Click here to watch a clip from the Dixie Chicks about the making of the single "Not Ready To Make Nice" with commentary from Dan.
Get "Free Life" on iTunes or click here to buy the "Free Life" CD from Amazon.com.
"Free Life" in Boston Globe & NY Daily News lists of top 10 albums of 2007!
The "Electric Fetus EP," recorded live at Dan's October in-store appearance, available in all CIMS stores in February!
Read Dan's interview with City Pages .
Biography
Renowned for the elegance of his melodies, the intelligence of his lyrics and the purity of his voice, Dan Wilson's first solo album, titled "Free Life," is now available on American Recordings/Columbia.
"Free Life" features guest appearances by a large cast of characters, including Sheryl Crow, Mason Jennings, Sean Watkins, Benmont Tench, Eric Fawcett, John Munson, Amy Jennings, John Hermanson, Ruby Amanfu, Bleu, Jacob Slichter, Matt Wilson, JoAnna James, Andy Thompson, Gary Louris, Joe Savage and many others. Guests on "lost" tracks from the album's long history extend the Minneapolis who's who: Adam Levy, Rob Skoro, Brian Tighe and many others participated in the process over several years. The CD features 12 new songs written by Wilson, and one surprising addition — a version of the Dixie Chicks-DW collaboration "Easy Silence."
The album was produced by Wilson with guidance from label head and executive producer Rick Rubin. While "Free Life" is in some ways a departure from Wilson’s previous work, it also finds him in the familiar territory that has been reflected in much of his work — the elevated, chill-inducing melodies, the thoughtful yet straightforward lyrics, the striving for honesty of expression. “I’ve always loved songwriting that sounded like truth,†says Wilson, “like first-person confessions, like confidences whispered in your ear. Even if I’m willing to tinker with reality and my own history, I want the song to feel true.â€
Wilson is a celebrated artist and songwriter whose diverse and highly lauded projects now span two decades. In 2007 Wilson received a Song of the Year Grammy Award with the Dixie Chicks for 'Not Ready to Make Nice,' while co-writing an additional five songs on the trio's Album of the Year-winning 'Taking the Long Way'. Wilson had previously been recognized by the Grammys with a nomination for 'Best Rock Song' as the primary songwriter and singer for the song 'Closing Time' by the critically acclaimed Minneapolis band Semisonic.
Now more than ever an in-demand songwriter and producer, Wilson has recently collaborated with artists including Mike Doughty, AbsentStar, Nickel Creek, Rachel Yamagata, Jewel, and Craig Wiseman. Dan Wilson began his career as a writer and performer with the seminal Minneapolis cult band Trip Shakespeare in the early nineties.
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Dan performing "Easy Silence" on 2/14/07
at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis
(cellists: Jacqueline Ferrier-Ultan and Michelle Kinney of Jelloslave)
Dan telling the story of "Closing Time" @ Troubadour on 11/12/07
Check out this inspiring rock climbing video made by Joel Andersen, set to "Free Life." Thanks Joel!
