I’ve made little secret that I contain a relatively decent-size man-crush on Bobby Bare Jr. Dude’s a genius, in my book. If he’s put out a bad record, I haven’t heard it. Once I really began to dig into his solo stuff a couple of years ago, I have eagerly awaited anything the dude puts out, even if it’s not a “proper release”. The EP that he put out last year, American Bread, which consisted of killer America and Bread covers, was predictably stellar. This year’sShel Silverstein tribute project, which he helmed and contributed a song too, might go down as one of 2010′s great records, actually.
Well, for those who, like me, were wondering when the next dose of goodness from Bare Jr would be dealt, worry no more. In the next couple of weeks, you’ll get not one, but two hearty gulps of new Bobby Bare Jr material.
This week, you can go to his official site and exchange your email address for a new, free acoustic EP. Then, a couple of weeks from now, you can get all up in a new, full-length LP, A Storm – A Tree – My Mother’s Head.
I’ve been listening to the new full-length casually over the last few days and, yeah, solid. It rocks, it gently weeps, it’s another well-concieved, thoughtfully produced record.
As for the acoustic EP avaialable now, check out this song from it, below…
SAD SMILE (acoustic) by BOBBY*BARE*JR
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