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Jay Buchanan, the frontman of the Rival Sons, was already a solo musician before he formed his band. “Violence” from 1998 comes from this time. Another self-recorded recording, “Locusts And Wild Honey” remained unreleased in 2007.
The announcement that the musician will be releasing his solo album on February 6th is all the more exciting “Weapons Of Beauty” will publish. As a first harbinger, the single has been available since Wednesday (November 12th). “Carolina” listen. The video was shot in an abandoned coal mine in the desert.
“I retreated alone deep into the Mojave Desert for months to write the songs,” says Buchanan. “I wanted to paint pictures in the sand because music is increasingly being strangled by technical developments. It was the right approach for me. Besides, I’ve reached a point where I have no other choice. ‘Weapons Of Beauty’ is the sound of the continental plates shifting inside me. They’re so loud that I can’t ignore them.”
Jay Buchanan in “Deliver Me From Nowhere”
Jay Buchanan can also currently be seen in the Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere, where he fronts the Stone Pony house band alongside Jeremy Allen White. The Stony Pony music club in Asbury Park was once something like the boss’s second living room.
“Deliver Me…” director Scott Cooper even contributed to “Weapons Of Beauty.” According to Buchanan, he determined the order of the songs on the solo record.
Tracklist of “Weapons Of Beauty”
- 01. Caroline
- 02. High And Lonesome
- 03. True Black
- 04. Tumbleweeds
- 05. Shower Of Roses
- 06. Deep swimming
- 07. Sway
- 08. The Great Divide
- 09. Dance Me To The End Of Love
- 10. Weapons Of Beauty