Lonesome Shack conjures a spirit that drifts between city and desert, navigating trials of love, loss and the natural world. With an ear to folk and blues traditions, they craft songs that stir the heart and shake the soul. On their eighth studio album Song Of The Horsethey (due out July 19th) dig deeper into forces of nature and elemental grooves. Song Of The Horse was recorded by Johnny Goss in a three-day session at Dandelion Gold on the outskirts of Tucson, AZ. The band was joined by their old friend and legendary Tucson musician Tom Walbank on harmonica for the session.
Lonesome Shack’s story began on the edge of the Gila Wilderness in Catron County, New Mexico, where Ben Day Todd lived in a small shack for four years with his girlfriend at the time. There, his interest in American and international folk and blues music grew, and he began performing and recording under the name Lonesome Shack. Ben met longtime bandmates Kristian Garrard and Luke Bergman at Cafe Racer in Seattle, WA, in the late 2000’s. Now they live in three corners of the States – Ben in Escondido, CA, Kristian in Bothell, WA and Luke in NYC. Despite the distance, the magnetic trio continues to meet up for recordings and performances worldwide.
Today Glide is excited to offer an exclusive premiere of the standout track “Fresh Bones,” a slow-grooving work of bluesy folk-rock that brings to mind the Tulsa sound of J. J. Cale. Dreamy vocals and a sparse yet cascading guitar come together and keep this tune moving right along as Ben Todd sings about stepping into the unknown. The name and lyrics also feel ominous and creepy, which is captured in the mysterious tone of the music.
Singer-songwriter Ben Todd describes the inspiration behind the song:
“Bones are a recurring theme in my songs. I wrote this shortly after my son was diagnosed with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a rare genetic condition that causes brittle bones. I was feeling a loss of control, a reverence for forces greater than myself, and a strange clarity that comes with stepping into the unknown.”
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