Chris Shiflett passes along some fatherly wisdom on his spiraling new rocker Welcome to Your First Heartache, off his newly announced solo LP Hard Lessons, which will be released June 14th.
Aptly enough given the albums title, Welcome to Your First Heartache is directed toward a son experiencing his first romantic letdown. Ive been where youre standing and let me tell you, son, that it gets so much better, Shiflett sings, his reassuring tone and gentle oohs that appear in the coda contrasted with a scorching guitar line and jackhammer drumming that teeters on the edge of combustibility.
Hard Lessons, recorded at RCA Studio A in Nashville, reunites Shiflett with Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb, who recorded the Foo Fighters guitarists last album, 2017s West Coast Town, and also contributes acoustic guitar on the new recordings. The 10-track album features guest appearances from Elizabeth Cook on the song The One You Go Home To and guitar fireworks from former Sturgill Simpson guitarist Laur Joamets on the previously released This Ol World.
Shiflett heads to the U.K. next week to kick off a European tour, beginning with a gig at the Grand Social in Dublin, Ireland, on March 30th.
The full track listing for Chris Shifletts Hard Lessons:
1. Liars Word
2. This Ol World
3. Welcome to Your First Heartache
4. The Hardest Lessons
5. The One You Go Home To (feat. Elizabeth Cook)
6. Fools Gold
7. I Thought Youd Never Leave
8. Weak Heart
9. Marfa on My Mind
10. Leaving Again