Dan Wilson Premieres "When The Stars Come Out" from New Album, 'Re-Covered'

Credit: Noah Lamberth

​On August 4, Dan Wilson will release Re-Covered, a unique album that finds the Grammy-winning songwriter reinterpreting songs from his storied career that he wrote for and with other artists. The album, which marks his third solo studio release, is now available for pre-order on iTunes and Pledge Music and includes instant downloads of three songs.
 
Recently he premiered the video for "When The Stars Come Out," which was written with Chris Stapleton for his 2015 Grammy Award-winning breakthrough album Traveller. 
 
Watch the hand-drawn lyric video for "When The Stars Come Out" via YouTube:
https://youtu.be/-BeN6XzubeU
 
Also announced today is a deluxe edition hardcover book and CD that contains 56 pages of drawings, essays, lyrics, and songwriting observations. The book contains illustrations and stories by wilson about each Re-Covered song, in addition to each song’s lyrics. This deluxe hardcover book/album will be released on August 25 and includes a physical CD (pre-order via Amazon).

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 "I knew that if I ever did record the Re-Covered album, I’d have to make a book to go with it," explains Wilson. "The album already tells a story about my musical life, and I loved the idea of being able to elaborate and fill in details of the story. I had begun sharing my musical adventures through 'Words and Music by Dan Wilson,' the concert/storytelling series I’ve been doing for a few years. So I started by writing out some of the stories from those shows. I also did a series of interviews with a friend who knows me well, and these interviews provided me with a lot of material to start with."
 
Most of the songs on the album were recorded live and mixed in an intensive week-long session at United Studios in Los Angeles, with longtime collaborators Mike Viola producing and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Pete Thomas on drums. Wilson credits Thomas, best known for his decades of work with Elvis Costello, with being central to the crafting of the arrangements.
 
Wilson will tour in support of Re-Covered this fall, with additional tour dates to be announced in the coming months. For more information visit HERE.