Kevin Morby by Chantal Anderson
Kevin Morby will release the ‘This Is A Photograph’ LP on May 13th.
Kevin Morby has shared his new single Rock Bottom, one of the tracks recorded as he was gradually joined by his touring band at a still-being-built studio in upstate New York.
Going into more detail about the track, Morby has explained how street art during his regular commute eventually became an inspiration:
“I’d often pass a mural of the late James Lee Lindsey Jr. on Main Street (in Memphis) which eventually lead me down a rabbit hole to revisiting his body of work including watching the 2009 documentary filmed during his last days, Better Than Something.”
“I was taken by how similar his story was to that of many other American icons that were ahead of their time and too-quickly rose from the bottom to the top, inevitably burning out.”
“I read that his stage name, Jay Reatard, was worn as a badge of honor after years of being picked on in grade school – which may or may not be why on the cover of his seminal album Blood Visions he’s covered in blood as a nod to Sissy Spacek’s character in Carrie.”
This Is A Photograph tracklist:
Intro
This Is A Photograph
A Random Act Of Kindness
Bittersweet, TN
Disappearing
A Coat Of Butterflies
Rock Bottom
Forever Inside A Picture
Five Easy Pieces
Stop Before I Cry
It’s Over
Goodbye To Good Times
