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Shane Alexander

The dynamic collection of ten new songs was recorded over two weeks during late September / early October in Los Angeles. Shane once again teamed up with LA production duo, Heroes & Villains, with whom he made his 2006 release Stargazer. Longtime sideman and co-conspirator, Chad Crawford appears on bass, and returning from Stargazer are drummer Charlie Paxson (James Blunt, Colin Hay), Billy Mohler (Macy Gray, Liz Phair) on electric guitar, piano, keyboards and bass, and Kim Bullard (Goo Goo Dolls, Tori Amos) on Hammond organ. Veteran producer / engineer / mixer Toby Wright (Alice In Chains, Wallflowers, Chris Whitely, Trey Anastasio) mixed the record.

Stylistically, the new album has a sound all its own and features some of Alexanders best studio performances to date. There are more up-tempo songs than his previous effort, including the anthemic opener Amsterdam, the driving Difference of Opinion and the groovy Outside the Lines. After touring so much as a solo acoustic artist, Shane sought to get back to a band sound and something that could get a crowd moving. However, there are still the trademark acoustic ballads - the title track is a delicate, infectious song with soft finger-picked guitar and doubled vocals that whisper all is as it should be and the sunshine-infused Coffee Kiss will be sure to please fans of songs like Valentine and Front Porch Serenade from his two previous efforts.