Art is a moving target. Those who do it most
successfully find shades of emotion within themselves that change the texture
of their work and how they feel about themselves. As a result, a real artist is
ever-changing.
Seven-time GRAMMY winning Trio Lady Antebellum has announced the
release of their fourth Capitol Nashville studio album GOLDEN.
So it is for Lady Antebellum, whose album Golden was figuratively –
and literally – borne on the move. The harmony-based trio – Charles Kelley,
Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood – and its sizeable fan base bonded heavily
during the band’s Own the Night World Tour, its first arena run as a headlining
act, in 2012. The shows themselves were inspirational. But so was the time
offstage. Lady A made a point of experimenting and creating with its road band
as the one-nighters and the miles of travel piled up. That behind-the-scenes
interaction inspired much of the music on Golden, an instantly infectious project
in which Lady A discovered new edges for its already-successful foundation.
"This album feels to me like one of those that from start to finish could
be a good road-trip record and that's what we wanted," said Lady A's
Charles Kelley. "It's one of the reasons why the term 'golden' was kind of
cool. I think about road trips and driving down the road with those little
streaks of sunshine popping through the trees, especially at sunset. 'Golden'
it just gives you this warm, easy feeling."
"Writing and recording this record really took us back to when we first
met each other," added Hillary Scott. "When I first met the boys, we
spent a lot of time around the piano at the house they lived in at the time. We
didn't really know each other at all, but there was still some magic and then
the harmony that’s how it all started - that blend of our voices and that blend
of our songwriting craft. So, it's exciting that even on our fourth record, we
can still find that."
"The word 'golden' to me conjures up a lot of pictures,"
continued Dave Haywood. "In the title track, it depicts driving down the
road at sunset but, to me, it also depicts a special time in our career.a
'golden,' special time for us. We definitely want to value this time in our
careers because it's such a treasure that we can still sit in a room and write
songs together. I personally feel so humbled to still be making records that
people are excited to hear."
The new album's lead single "Downtown"
already stormed the Country radio charts, becoming the trio's career highest
charting debut. People noted "this preview
of Lady A's next album is slinky, sexy fun, crazy-catchy and downright
soulful."
Lady A's previous three studio albums have paved the way for GOLDEN, which follows over 11
million album sales, six career No. one hits and seven GRAMMY awards. Last year
alone, more than one million fans in over 11 countries welcomed the ACM and CMA
award-winning trio on their headlining tour. For more information on new music
and additional upcoming performances, visit www.ladyantebellum.com.
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