Everybody knows how much I love David Bronson, I assume. Ever since hearing his album Story last year, I’ve been crazy about the man’s music. I even weathered a snowstorm to catch him live earlier this year and regret it not a whit.
Story is one part Cat Stevens, one part Crosby, Stills and Nash and all parts David Bronson, and it is a real rarity because it sounds better every time I go back for a listen. How many albums just get better and better? A year after its release and I am still wowed by the sucker, I still can wonder why I never paid “Unending (Underture)” enough attention, how did I kinda miss it?
So here comes exciting news because now look at Story the one we know and love, yeah, look at it like the Star Wars: A New Beginning of rock and this September… well, it won’t be The Phantom Menace and definitely not Butch And Sundance: The Early Years but it will be a prequel. Here is some of the Press Release:
“David Bronson’s Story is out now. The second album in the cycle, The Long Lost, is scheduled for release on September 17th. The album was recently completed with producer Godfrey Diamond who has previously worked with Lou Reed, Sparks, and Glen Campbell among others. Bronson will celebrate with a record release show at Brooklyn Bowl on September 21st. Tickets for the event are available here. Everyone in attendance will receive a free copy of The Long Lost”.
Ugh, Brooklyn Bowl is so far from me… but it is a Saturday so I will definitely try and get there while holding out for the Mercury Lounge or something.
In the meantime, check out this excellent video for “Us”… here is some info: “I met choreographer Genevieve Ferron after deciding that a two-person dance would make a great video for this song,” Bronson explains. The beautiful result features the performances of Joannie Douville and Milan Panet-Gigon as directed by Ferron, cinematographer Pier-Luc Latulippe and editor Joshua Sandler.
Of the song, Bronson says, “‘Us’ is kind of a crucible to me in that there was a kind of sound I was building towards in my writing, and with ‘Us,’ I remember feeling instantly that this was a special point in my development as a writer.” Bronson believes the song represents the heart of the two records that comprise “The Long Lost Story,” explaining that “It deals with some of the most central themes of the project: severance, isolation, history, and ultimately accountability, forgiveness, and hope.”