{"id":1201,"date":"2016-06-01T19:33:37","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T19:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2016-06-10T19:45:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T19:45:10","slug":"riley-etheridge-jr-to-release-new-album-in-september-including-hi-res-audio-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/riley-etheridge-jr-to-release-new-album-in-september-including-hi-res-audio-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Etheridge Jr. to release new album in September, including hi-res audio version"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Riley Etheridge Jr. to release new album in September,\u00a0<\/strong>including hi-res audio version<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong>Album tells one story from multiple perspectives<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Abstract artwork syncs with songs\u00a0<\/strong>for multisensory listening experience<\/strong>
\nNYC-based Americana singer-songwriter Riley Etheridge Jr. will be releasing a new album,\u00a0Secrets, Hope & Waiting<\/em>, on September 9, 2016 via Rock Ridge Music (with distribution through ADA). In addition to the usual CD and digital formats, Etheridge also plans to release the album in a high-resolution audio version (96kHz\/24-bit) through portals that distribute hi-res files. The album tells a story from multiple points of view, encompassing an eight-song travelogue (plus two alternate versions) that takes its listeners on an intimate, acoustic-oriented character journey that spans the course of three decades.<\/p>\n

The sonic template for\u00a0Secrets\u00a0<\/em>is quite an intentionally intimate one \u2013 minimalistic and sparse to let the mood and story shine. You\u2019ll hear Etheridge\u2019s chair move at the outset of the attempted soothing of \u201cHush,\u201d how the delicate four-part harmonies mesh on the pleading of \u201cHoping & Waiting,\u201d Simon Lott\u2019s subtle toms and mallet work on the optimistic charge of \u201cEverything You Wanted,\u201d and the wistful wishfulness of the lead track \u201cLike a Fool.\u201d Overall, the very nature of the high-resolution recording itself, co-produced by Etheridge with longtime bandmate Larry Sieberth, makes you feel like you\u2019re right there in the studio alongside Etheridge and his fellow musicians.<\/p>\n

Secrets<\/em>\u00a0was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Esplanade Studios, located in a refurbished 1910 church in New Orleans owned by the album\u2019s engineer, Misha Kachkachishvili. The album\u2019s dimensionality directly stems from the highly personal Esplanade studio setting, reflected in the musicians\u2019 collective interpretations of the\u00a0Secrets\u00a0<\/em>song cycle. \u201cI knew I wanted something we\u2019d record in complete takes, with minimal isolation and full visibility,\u201d says Etheridge.\u00a0 \u201cWe were all in a room playing together, and that natural room sound needed to be part of the listening experience. I wanted us to capture the beauty of creating face to face.\u00a0 It was the number one thing in terms of the mood I wanted. In the recording, I wanted the openness of spontaneity and interpretation in the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The multi-tiered viewpoints on display throughout\u00a0Secrets\u00a0<\/em>are also mirrored in the album\u2019s artwork, thanks to Derek Weisberg\u2019s visceral, abstract sculptures as photographed by Shaun Roberts. \u201cIt was an intimate process of two different people\u2019s perspectives of the underlying sculpture that started it,\u201d explains Etheridge. \u201cNow imagine going to see them at an art installation in a museum where you\u2019d put on headphones and have a narrator discuss the images. But in this case, you\u2019d have a high-definition listening experience with one specific song synced to that particular piece of art.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before going into the studio to lay down the tracks, Etheridge performed the songs live with Kenji Shinagawa, Melissa Tong, and Gary Frazier (who also played on the album). Getting that just-right live feel in the studio emerged from those onstage song tryouts. \u201cOne of the things about this process that I liked was performing these songs live before we tracked them,\u201d Etheridge says. \u201cSome of that growth happens only when you play a song in front of an audience and are willing to take chances. Some of my favorite moments have come from live onstage improvisation or when we\u2019re backstage warming up.\u201d<\/p>\n

A South Carolina native, Etheridge spent many years living – and playing music – in Louisiana, soaking up the region\u2019s unique and rich musical heritage; he now calls New York City home. With a catalog that deftly blends together a broad palette of authentic and finely crafted Americana, late-night blues, hard-luck folk, buoyant Bayou soul, and barn-burning country, Etheridge has released four prior albums (The Straight and Narrow Way<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 2014,\u00a0The Arrogance of Youth<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 2012,\u00a0Powder Keg<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 2011,\u00a0Things I Used To Know<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 2009) and one EP (Better Days\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 2012).\u00a0 As\u00a0Innocent Words<\/em>\u00a0said of Etheridge, \u201c\u2026the NYC-based artist… has been carrying the smart Americana torch for some time.\u201d Over the years, Etheridge has shared stages with a broad array of respected artists such as Ricky Skaggs, Sister Hazel, and Tony Lucca, and has embarked on repeat tour outings with Leon Russell in 2014, 2015, and 2016.<\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2016 \u00a0   Riley Etheridge Jr. to release new album in September,\u00a0including hi-res audio version   Album tells one story from multiple perspectives Abstract artwork syncs with songs\u00a0for multisensory listening experience NYC-based Americana singer-songwriter Riley Etheridge Jr. will be releasing a new album,\u00a0Secrets, Hope & Waiting, on September 9, 2016 … <\/p>\n

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