It's a culmination of nearly two decades of work. It’s a sad record, that makes you feel good.
They have weight, but they aren’t weighed down. On the making of Chicamacomico Barham says: “ In my sixteen-year career, I have never been prouder of a set of songs, lyrically or stylistically. And with backing from longtime American Aquarium bandmates Zack Brown (piano), Bill Corbin (bass), Colin DiMeo (guitar), Ryan Johson (guitar), Kevin McClain (drums) and Whit Wright (pedal steel), Barham’s stories have neve burned more brightly. Though it is perhaps his most personal album to date, Chicamacomico is also the first to feature co-writes: with Grammy-winner Lori McKenna, Grammy-nominee Hayes Carll and others. Watch the music video for “All I Needed” HERE
Driven by an undeniable beat, warm pedal steel, soaring melody, and Barhman’s lived-in lyrics, the track revels in the power of music as the ultimate salve. In the end, Chicamacomico arrives at salvation in the form of “All I Needed,” the album’s final track and galvanizing first single. Today, American Aquarium announce their new studio album Chicamacomico out June 10 via Thirty Tigers – a heart-wrenching reflection on loss that finds frontman BJ Barham scaling new expressive heights, resulting in the band’s most elemental and emotionally resonant work to date. Named after a former life-saving station built in 1874 on the Outer Banks of the band’s native North Carolina, and produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Nathaniel Rateliff, Hurray for the Riff Raff) at Sonic Ranch, the ten songs on Chicamacomico are shot through with a sense of loss: of life (Barham recently lost his mother and grandmother), of a child, a spouse, or one’s way in the world. Massive Summer Tour Also Announced Including First-Ever Headlining Show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium June 17 Produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Nathaniel Rateliff) and Fully Fan-Funded, Album is Out June 10 via Losing Side Records/Thirty Tigers American Aquarium Announce Career-Best Album Chicamacomico With New Single “All I Needed”
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