Steve Poltz Goes Traveling

10/26/07
. (PR) With thousands of songs behind him and a lifetime of road miles beneath his feet, Steve Poltz has finally sat down to look back and make sense of it all. The only tunesmith ever to write songs with both Mojo Nixon and Jewel is back with Traveling, a new album that once again defies category and blurs musical boundaries.

The new CD is due for release on January 22, 2008 on the Thirty Tigers label. With Traveling, Poltz deviates from the manic, irreverent form that marked his prior efforts and instead creates a soundscape of such raw emotions that listeners will relate on an immediate and personal level. The achingly pretty "Haters' Union" couches anguished, confessional lyrics within beautiful string-tinged melodies. "Rains" is contagiously punchy, even as it describes the hopeless feelings of trying to escape the memory of a lost lover while staring out on a rainy day. "Brief History of My Life," a massive favorite at live shows, is vintage Poltz. The song showcases his prowess as a storyteller as he takes the listener for a melancholic yet hilarious biographical spin.

Traveling is ultimately an album of hope, with melodies that are exquisite in their simplicity. Recorded throughout 2007, the album additionally features backing from the renowned string quartet Tosca. In addition to the 11 songs on Traveling, Steve recorded 11 additional tracks that will be included on a separate album called Unraveling, which will be sold exclusively at his shows later in 2008.

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