Lucius Signs With Fantasy, Will Release Re-Recorded Version of Seminal ‘Wildewoman’ Allbum
05.04.2024 - 04:49
/ variety.com
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Lucius has signed with Fantasy Records for future album releases, including the first to come down the chute in the deal, an all-new re-recording of the group’s seminal “Wildewoman” album. Set for release May 31, “Wildewoman (The New Recording)” will include 12-13 freshly recorded tracks, including songs with featured appearances by Brandi Carlile, Marcus Mumford and Devon Gilfillian.
Though the original album had a dozen tracks, Carlile — who produced the band’s previous album — is on a 13th track, “Housewarming,” that was not part of the original album back in 2013, but is considered a fan favorite; it will be tagged onto only on the vinyl and CD editions. The first single, “How Loud Your Heart Gets (The New Recording),” is out now, with an accompanying music video.
Although Lucius had one self-released album out prior to the set that’s being recreated, the long-out-of-print “Songs From the Bromley House,” the members consider “Wildewoman” to be their true debut effort, and the one that put them on the map. In a statement, they said that they went back to this 11-year-old album not to do a sound-alike that would divert royalties from their previous label, Mom + Pop, a la Taylor Swift, but as an attempt to reinterpret the breakout album with a more seasoned musicality.
“Last fall, we were coming up on the 10-year anniversary of our debut album, ‘Wildewoman,’ and wanted to find a special way to honor and celebrate it,” the band wrote in a statement. “We put together a tour, and planned to approach it old-school style — with the same instrumentation, same setup, same backdrop, same look.