14 April, 2021Print
Lawrence Rothman Turns Past Traumas Into A Landscape Of Empathetic Healing On New Album 'Good Morning, America' (July 16 / KRO Records)
Guests Include Lucinda Williams, Amanda Shires Caroline Rose, Katie Pruitt, Girlpool, And Mary LattimoreLISTEN TO "THRASH THE WEST” (FEAT. AMANDA SHIRES)" HERE
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Pre-order 'Good Morning, America' here: https://orcd.co/goodmorningamerica
Inspired by many of Rothman's own life experiences during the pandemic, from spending weeks back at a family lake house in Missouri's Ozarks to working through their childhood traumas - the collection finds Rothman "putting my most inner, conflicting thoughts and experiences into song." The album was mostly written remotely with collaborators over video calls and was recorded in a series of unconventional spaces like an abandoned mall outside of Los Angeles and a rug shop in Nashville - exploring intensely personal lyrical territory that, in Rothman's words, "I have never written about in a song, poem or even diary."
‘Good Morning, America’ follows Rothman's critically beloved 2017 debut 'The Book of Law,’ which prompted Pitchfork to proclaim “after working behind the scenes as a producer on albums like Angel Olsen’s ‘My Woman,’ Rothman comes fully into focus now” and additional projects as a producer, film composer, novelist, actor and poet. Since the release of ‘Book of Law,’ Rothman has produced Marissa Nadler’s ‘For My Crimes,’ Kim Gordon’s ‘No Home Record,’ and the 2020 star-studded ‘The Turning’ soundtrack featuring Mitski, Cherry Glazzer, Kali Uchis, Kim Gordon, Warpaint and Soccer Mommy. Rothman has also scored a number of film projects including: the New York Times’ “Great Performers” series which featured Timothee Chalamet, Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniel Kaluuya, Nicole Kidman, and Saoirse Ronan among others; a short on the life of cult filmmaker Kenneth Anger for Gucci; and other projects for the TATE Modern, Barbican Centre and more.
Rothman previously shared “Decent Man,” their song with Lucinda Williams from ‘Good Morning, America,’ in late 2020. Listen here: https://orcd.co/lrdecentman
Good Morning, America Tracklist
Thrash the West (feat. Amanda Shires)
Benadryl and Cereal
Breathe (feat. Caroline Rose)
The Fix
My Body is a Perfect Storm
Decent Man (feat. Lucinda Williams)
Dear L.A.
Glory (feat. Katie Pruitt)
Sexless in Your Bedroom
Not a Son
Homesiick