Rob Baird's Cathartic, Blues-Battered 'Wrong Side Of The River' Out Today (5.13)

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After a four year hiatus from music, Memphis-born musician Rob Baird releases his "thematic journey from defiance to reflection to the hope for redemption" (NPR) on the 10-track 'Wrong Side Of The River' autobiographical LP, out today (5.13) via Hard Luck Recording Company.

Baird's journey ranges from soul-searching ballads to "honest rockers" (Texas Monthly) and takes the listener through songs spanning a blues-drenched, Jack White-influenced title track to an organ-aided Jackson Browne-styled rocker "Mercy Me;" from a sentimental "Run of Good Luck" ballad to the cannon-shot stomper "Ain't Nobody Got A Hold On Me."

To accompany the sonic quest, Baird also created a "stunning" (NPR) cinematic trilogy video with director Matt Bizer (Willie Nelson, Old Crow Medicine Show). It premiered last week on NPR First Watch and features three tracks from the record: bit.ly/RB_trilogy.

"The journey to produce this record has been a long one both literally and figuratively," Baird says. "Each mile I've travelled and each moment in between went directly into my songs. The result is something I believe in, something I am proud of, and something to which I think each and every one of you can relate. I hope that my life through these songs resonates with you."

The "cathartic" (Rolling Stone Country) songwriter has full-band shows and festival performances slated through the summer. For more on Rob, including a list of tour dates, please visit robbairdmusic.com.

'Wrong Side of the River' tracklist:
1. Ain't Nobody Got A Hold On Me
2. Mercy Me
3. Pocket Change
4. Run Of Good Luck
5. Wrong Side Of The River
6. Oklahoma
7. Horses
8. Mississippi Moon
9. When I Go
10. Cowboy Cliche

Upcoming Tour Dates
May 13 / Grand Stafford / Bryan, TX 
May 14 / Magnolia Motor Lounge / Ft. Worth, TX 
May 19 / Fitzgerald's / Houston, TX 
May 20 / Threadgill's World HQ / Austin, TX 
May 21 / River Road Ice House / New Braunfels, TX 
May 27 / Rockin Rodeo / Denton, TX 
May 28 / Music & Mayhem / Eufalua, OK 
June 3 / Hoots Pub / Amarillo, TX 
June 4 / Wormy Dog Saloon / Oklahoma City, OK 
June 10 / Wichita River Festival / Wichita, KS 
June 20 / Blaine's Pub / San Angelo, TX 
June 24 / Sam's Burger Joint / San Antonio, TX
June 25 / Luckenbach Food Truck Festival / Fredericksburg, TX

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Rob Baird Press Page (photos, bio and more): shorefire.com/client/rob-baird