Counting Crows are back for the first time in seven years and they are delivering fans a new single plus a brand new, butter-themed EP. The four-track Butter Miracle, Suite One will debut on May 21st.
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The new EP serves as a follow-up to the band’s 2014 album, Somewhere Under Wonderland. The first single off the forthcoming EP is called "Elevator Boots" and is out everywhere now.
The Americana essence the pours out of the new track has touches of Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, and REM intertwined in sound and lyrics.
The song was written by frontman, Adam Duritz, while living on a friend's farm in the UK last year. During this time Duritz shaved off his signature dreadlocks. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the musician shared, “I got rid of my beard, too. I just wanted to see myself. I didn’t want to be hiding behind a beard or the dreads."
The artist who was diagnosed with dissociative disorder in his early 20s also tells us, “I’ve been quite happy.” He continues, “I’ve been in a relationship for four or five years now – one that is very satisfying, and healthy. Most of my experiences in my life had been what it’s like to be alone and live alone. And that’s not the case anymore. That’s a big change for me, to really come to the idea that maybe something’s more important than writing songs."
The four songs that come off Butter Miracle, Suite will soon form half of an entire Counting Crows album. The second half or “suite” is yet to be written.
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