Rodney Crowell takes on musical 'Triage' and touring in July

Rodney Crowell has released his second single and video, “Transient Global Amnesia Blues”, from his forthcoming studio release, Triage, due out July 23.

Haroula Rose, who directed the video, said, “Conceptually, I wanted to capture what Rodney explained as his experience with Transient Global Amnesia. A sort of fever dream. And, I’m happy when he says we got that right. We shot the footage of him at The Castle Recording Studios in Franklin, TN out in the back forested area, and at the River where Susanna Clark’s ashes were spread. I used a lot of archival footage and personal artifacts of Rodney’s to create some sense of cohesiveness - remembering life and its moments of being disoriented but also being found. Also, being inspired by the nature and story of the lyrics. We shot the writing at Rodney’s house with his wife, Claudia’s, beautiful handwriting.”

“Transient Global Amnesia Blues” reflects the entire record, one that Rodney calls his most personal to date, and like all great songs – the lyrics are expansive enough for everyone to relate. But they were born of a very singular experience.

Rodney explains, “One morning after a long walk, I asked my wife, Claudia, the same question nine times before she loaded me into the car and sped off to the hospital. The next thing I remember is being shoved into an MRI machine. Transient Global Amnesia, a benign form of amnesia that in ninety-eight percent of cases never returns, was the diagnosis---an overnight stay in the hospital the prescribed treatment. The next morning my daughter texted a photograph of a sunflower growing on a piece of driftwood on the Thames River. I had most of the song written before leaving the hospital at noon. Four days later I had a finished recording.”

Producer Dan Knobler added, “Not a moment of this album is unconsidered. Time and time again the question was asked: does each word, each note, every instrument and sonic choice serve its song? Is each song in service of the spirit of Universal Love? If not, it had to go. The result is a piece of work both Rodney and I take immense pride in.”

Triage is Rodney’s 18th studio album, his third on his own imprint, RC1 Records, and is his first with Thirty Tigers. Rodney has won numerous awards, including two Grammys and six Americana Music Association Awards as well as their Lifetime Achievement for Songwriter award. This last accolade resonates deeply with a man who has 15 No. 1 country hits including six of his own, and dozens of others for an impressively diverse array of artists including Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Keith Urban, Bob Seger, Etta James, Grateful Dead.

Filmmaker/musician Haroula Rose also directed the first video, “Something Has To Change”, which was shot at Castle Recording Studios in Franklin, TN. View it here.

Track Listing:

1. Don’t Leave Me Now
2. Triage
3. Transient Global Amnesia Blues
4. One Little Bird
5. Something Has To Change
6. Here Goes Nothing
7. I’m All About Love
8. Girl On The Street
9. Hymn #43
10. This Body Isn’t All There Is To Who I Am

Tour dates:

July 26 in Pascagoula, MS @ Grand Magnolia Ballroom
July 27 in Baton Rouge, LA @ Manship Theatre
July 29 in Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
July 30 in Austin, TX @ The 04 Center
July 31 in Dallas, TX @ The Kessler Theater
August 1 in Fayetteville, AR @ Fayetteville Roots
August 5 in Nashville, TN @ Rodney Crowell’s Adventures in Songwriting Camp – SOLD OUT
August 19 in Atlanta, GA @ City Winery - SOLD OUT
August 20 in Decatur, AL @ Princess Theatre Center For The Performing Arts
August 22 in Charleston, WV @ Mountain Stage at The Culture Center Theater
September 10&11 in Gstaad, Switzerland @ Country Night Music Festival
October 8 in Boothbay Harbor, ME @ Opera House
October 9 in Brownfield, ME @ Stone Mountain Arts Center
October 10 in Boston, MA @ City Winery
October 12 in Fall River, MA @ Narrows Center for the Arts
October 14 in New York, NY @ City Winery
October 15 in Philadelphia, PA @ City Winery
October 16 in Vienna, VA @ Barns of Wolf Trap
October 17 in Hopewell, VA @ The Beacon Theatre
October 27&28 in Franklin, TN @ Franklin Theatre
October 29 in Madisonville, KY @ The Glema Mahr Center for the Arts
November 6 in Menomonie, WI @ Mabel Tainter Center for the Art
November 7&8 in Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota
November 10 in Stoughton, WI @ Opera House - SOLD OUT
November 11 in Chicago, IL @ City Winery
November 12 in Grand Rapids, MI @ St. Cecilia Music Center
February 25-March 3 Outlaw Country Cruise in Belize and Mexico – SOLD OUT