ROBIN TROWER ANNOUNCES GLOBAL RELEASE OF NEW STUDIO ALBUM COMING CLOSER TO THE DAY
Released: 22 March 2019
Provogue/Mascot Label Group Itâs rare to find a â60s legend still on trailblazing form in their eighth decade. The 73-year-old guitarist finds himself in a golden late-bloom of creativity. In recent years, his solo output has been championed by both press and public, with the impact of 2014âs âSomethingâs About To Changeâ, 2016âs âWhere You Are Going Toâ and 2017âs âTime & Emotionâ setting up some of his best-attended US dates since he conquered that continent with âBridge Of Sighsâ in the mid-â70s. The bluesmanâs back pages leave no doubt of his towering contribution.
Follow the thread back to â50s Southend, where the teenage Trower lived and breathed a vinyl collection that left an indelible mark on him. Making his first mark in R&B hopefuls The Paramounts, he then forged his reputation over a five-album tenure with Procol Harum. His solo career exploded in 1974 with âBridge Of Sighsâ, the gold-selling masterpiece. Suddenly, Trower was a mainstream draw in the States, booming from prime-time radio, taking the stage at stadiums. That wave of popularity carried Trower into a series of celebrated collaborations with Jack Bruce that began with B.L.T. (1981), and even saw him guesting on tracks for Bryan Ferryâs acclaimed Taxi (1993). With âComing Closer To The Dayâ, his songcraft and soulful performances have never sounded more alive â even on an album whose title track acknowledges that life is short and time precious.
âIâm saying that Iâm nearer the end than the beginning,â he explains. âBut that doesnât scare me. Not at all. If I went tomorrow, Iâd feel like Iâd been blessed with being able to achieve an incredible amount as a musician.â
The album was recorded at Studio 91 in Newbury, with engineer Sam Winfield. ââDiving Bellâ is probably my favourite track on the album,â he says. ââTruth Or Liesâ, that one was quite hard to pull off. I love the song, but I recorded it once and wasnât happy with it, so I started from scratch again. Itâs got quite a strong early R&B flavour to it. That song is not really about me. Iâm writing from the viewpoint of a guy whose loved one has been messing around. âSomeone Of Great Renownâ, again, that song isnât about me, but itâs maybe someone that Iâd like to be.â ââLonesome Roadâ,â he continues, âthatâs about me touring and asking how long I can go on with it. Thatâs definitely coming from my heart and head.
âGhostsâ is about things from the past where you didnât do right in your personal life. âDonât Ever Changeâ is an out-and-out love song: a very nice, easy vibe, but still quite soulful.â The calibre of the songwriting on âComing Closer To The Dayâ is matched by Trowerâs performances, with the bandleader handling all instruments except the drums. His basslines are supple and rhythmic, his vocals growl and and the lead guitar work only adds to his reputation as an all-time-great soloist. For Robin Trower, the next great song is always right there at his fingertips. For five decades, the iconic British bluesman has written the same way. The valves glow in his Marshall amplifier. Those fabled hands roam the neck of his Fender Stratocaster. Then the music starts to flow: raw and real, played with fire and skill, untainted by commercial aspirations, accompanied by lyrics that get to the guts of the matter.
- Tracklisting
1. Diving Bell
2. Truth or Lies
3. Coming Closer to the Day
4. Ghosts
5. Tide of Confusion
6. The Perfect Wrong
7. Little Girl Blue
8. Someone of Great Renown
9. Lonesome Road
10. Tell Me
11. Don't Ever Change
12. Take Me
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