Auburn Acoustic will be touring the UK supporting LIVE DEAD 69 (for the third time!) in March 2019!!!
26th Green Hotel/ Kinross
28th Under The Bridge/ London
29th Under The Bridge/ London
30th Picturedrome/ Holmfirth
31st Banham Barrell/ Norwich
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Game of Faith Press Release!
Release date:May 2019 Label:Scarlet/Gonzo Cat No:SR040CD
Auburn is fresh back from Nashville with a brand new album – Game of Faith!
The new album was mainly written in the last few months of 2018, in a flurry of outpouring! As always with Liz Lenten’s prolific song writing themes cover the usual range of reflections of emotions and situations – focusing this album on Trust, in all sorts of relationships and situations.
Says Liz, “Its been a couple of crazy years for me, with huge personal life changes – which lead to me losing my voice completely at one point, all of which left me struggling to trust my own judgement and learning to live on faith and hope – which is essentially all we have to go on when things get out of control.
As with Auburn’s previous releases, the band’s new album was recorded once again in Nashville. Says Liz, “Nashville is one of the most wonderful cities on earth to me – buzzing with music and creativity. My fantastic multi-award-winning producer, Thomm Jutz, (Nanci Griffith, Mary Gauthier, Bill Anderson, Otis Gibbs, Mac Wiseman,), totally brings my ideas to life, is there, so I would go wherever he was! And the musicians are amazing – all so incredibly talented and sensitive – and just lovely people to be around’.
In addition, GAME OF FAITH has a unique strategy-based card game that will be launched with the album… It has been devised and designed to compliment the songs and lyrics of the material…..so that everyone can play their own ‘Game of Faith’……more details nearer release about this…
Musicians featured on “Game of Faith” are:
Liz Lenten – vocals
Thomm Jutz – producer/guitars (Nanci Griffiths, Mary Gauthier, Mac Wise)
Mark Fain – bass (Ry Cooder, Ricky Skaggs)
Lynn Williams – drums (Delbert McClinton, Lee Roy Parnell, The Wallflowers)
Britt Savage – harmony vocals (Garth Brooks, Crystal Gayle)
Auburn Acoustic will be touring UK supporting LIVE DEAD 69 starting 26th March 2019 www.auburn.org.uk for details
Track listing / game characters
| Track | Title | Character |
| 1 | Game of faith | The Everyman (wild card) |
| 2 | Bad Girl, good woman | The accomplice |
| 3 | I don’t love him | The Ex-Lover |
| 4 | I drank | The broken -hearted drunk |
| 5 | Prosecco-fuelled profiles | The serial dater |
| 6 | Trinidad | The Gold digger |
| 7 | Red velvet pillow | The spoilt brat |
| 8 | Happy Nowhere | The contented dreamer |
| 9 | Misshapen fruit | The tenacious survivor |
| 10 | Its not love | The friend with benefits |
| 11 | Float to blue | The loyal friend |
| 12 | Spoke in the wheel | The One-night stand |
| 13 | Like I do | The commitment-phobe |
| 14 | His arms | The believer |
What the press said about Auburn’s last release:
….Lenten’s writing is most profound when she follows her instincts and, ripping a genre rulebook, does what’s best for the song….joy flows on like molasses.’ Let it rock (Canada)
‘Love & Promises is an album that, aside from Lenten, also features the credible work of many (aforementioned) others that come together to, simply put, enable us to enjoy yet another quite brilliant album of music from Auburn. As Hunter S. Thompson once said:” Buy the ticket, take the ride”! Russell A. Trunk / Anne Carlini (USA)
“British singer Liz Lenten is showing her creativity and skills as songwriter by delivering 12 new songs on ‘Love & Promises’, her 4th album in merely 5 years, the recording of it took place for the 3rd time in Nashville, TN, with local session musicians and producer Thomm Jutz…..” Valére Sampermans / Rootstime (Netherlands)
“Quantity has not diminished quality, as Thomm Jutz production, his Nashville backing crew’s soulful input, and Liz Lenten’s rootsy, intimate songs, delivered in her unique vocal style, has resulted in another transatlantic triumph.” David Innes / R2 Rock’N’Reel – (UK)
‘Different (*to previous AUBURN albums) but just as good, Liz Lenten is a fine lead vocalist, but she’s just as much as an actress and nearly another instrument as the whole comes together. Top shelf Americana that reaches all quadrants of this amorphous genre, this set’s a winner throughout.’ Midwestrecords (USA)
”Start to finish the allure of ‘Love & Promises’ remains strong, the temptation is so inviting you cannot refuse, this album will hold anyone that hears it, there’s a subtle allure that will not be denied.” Tom Franks / FolkWords (UK)
‘Excellent songs and beautiful arrangements. Thanks to a more than excellent and inspired playing tie it all sounds fantastic, and it appears to be a nice growth picture, which appears to be even better after a few spins.’ Holly Moors – Moors magazine
“Love & Promises” out on June 17th. It features star singer Liz Lenten and her iconic, angelic voice spread across a dozen new tracks.’ JPs Music blog (USA)
New Album Recorded in Nashville
The latest album has officially been recorded over in Nashville so will be ready to travel direct to your ears very soon! Hoping you guys are as excited as we are to hear the finished product (it has been said that this is the best album to date!). So be sure to watch this space to find out release dates!!!
AUBURN ACOUSTIC – UK LIVE DATES 2018
Performing as special guests with ‘LIVE DEAD 69’
LIVE DEAD 69 – Comprises of original Grateful Dead pianist Tom Constanten, who played all the keyboards on the original “Live Dead” recording, inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and was essential to Grateful Dead’s first 2 ambitious/ experimental studio recordings “Anthem of The Sun” and “Aoxomoxoa.”
Also, Mark Karan, lead guitarist with Bob Weir’s Rat Dog and The Other Ones,; Slick Aguilar who played lead guitar in Jefferson Starship & KBC for 26 years and with David Crosby Band before that; UK drummer Richard Newman ( Jefferson Starship, Rory Gallagher, Paul Rodgers, Deb Bonham); UK multi-instrumentalist Tony Morley, (Jefferson Starship) and Auburns Liz Lenten channeling Donna Jean on BV’s .
Live Dead 69 perform the classic “Live Dead” (recorded in 1969) with assorted other selections. Their unique familiarity with Grateful Dead’s halcyon material, implies an improvisational prowess that shall be on full display.
February 2018
Friday 2nd – Under The Bridge, London
Saturday 3rd– Under the Bridge, London
Sunday 4th– The Cheese & Grain, Frome
Tuesday 6th – Bilston, Robin 2
Wednesday 7th – Fibbers, York
Thursday 8th – The Green, Kinross
Friday 9th – Sage, Gateshead
Sunday 11th – The Zephyr Lounge, Leamington Spa
Monday 12th – The Globe, Cardiff
For tickets and full details: www.auburn.org.uk
Review by G.W.Hill from www.musicstreetjournal.com
| Auburn Love and Promises Review by G. W. Hill http://www.musicstreetjournal.com/index_cdreviews_display.cfm?id=105470 The newest disc from Auburn continues their musical exploration. It’s not a big change from anything they’ve done in the past. Instead, it’s a solid collection of the kind of songs you’d expect. There is an artsy side to this act (mostly derived from the half whispered vocals), but overall their sound it more based in roots music. It has a lot of blues and a lot of folk built into it. This is a solid disc overall. |
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| Asleep There is a trippy, dreamy element at the start of this. Folk and Americana merge as the acoustic guitar brings it in from there. As the vocals join the mix of those elements complete. This is like a psychedelia meets country and Americana styled piece. It rocks out more further down the musical road, too. The piece continues by alternating the mellower and more rocking movements. |
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| In My Blood Acoustic guitar leads this one. This is sort of country blues take on folk music. The powered up sections have a bit of a soulful vibe. The organ adds a retro flavor to the piece. |
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| Love & Promises This tune really feels like the 1970s. It has that same folk and country influenced soft rock sound that was so popular in those days. It’s a really accessible tune. |
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| Miss You Blues This is a gentle and slow moving acoustic blues based cut. Although the basis of the track is acoustic, there is some electric guitar here. |
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| Wanda Folk rock and country merge on this number. |
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| Cross the Deep Atlantic With male vocals mirroring the female ones, this is a gentle folk son. |
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| Safety Net The mellow bluesy tune is one of my favorites here. It has a definite folk element at play, too. |
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| Ivory Moon Another folk rocker, this has blues and country in the mix, too. It grows out in some cool was as it continues, too. |
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| Stupid Game There is no huge change here. This is one of the mellower cuts, really. |
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| If Everyone Was Listening Blues, country and rock merge on this accessible number. It’s more powered up than the last tune. It’s an accessible and compelling piece of music. |
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| Tell Me This starts mellow, but eventually works to more powered up stuff. It’s not a big departure, but it’s quite good. |
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| State of Grace An energized number, this doesn’t reinvent the wheel. That said, it’s quite effective. |
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