Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears, a new album will be released on February 7 via Ears Over America/Missing Piece Records.
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Inspired by Herbie Hancock, Frank Zappa and the Grateful Dead, Thompson eschewed the standard singer-songwriter palette for something more cosmic, timeless and exploratory, enlisting a cast of longtime Nashville collaborators. Recorded and produced by Jake Davis, Thompson enlists bassists Alec O'Connell and Ryan Jennings, Erin Rae, Jo Schornikow (Phosphorescent) on keys, drummer Ben Parks, Michael Ruth (Rich Ruth) on synths, guitarist Jack Quiggins and steel player Spencer Cullum.
“This album signals a paradigm shift for me personally and musically,” shares Thompson. “I feel like I’m getting better at bringing out the music that is inside of me now. I’m becoming cozier with sonic freedom and exploration, especially when it comes to recording. I want humanity and organic sound to be the hallmark of my music, and I think it comes across here. This album is a diary entry. A time capsule. A sonic outline of difficult experiences paired with musical growth.”
A co-founder of the band Promised Land Sound, Thompson’s nimble and lyrical guitar playing has anchored the live bands of Erin Rae, Teddy and the Roughriders, Emily Nenni, Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection and more. He began releasing his own music with his 2022 debut Weird Ears, which he began working on in 2020 and had endless time to write, reflect on and tweak. Alternatively, with Head In The Sand, the record was made while life was happening to him and around him, and ultimately found him translating one of the most difficult periods of his life into his most personal and cathartic piece of work yet.
Head In The Sand Tracklist
1. Head In The Sand
2. Storm’s Comin Tonight
3. Roll On Buddy
4. Not In The Cards
5. New Memories
6. Fizz
7. Riding In The Van
8. Sweet Taste of Tennessee
9. Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud
10. Song From The Heart
