New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Vapor Records) Singer-songwriter Pegi Young will release her third album, Bracing For Impact (Vapor Records), on November 15. She is once again accompanied by her acclaimed recording and touring band, The Survivors: legendary keyboard player Spooner Oldham, bassist Rick Rosas, guitarist
Kelvin Holly, and drummer Phil Jones. Pegi Young & The Survivors will appear on Conan on November 16, and are the opening act on the west coast leg of Stephen Stills' tour this month. The itinerary kicks off November 12 at the
Belly Up in Aspen, CO, and wraps November 22 at the Grove in Anaheim, CA.
Bracing For Impact was produced by Pegi Young with The Survivors, with the exception of the final track, "Song For A Baby Girl," produced by Elliot Mazer (who co-produced Young's debut album). The 11-song album is a powerful showcase for Pegi's elegantly spare and emotionally resonant vocals, and a lyrical sensibility marked by heartfelt expression and unflinching honesty. "I'm just trying to tell some stories and make music that I can get behind," she says, and that plainly stated truth threads its way through every song.
Eight of the tracks are Pegi Young originals, with highlights including "Flatline Mama" - featuring a horn section and background vocals from The Watson
Twins - "No Heartbeat Sound," and "Trouble In A Bottle."
Neil Young wrote the rollicking "Doghouse," and contributes background vocals and harmonica. He is also featured on electric guitar on "Lie" and "Song For A Baby Girl," and on harmonica for "Number 9 Train," written by the late bluesman Tarheel Slim. On "I Don't Want To Talk About It" - a song by Crazy Horse's
Danny Whitten - Chandra Wilson adds vocals.
Bracing For Impact follows up 2010's Foul Deeds, which Pegi co-produced with veteran multi-instrumentalist Ben Keith (who passed away shortly after the album's release). Her debut album, 2007's self-titled Pegi Young, was described by Allmusic.com as "an intimate, hopeful and melancholy look at life and love from a songwriter who has been there."
Pegi Young first became known via her longtime role as backup singer—onstage and on record—for her husband Neil Young. Pegi and Neil, whose son Ben was born with cerebral palsy, founded the non-profit Bridge School in 1986, serving children with severe speech and physical impairments. The Youngs are also the driving force behind the annual all-star Bridge School Benefit concerts.
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PEGI YOUNG & THE SURVIVORS TOUR DATES - opening for Stephen Stills:
November 12 -
Belly Up Aspen - Aspen, CO
November 13 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
November 15 - Celebrity Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
November 17 - Napa Valley Opera House - Napa, CA
November 18 - The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
November 19 - The Catalyst -
Santa Cruz, CA
November 21 -
Belly Up - San Diego, CA
November 22 - The Grove - Anaheim, CA
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