The Other Side, by Christian Lopez

The Other Side

by Christian Lopez

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1.	Nothing Wrong 04:34	buy track
2.	Sip Of Mine 03:55	buy track
3.	Sick Of Me 03:15	buy track
4.	Feel The Same 03:21	buy track
5.	Tanglin 03:45	buy track
6.	Braver 03:02	buy track
7.	The Other Side 04:02	buy track
8.	Who You Really Are 04:28	buy track
9.	Miss Me Too 03:08	buy track
10.	I Don't Mind 02:55	buy track
11.	Finish What You Started 03:05	buy track
12.	Blows My Mind (To You) 03:01	buy track

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Lopez isn’t merely riding the wave of Americana, the West Virginian native is bending it to its knees. As the son of a music teacher, he was learning piano and guitar by the time he was in kindergarten, and he recorded his debut album, produced by Americana super-producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton) when he was just 18. But on his new album The Other Side, Lopez transcends all of those hot-shot titles to emerge a well-rounded and experienced artist.

A collection of 12 eclectic songs that veer from sprightly indie-rock to brutally vulnerable ballads, The Other Side, produced by Robert Adam Stevenson (Kelly Clarkson, Marvin Gaye, The Killers) is the sound of a man who knows precisely who he is. Now 25, he's excised the trappings of a youth run wild and all but killed the ego that can undermine the evolution of an artist. "Take the blade from my hand and do what I can't: cut me down," Lopez pleads in the slow-burning "Tanglin'." He doubles down on that sentiment of transformation in the brooding title track: "I’m gonna go to the woods and come out the other side," he sings over and over again like a mantra.

"This album is a product of the strength I had to walk away from everything I knew," Lopez says. "I had to start fresh on my own."

A musician's musician, Lopez plays every instrument on The Other Side, with an assist from drummer Carl Thompson. While the West Virginia native's earlier albums, 2015's Onward and the 2017 follow-up Red Arrow, embraced more organic sounds and instruments — underscoring his Appalachian lineage and roots-rock pedigree — The Other Side smartly expands and electrifies his palette. It's a muscular record, dynamic and unencumbered by genres, but with hints of Lopez's influences: the Avett Brothers, David Byrne, Tom Waits, and Johnny Cash.

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released October 8, 2021

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