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Texas singer-songwriter William Clark Green has his fifth studio album, Hebert Island, set to release on August tenth. It follows his excellent 2015 outing, Ringling Road, and 2016’s fan favorite live album Live At Gruene Hall. Green retains his signature roots rock sound (which has always been heavy on the rock side of the equation) but keeps it fresh and interesting by placing a bit more emphasis on the roots side on Hebert Island. He is consistently an excellent writer with the ability to engage the listener with relatable stories relayed with ease and poetic elegance and you’ll find no exception in the 14 tracks included here. The title track kicks thing off with a fast paced, Cajun-injected ode to campfires, whiskey and leaving stress behind followed by the album’s first single, “Hit You Where It Hurts”. It’s a fist- in- the- air anthem for anyone who has ever been jilted by a lover and finds the hurt turning to thoughts of revenge. “Goner” contemplates why things went wrong and owning up to shortcomings - “I’m a dreamer, an under-thinker, an over-drinker, I’m getting meaner. I’m a fall- in- lover, a bridge burner. I ‘m never ever gonna learn.” The rose colored filter of new love is replaced with the acknowledgment of the hard work involved in maintaining a long term relationships on “This Is Us”. Hebert Island slows and softens on the final three outstanding songs which are more acoustic and deeply vulnerable. “If You Ask Me To” expresses the longing and desire to be and to do whatever it takes to make things work while “I Miss You” explores the pain of a breakup – “I miss your hair on the pillow, perfume in the air. I miss coming home to work to your shoes everwhere.” The album closes with a track that may find its way to many 2018 “best of” lists, “Mother”, a touching tribute to the woman who has “always been my better half” and has been there “from busted knees to broken hearts.” Thematically, Green digs deep to mine the gold in the people, places and experiences that shape us all and he does it well. You can find out how to order Hebert Island and where you can catch a show at www.williamclarkgreen.com
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