Ed Kowalczyk - The Flood and The Mercy, Ed's 2nd solo album due Fall 2013 Options

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Ed Kowalczyk's 2nd full solo album is entitled "The Flood and The Mercy".

Below are all the details so far:

Release dates:
Benelux (Netherlands, Belgium)- September 6, 2013 (or September 9 depending on the site)
United States- October 29, 2013

First single- "Seven"

Tracklist and album cover can be found here:

http://www.musicmeter.nl/album/377056

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The album cover has just Ed on it with water. He's like a parody of himself.

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The album will also be released on a coloured vinyl. Some details here (in Dutch)
https://www.facebook.com/limitedvinylnl

12” VINYL (colored) + CD IN CARTON WALLET 23,99

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Official announcement from V2 Records:

Op 9 september brengt Ed Kowalczyk zijn nieuwe album The Flood and the Mercy uit bij V2 Records. Kowalczyk kende de afgelopen jaren moeilijke tijden, maar ervoer ook dat uit dramatische gebeurtenissen veel mooie en positieve dingen kunnen komen. Vaak tegelijkertijd. Het is de dynamiek tussen deze twee tegengestelde emoties die de voornaamste inspiratiebron voor The Flood and the Mercy vormt en het overkoepelende thema is. ‘The Flood and the Mercy is really about the fact that life can go through these dramatic periods of movement, maybe even suffering, while simultaneously revealing great truths about yourself -- even strength that you never knew you possessed. I’ve never been one to write from overly specific times and places or experiences in my life. But on this record, it’s impossible not to hear that some of the more public struggles I’ve faced have made their way into the overall inspiration behind the themes and lyrics of some songs. It’s been a difficult past few years for me as well as a time of intense change and positivity. I think the record expresses both of these opposite dynamics that have been at play in my life.’

Op zeven van de elf nummers doet Peter Buck van R.E.M. mee en dat was voor Kowalczyk een droom die uitkwam: ‘It’s been no secret to my fans that I simply would not be doing this if it weren’t for R.E.M. and the incredible inspiration they were to me in the beginning of my musical career’. Naast Buck horen we op het album ook singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata. Over haar zegt Kowalczyk: ‘I was instantly entranced by her voice from the moment I heard it,’ zegt Ed, ‘our voices blend together in a way that is hard to describe; in fact, I think they are strangely similar, very Yin and Yang.’ Bekijk Seven, de eerste single van het album hier.

Rond release komt Ed Kowalczyk met zijn I Alone Acoustic tour voor maarliefst elf concerten naar Nederland.

Google Translate:

On September 9th Ed Kowalczyk brings his new album The Flood and the Mercy off at V2 Records. Kowalczyk experienced difficult times in recent years, but also experienced dramatic events can come from that. Many beautiful and positive things Often simultaneously. It is the dynamic between these two opposing emotions that the main inspiration for The Flood and the Mercy and is the overarching theme. "The Flood and the Mercy is really about the factthat life can go through thesis dramatic periods of movement, maybe even suffering, while simultaneously revealing great truths about yourself - That same strength you never knew you possessed. I've never been one to write from overly specific times and places or experiences in my life. But on this record, it's impossible not to hear that some of the more public struggles I've faced have made ​​Their Way into the overall inspiration behind the themes and lyrics of some songs. It's been a difficult few years for me fits as well as a time of intense change and positivity. I think the record expresses both or thesis thathave leg opposite dynamics at play in my life. "

In seven of the eleven songs does Peter Buck of REM and that was for Kowalczyk a dream come true: "It's been no secret to my fans that I. simply would not be doing this if it were not for REM and the incredible inspiration to me they were in the beginning of my musical career. "Besides Buck we hear on the album singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata. About her Kowalczyk says, "I was instantly entranced by her voice from the moment I heard it," says Ed, "our voices blend together in a way thats hard to describe, in fact, I think they are strangely similar, very Yin and Yang. "see Seven, the first single from the album here.

Around release comes with his Ed Kowalczyk I Alone Acoustic tour for up to eleven concerts Netherlands.