Minneapolis, Minnesota '90s alt.rockers Soul Asylum last lured the public with "Candy From a Stranger" in 1998. Now the band are returning with "Silver Lining", a new album due on June 13 via Columbia/Legacy Recordings.
The new album was recorded in Minneapolis with Grammy Award-winning producer Steve Hodge (Boston, Sting, Rod Stewart). Among the songs are "Crazy Mixed Up World," "Standing Water," "Success Is Not So Sweet," "Directions," "Good For You," "Be On My Side," "Oxygen" and "Showtime."
The album was the last for bassist
Karl Mueller, who succumbed to throat cancer last June, shortly after the recording was finished. Fellow Minneapolis native Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Bash And Pop, Guns N' Roses) played bass with the band at a recent Bowery Ballroom show in New York City, as did drummer Michael Bland (Prince, Paul Westerberg).
"I'm really proud of this record," says guitarist Dan Murphy on the band's website. "It's a guitar record and it was really fun to record. It will always remind me of Karl when I listen to it. He was really sick, but still pulled through and finished it in Soul Asylum fashion."
"It makes me think of Karl," adds singer Dave Pirner. "It was long overdue to record exclusively in Minneapolis because we hadn't done so in 15 years and the natural surroundings of home was something we needed. We feel extra proud of it because we did it on our own."
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