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<\/p>\nWith his second solo LP Cosmic Lottery set to release on January 15th, 2019, Chicago based singer-songwriter Christopher David returns with his strongest record yet. Comprised of 11 tracks, including new single \u201cIndigo,\u201d Lottery builds on David\u2019s signature style of melodic alt-rock\/pop; the album will be his fourth release in two years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t really my intention to machine-gun people with music,\u201d David notes. \u201cI just\u00a0write and record a lot of material, and after The Houdini Tapes [David\u2019s 2016 debut], I\u00a0had a ridiculous amount of stuff – something like 40 or 50 songs. I started putting\u00a0together another full-length right away, but as it happened, [2016\u2019s] Stereopsis and\u00a0[2017\u2019s] Universe of One just came together as tight little EPs, so I went with those,\u00a0which gave me time to really think about what I wanted to do for a second album. In\u00a0hindsight, I\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t rush – I think this is the most focused record I\u2019ve made.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lyrically, David has always concentrated on narrative, and Cosmic Lottery continues\u00a0that tradition. From the tragic characters wandering through the jangly chords of\u00a0\u201cOriana\u201d and \u201cDisintegrate\u201d to the self-destructive antagonist and swirling guitars of\u00a0\u201cGolden Anxiety Flowers\u201d to the haunting reverb of \u201cPyramid\u201d (which David jokingly\u00a0describes as \u201cif H.P. Lovecraft had written a breakup song\u201d), the album is a continuing\u00a0study of everyday people sorting through darkness in hopes of finding peace.<\/p>\n
\u201cThematically, I\u2019ve always been interested in the emotional response to crisis – how\u00a0people cope, the crazy, weird, funny, unsettling things they do in the face of trauma,\u201d\u00a0David says. \u201cGoing through upheaval of any sort inevitably brings you to a new place,\u00a0and I\u2019m really interested in the kind of chaos that exists in that space, that transition. I\u00a0try to capture that in snapshots – and musically, it\u2019s about finding the right moments in\u00a0those stories to devote four minutes to, you know? That\u2019s the fun challenge of writing\u00a0what I suppose would be referred to as pop music, at some level.\u201d<\/p>\n
And as far as the album\u2019s wall-to-wall hooks?\u00a0\u201cYou have to keep people humming if your tunes are going to resonate,\u201d David says.\u00a0\u201cYou have to want to start the record over the second it’s done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cosmic Lottery will be released digitally on January 15th, with CD and vinyl versions to\u00a0follow later in 2019. \u201cIndigo\u201d is now available digitally and as a limited 7\u201d version that\u00a0features \u201cLost Child (of the \u201870s),\u201d an outtake from the Lottery sessions. Additionally,\u00a02019 will see David on his first series of national tour dates in support of the album.<\/p>\n
Preorder Cosmic Lottery or purchase the \u201cIndigo\u201d 7\u201d at\u00a0https:\/\/christopherdavid.bandcamp.com.<\/p>\n
Singer\/songwriter\u2019s new solo album available January 15th; new single \u201cIndigo\u201d now available<\/p>\n
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Cosmic Lottery (tracklisting)<\/p>\n
\u201cCamera Hospital\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cSalt & Snakes\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cLate Sleeper (in the<\/b><\/p>\n
Summer)\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cPyramid\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cGolden Anxiety Flowers\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cIndigo\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cBlank Holiday (O<\/b>ff the Rails)\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cThe Best Night of Our Lives\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cOriana\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cDisintegrate\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cDizzy as Diamonds\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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