It has been awhile since I have heard news about Five for Fighting. I loved a few of their older songs and was thrilled when I received a free download of their new album, Slice, from One2One Network to review on my blog.
Wow! I was really impressed with the new album. The music is well written and the lyrics are compelling. My favorite song so far from the album is Slice. I love this line:
“Have you read my blog today
300 million little USA’s
Your doorstep is just a click away
We’ll get together one of these days”
Slice, the latest offering from John Ondrasik (aka Five for Fighting), is a collection of digital jpegs and faded Polaroids. The album takes stories of friends, family and even American servicemen, and sets them to music shot through with the spirit of the great songs of his youth. It’s a diary, or a blog, in which Ondrasik speaks his mind about current issues, experiences and sentiments, while setting those thoughts to piano, bass and drums.
The album was released on October 12th and tour dates were announced as well. The track list from Slice:
1. Slice
2. Note To The Unknown Soldier
3. Tuesday
4. Chances
5. This Dance
6. Above The Timberline
7. Transfer
8. Hope
9. Story Of Your Life
10. Love Can’t Change The Weather
11. Augie Nieto
You can listen to the song Chances from the album below.
John will be hitting the road in October with An Acoustic Evening with Five For Fighting.
18-Oct Toronto, ON El Mocambo
20-Oct New York, NY City Winery
22-Oct Bay Shore, NY (Long Island) YMCA Boulton Center
23-Oct Uncasville, CT The Wolf Den
24-Oct Washington, DC Jammin Java
26-Oct Boston, MA The Paradise
27-Oct Philadelphia, PA World Café Live (downstairs)
29-Oct Nashville, TN The Belcourt
30-Oct Chicago, IL Lakeshore
5-Nov Seattle, WA Crocodile
6-Nov Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
10-Nov San Francisco, CA Swedish American Hall
11-Nov Los Angeles, CA Largo at the Coronet
