ready seen her cover a Nirvana
song, perform a song she’s done
with Kenny Chesney, and even
do “Something That I Want” (a
song she had on the Tangled
film soundtrack) after someone
screamed for it from the audience.
While this is Grace Potter’s first
solo album to be released, it’s
not the first time she’s recorded
recently listened to it again and
it’s a special body of work. I
can’t speak for the record company, but maybe they felt it was
a little too mature for me. I was
still a young woman in my early
twenties when I made that record and it is very mature, very
timeless the way T-Bone’s records sound. A lot of T Bone’s
stuff is not aiming for a market
While this is Grace Potter’s first
solo album to be released,
it’s not the first time she’s record one.
one. Several years ago, she recorded an album with T Bone
Burnett during a period of time
in which The Nocturnals were
having some troubles as a band
and their future was in doubt. To
this day, Potter isn’t sure why the
record was never released.
“I don’t know, I really wish it
had come out,” said Potter. “It’s
a record that I’m proud of. I just
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as much as aiming for a vibe and
an atmosphere, and that is definitely captured. But who knows?
I’m sure it will see the light of
day at some point.”
When the news hit about the
record, fans were confused and
worried about the future of The
Nocturnals. While the future of
the band is still unknown, it’s
common for lead singers who
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