Canadian rancher and Americana songwriter Corb Lund recently announced his new album Cabin Fever, out August 14 on New West Records.
Mixing witty observations with imagery from cowboy life and elsewhere, Cabin Fever places Lund in the company of songwriters like Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, and Dave Alvin. He cites his time in the punk/metal band The Smalls as an influence on his writing. Lund says, “Chaos and irreverence informs the way I write. I’m also drawn to harmony and chord choices that are outside the norms of country.”
Written in his cabin in Alberta, New York City, Austin, and Las Vegas, Cabin Fever offers a portrait of a survivalist preparing for the apocalypse (“Gettin’ Down On The Mountain”); a tale of a rural man losing a woman to the allure of New York City life (“September”); an ode to his vintage BMW motorcycles (“Mein Deutsches Motorrad”); and much more. Carll guests on “Bible On The Dash.”
A Juno Award winner who has multiple Canadian Gold Records to his name, he has shared bills with The Who, Emmylou Harris and Robert Plant, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, James Taylor, and Joni Mitchell. He has also won the Canadian Country Music Awards Roots Artist of the Year seven times running.
Cabin Fever track listing:
1. Gettin’ Down On The Mountain
2. Dig Gravedigger Dig
3. Bible On The Dash
4. September
5. Mein Deutsches Motorrad
6. Cows Around
7. (You Ain’t A Cowboy) If You Ain’t Been Bucked Off
8. Drink It Like You Mean It
9. Priceless Antique Pistol Shoots Startled Owner
10. The Gothest Girl I Can
11. One Left In The Chamber
12. Pour ‘Em Kinda Strong
