“Our planet responds to music of all forms - whether it’s birds, wild animals, humans. “We celebrate the roots of something that’s been connecting human beings since the beginning of time - that’s music,” he said. Rudd says he's found energy from his global audiences Xavier Rudd Brings Summer 'Storm' to Aspen Aspen Public Radio Australian singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd comes to the Belly Up this weekend on his 'Storm Boy' tour.
in the bitterly divided Trump era, he is doing his best to unite Americans with a universal message. With each new album, this journey has wound like a river making its way toward the ocean - twisting and turning, flowing and cascading as it relentlessly pushes forward.
Rudd has been outspoken on political and environmental issues throughout his career, and has led activist efforts on behalf of indigenous Australians. When he debuted in 2002 with the album To Let, Xavier Rudd began a journey that would see him become one of the most iconic voices in Australian music, literally and figuratively. So I think it’s more personal, more reflective.” The 36-year-old Australian spent a decade or so performing as a mostly one-man band. Aspen Times file Xavier Rudd isn’t going it alone anymore. Hes scaled it down a bit for his current tour, and is playing with a two-man rhythm section. … The United Nations project, I wrote a bunch of tracks for that project and it was everybody bringing their individuality to the table, whereas this has been constructed by me. Xavier Rudds self-styled musical set-up has included as many as 20 instruments. “I was writing these songs back then and some even before then. “It feels like a follow-up to ‘Spirit Bird’ in a way,” Rudd said, referring to his 2012 solo album. He put out an ambitious album, “Nanna,” with the group.īut many of the new “Storm Boy” songs have been gestating in his pre-United Nations period. We had the huge honour of working with the legend Xavier Rudd and cant tell you enough what an incredible experience that. He put together an eight-piece collective called the United Nations that placed Rudd at the center of a veritable reggae-tinged orchestra. Australian powerhouse talent Xavier Rudd brought his unique and diverse live performance to Aspens Belly Up last weekend. In that vein, Rudd’s not above a little political sermonizing: “Shame these games that they play with you and me,” he sings on “Pockets Of Peace,” attempting to create such a pocket with the warm, analog world of his music.Then, in 2015, Rudd took a creative turn and started packing stages with global collaborators. Food is an album about gratitude, for sure, typified by the idealism of the title track (“People sleeping on the concrete still smile behind their signs”) and the hippy-dippy, seemingly rose-colored sentiments of “Messages,” in which he implores us to keep his beaches clean and addresses cynics who “just don’t understand” his titular messages, but there’s an irrefutable darkness to the record, which was written and recorded in isolation and, no doubt, in search of some solace from the violence of the surrounding world. Xavier Rudd is not due to play near your location currently - but they are scheduled to play 9 concerts across 5 countries in 2023-2024. GOLDFISH TEAM UP WITH FELLOW MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST XAVIER RUDD FOR FRESH TAKE ON 2021s WE DESERVE TO DREAM GoldFish are known all over the world for.
While it’s easy to overlook Rudd’s words since his voice is so agreeably soothing, it isn’t difficult to give in to the thumping sweetness of tracks like “Energy Song” and the electric “Fortune Teller.” The album should appeal to fans of Jack Johnson’s brand of surf-rock (“The ocean connects me to everything I know,” Rudd sings on the opening track “The Letter”), but there’s something a bit deeper stirring beneath the tiny waves of the multi-instrumentalist’s deft acoustic turns and barefoot optimism. Find information on all of Xavier Rudd’s upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2023-2024. Rudd imbues his songs with an array of sounds and textures like traditional and classical Indian slide guitar, organ, and didgeridoo drones (Rudd was born in Australia and raised in Canada). Sign up for our email list on our website by 8:30 AM MT to receive the password. Tickets: bit.ly/3E6g圓a Presale starts Thursday, 2/16 10 AM MT. Xavier Rudd’s sixth album, Food in the Belly, is his first for Epitaph’s ever-growing Anti label. Feb 14 'One of the biggest breakout global dance stars of recent times' (Mixmag) benbohmermusic debuts Friday, April 14.
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