DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie is set to release his fourth solo album, “Beautiful Shade Of Grey”, on May 20 via InsideOut.
You can watch Wayne Joyner’s part-animated video for the record’s lead single, “Devil In Drag”, below.
The effort is the singer’s first solo album since 2013’s “Impermanent Resonance”.
According to Louder Sound, LaBrie says that the album opener was written about “someone who started out as a decent human being, but along the way lost touch with their roots – overtime becoming self-serving, narcissistic and devoid of principles or values.
“Devil In Drag is written from the perspective of someone who’s known them all their life and, seeing them now, asking, ‘what happened?’”
The global COVID-19 pandemic was hard on James, but it also made him realize how much he loved making music. He began working on new songs shortly after the start of the onset of the virus and explains why he named his latest album “Beautiful Shade Of Grey.” “A lot of these lyrics are dealing with the beauty of human beings, and a lot are dealing with the grey areas of the in between. You’re not exactly happy, but you’re not exactly sad, either.”
The new album sees James team up with EDEN’s CURSE bassist Paul Logue, whom he first met in 2011, and who plays both bass and acoustic rhythm guitar on the album. Joining him are guitarist Marco Sfogli, who’s contributed to all LaBrie’s solo albums since 2005’s “Elements Of Persuasion”, EDEN’s CURSE keyboardist Christian Pulkkinen, and LeBrie’s son Chance on drums.
“Beautiful Shade Of Grey” Track listing:
1. Devil In Drag
2. SuperNova Girl
3. Give And Take
4. Sunset Ruin
5. Hit Me Like A Brick
6. Wildflower
7. Conscience Calling
8. What I Missed
9. Am I Right
10. Ramble On
11. Devil In Drag (Electric Version)
