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DT: DECEMBER 14, 2016
TUNE-IN TO HEAR:
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT
 INTERVIEWED LIVE ON “JONESY’S JUKEBOX” WITH HOST STEVE JONES OF THE SEX PISTOLS
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW SOLO ALBUM
‘LEAP OF FAITH‘
OUT NOW VIA BENOWEN RECORDS
WEST COAST TOUR TO LAUNCH SATURDAY, JANUARY 7
  TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT will join Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols for an in-depth interview on his “JONESY’SJUKEBOX” show airing this coming Thursday, December 15 during the 12:00 p.m. hour. In addition to the interview,“What I Should Do,” the latest single from SCHMIT‘s new solo album LEAP OF FAITH, is set to air during the show. TIMOTHY and his band will be joined by John McFee of The Doobie Brothers for their west coast tour in January 2017 (dates below). Tune-in to hear “JONESY’SJUKEBOX”on KLOS 95.5FM, worldwide here:http://www.955klos.com/jonesys-jukebox/. After the December 15 airing, listen to the archived interview at the bottom of the page here:http://www.955klos.com/jonesys-jukebox/.
Rolling Stone hailed LEAP OF FAITH—out now via Benowen Records—“a soundtrack for that sort of pitch-perfect American landscape, mixing bluegrass, Cajun, rock, Seventies soul and California country…” (9/23/16). Elsewhere, Bass Player added “…veteran Eagles bassist/vocalist Timothy B. Schmit spins some memorable yarns on his sixth solo outing–all delivered within his folk-rock, country-rock, yacht-rock, and rock & roll wheelhouse. The reggae-tinged ‘Slow Down’ and ‘All Those Faces’ establish Schmit’s overall preference for rich, minor-chord colors. Downstairs, his bass leads the backbeat pulse of ‘What Should I Do,’ while ‘You’re So Wild’ starts with a country two feel before Schmit’s upper-register riffing provides the subhook in the edgy chorus. Closing matters is the horn and accordion-infused ballad gem, ‘This Waltz’” (December 2016).
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT—the groundbreaking vocalist, songwriter and bass player from the legendary rock groups Eagles and Poco—recorded the 12-track solo album in his Los Angeles studio with co-producer with engineer Hank Linderman. LEAP OF FAITH marks the culmination of SCHMIT’s unhurried, yet inspired reflections of life. Illuminated by an array of fine musicians and singers, the new album plays like a multicolored corona around SCHMIT’s distinctive artistry. From the jaunty opening track “My Hat” to the soaring harmonies and heartfelt reflections of “This Waltz,” this is more than another album in a great artist’s catalog. Writing and recording between touring with the Eagles, the songs on LEAP OF FAITH have a broad compass. “Slow Down” is a note to self on escaping life’s pressures coasting along on a reggae pulse sweetened by jazz giant Gary Burton’s vibraphone, while “What I Should Do” has a Muscle Shoals feel; steamy, funky, and sensual. On “Goodbye, My Love,” he takes us deep down into traditional country with Paul Franklin’s glistening steel guitar layered over the changes. And on “It’s Alright,” his most intimate song, SCHMIT needs only his own acoustic guitar to express profound love.
Below are the TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT West Coast tour dates:
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Watch Timothy’s live performance at “Music City Roots” recorded during the Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville (here).
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