Lindsey Buckingham, the longtime Fleetwood Mac guitarist and vocalist, is offering a new song, “Seeds We Sow,” as a free download, available below. The song is the title track from his forthcoming sixth solo album, which will be released Sept. 6.
“This might be the best work I’ve ever done," said Buckingham about the upcoming album. "I think it’s an excellent representation of what I do. It shows a certain maturity and musicianship and I just feel like I have a lot of tools in my musical vocabulary from which to draw that are again the product of the choices I’ve made. It’s on my own terms. This is very much from the inside out and I hope I never stop doing that.”
The album marks Buckingham’s first true DIY release; he wrote and performed every song and produced and mixed them too. Just as his guitar style on Seeds We Sow is more mature and refined, so are his lyrics.
“I think the lyrics over the years have actually gotten better because they’ve gotten a little, I don’t want to say obscure, but more poetic in the way they’re created,” he said, adding, “It’s a mysterious process even to me.”
Buckingham’s 31-city North American tour dates are listed below. In the meantime, you can get the free download right here:
“SEEDS WE SOW” TOUR DATES:
Fri.-Sat., Sept. 9-10 RENO, NV Nugget Casino
Mon., Sept. 12 BOISE, ID Egyptian Theatre
Tues., Sept. 13 SALT LAKE CITY, UT The Depot
Wed., Sept. 14 DENVER, CO University of Denver Gates Hall
Fri., Sept. 16 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Pantages Theatre
Sat., Sept. 17 MILWAUKEE, WI The Pabst Theater
Sun., Sept. 18 CHICAGO, IL Vic Theater
Tues., Sept. 20 PITTSBURGH, PA Carnegie Music Hall
Thurs., Sept. 22 PHILADELPHIA, PA Keswick Theatre
Fri., Sept. 23 WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Ctr.
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
