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NEW ALBUM FEATURES CO-WRITES WITH ED ROBERTSON, TUCKER BEATHARD, KATIE PRUITT, ASHLEY MONROE, JESSIE JO DILLON, DUSTIN CHRISTENSEN, AND MORE
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Donovan Woods is a songwriter adept at magnifying the tiniest moments of human intimacy, and in “She Waits For Me to Come Back Down”, his new duet with Katie Pruitt, they explore the ability of love’s grace to overcome unhealthy imbalances.
Off Woods’ forthcoming Without People full-length album, out November 6, 2020 via Meant Well, “She Waits For Me to Come Back Down” is produced by James Bunton and vocal producer Todd Clark (Dua Lipa, Noah Kahan, Phillip Phillips).
"Katie Pruitt and I wrote this together and it was her idea — a love song for her girlfriend, I think,” says Woods. "I love the mood in this song. It’s lovely and sweet, but steeped in a bit of worry that we may be hearing about a slightly unhealthy relationship. But aren’t all the good ones? A friend of mine told me after hearing it that, “I’m a mess and she’s a masterpiece,” is a line that could only be written by a woman about a woman. I don’t know if that’s true, but luckily that is the case here."
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Woods and Pruitt performed “She Waits For Me to Come Back Down” on tour in 2019, and with the audience’s reaction, they knew it had to be recorded for Woods’ album as a duet.
Woods and Pruitt will host a live conversation on Instagram next Tuesday, September 29. Fans can tune-in at 5 PM CT / 6 PM ET via instagram.com/donovanwoods.
As part of the Donovan Woods With People Project supporting independent creators and bridging art and music culture during the pandemic, Woods will share the song’s accompanying video, which features LA-based choreographer/dancer Mackenzie Martin (Missy Elliot, LuLuLemon, Sephora, more), performing an interpretive dance to the song at the Imperial Sand Dunes near the California/Mexico border.
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While Without People was created by musicians who were all contributing remotely, it encompasses the most intimate moments of human connection — something most people continue to yearn for more than five months into the current global pandemic.
On the album, Woods showcases his ability to illuminate the importance of tiny moments in relationships – from the innocent, unadulterated first blush of budding love on songs like “Clean Slate” to the complexities of the father-son dynamic on “Man Made Lake” and the appreciation of a lover’s grace in one’s weakest moments on the Katie Pruitt duet “She Waits For Me To Come Back Down". On “Lonely People”, celebrated British singer Rhys Lewis delicately echoes Woods’ sentiments about wanting to be alone – until you’re suddenly lonely.
“This album made me think about how easy life would be without other people, and how useless it would be,” says Woods. “This is what my brain wants to write about, so I suppose my responsibility is to follow it further and further into the most fearsome feelings I’ve got.”
Woods recruits co-writers Tucker Beathard, Ashley Monroe, Barenaked Ladies’ Ed Robertson, Thomas Finchum, and Katie Pruitt to create a lyrically-forward collection of songs bound by themes of the human condition. Long-time collaborator and producer James Bunton (David Myles, Vivek Shraya, Evening Hymns) and vocal producer Todd Clark (Dua Lipa, Noah Kahan, Phillip Phillips) round out the musically diverse creative team behind the album.
“I dove in deeper on this album than I ever have,” says Woods. “So if we are coming to the end of something, I can say that I tried my hardest to write truthfully about the people I’ve loved and the things I did wrong, and add my little verse to the story of what it feels like to be a person.”
For the release of Without People, Woods is committed to supporting individuals in marginalized communities. Woods launched his Humans of New York-esque Donovan Woods With People Project on July 29, championing independent creators from North America, United Kingdom, Sweden, Kenya and beyond across a diverse range of art mediums including graphic design and illustration, painting, dancing and more. Woods is collaborating with the artists from all over the world to create visual interpretations of each song on the record.’ Watch the first illustration created by Toronto-based designer/illustrator Iris Li, here: youtu.be/iwf2RrOsRUI
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WITHOUT PEOPLE TRACKLIST
1. “Without People”
2. “The Last Time I Saw You”
3. “Seeing Other People”
4. “We Used To”
5. “She Waits For Me To Come Back Down” feat. Katie Pruitt
6. “Clean Slate”
7. “Man Made Lake”
8. “Interlude”
9. “Lonely People” feat. Rhys Lewis
10. “Grew Apart”
11. “Whole Way Home”
12. "High Season”
13. “God Forbid”
14. “Whatever Keeps You Going”
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