"Captain" Kirk Douglas fell in love with the sound of a guitar on his very first strum years ago. Since then, he’s led a life fueled by the rock ‘n roll he grew to embody, serving as lead guitarist for legendary hip-hop group The Roots for over a decade and collaborating with a coterie of musical legends from Joe Jackson to Elvis Costello and more. But after two years of writing and recording a collection of his own tracks, Kirk Douglas comes alive on Turbulent Times, his first full-length solo release as Hundred Watt Heart, assisted by fellow instrumentalists Mark Kelley (bassist for The Roots) and Ricc Sheridan (drummer for Earl Greyhound). With the humble hope of relating to somebody, anybody -- “[This is] worth doing for that one person,” Douglas says -- he presents Turbulent Times.
Across eight tracks, Douglas offers up chapters of his life. The music always comes first for Douglas, but he says that "the songwriting process is basically spending quiet time with yourself," so each pairing of music and lyrics has been carefully curated to Douglas' own experiences.
Turbulent Times and the Hundred Watt Heart project mark Kirk Douglas' humble re-introduction beyond his esteemed sonic collaborations. Assisted by his talented band and fueled by his desire to leave something special behind to call his own once he's gone, he weaves the next tier of his legacy. He may already be a spellbindingly accomplished guitarist with a lengthy body of work to prove it, but Douglas has a lot left to say and a lot more to play. As he tells it, “I owe it to myself. I owe it to rock music.”
- Format: Vinyl
- Clear Color Vinyl
- Genre: Rock
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Track Listing:
A1 Turbulent Times 4:02
A2 I Used to Be in the Circus 3:30
A3 Flesh and Bone 4:13
A4 Little Friend 4:08
B1 Come Alive 5:08
B2 Uma 4:35
B3 Easy 5:23
B4 Our Year 2:48
