Bardo‘s embarking on his next chapter with his debut solo album on Stones Throw – Transformation Time – out August 22nd. The former frontman of Chicano Batman, Bardo turns his focus to rebirth with stories centered around love, angst, and his community. His latest song is “Sad Boy” with a video directed by Ross Harris.
Pre-Order: Bardo – Transformation Time
Listen: Bardo – “Sad Boy”
“Sad Boy” follows “Renacer”, performed with NYC-by-way-of-Colombia band Combo Chimbita. While “Renacer” was a celebration of personal rebirth, “Sad Boy” is an introspective ballad of self-pity and unrequited love. In the accompanying music video, Bardo plays a vintage harlequin and a forlorn vaquero in a nod to his Southern California and Latin background.
Bardo says: “‘Sad Boy’ was a song I wrote in five minutes after an argument with my wife. Yes, I’m wallowing in self pity, and I admit that: I’ve always been extremely emotional. But the song is also an artistic proclamation to the world: ‘you won’t know that I matter til I’m gone.’ As I developed ideas for ‘Sad Boy’, I bought a 12-string guitar. I love John Lennon and the nakedness of Plastic Ono Band and Imagine. ‘Sad Boy’ was my first song recorded at Stones Throw: we tracked bass, drums, piano, and Wurlitzer to tape, and I told the drummer to give me ‘kick, snare, and a few Ringo fills.’ ‘Sad Boy’ is raw and purely emotional, and there is no other way I would want to present Transformation Time.”
Transformation Time Tracklist
1. Transformation Time
2. Ámame
3. Love Me Like I Love You
4. Renacer (feat. Combo Chimbita)
5. Funky People
6. Anger Problem
7. Sad Boy
8. Your Day Will Come (feat. N8NOFACE)
9. Ride
10. Over You
11. Life and Death
12. Doris
