Eddie Chacon returns with “Empire”, the first song from his upcoming album Lay Low, out January 31st. Eddie’s new collection of songs were produced by Nick Hakim and focus on loving and letting go. They’re his most personal to date, too – he examines the grief of losing his mother, Patricia. The album was recorded over two years in Hakim’s Brooklyn studio.
Listen: Eddie Chacon – “Empire”
Pre-order Vinyl: Eddie Chacon – Lay Low
On “Empire”, he reconnects with John Carroll Kirby to bridge the sound of 2023’s Sundown while hinting at what’s to come. “At first, I was rusty, apprehensive. John was my security blanket,” Eddie says. “He mined the gold in me.” While he and Kirby are still very close, “the time felt right to leave the nest.”
Eddie Chacon – Lay Low – Tracklist
1. Good Sun
2. Let You Go
3. Empire ft. John Carroll Kirby
4. Lay Low
5. Birds ft. Nick Hakim
6. Let The Devil In
7. End Of The World
8. If I Ever Let You Go
“Empire” is about “how we are sometimes more fragile than we realize. We think our choices and even our tiny actions won’t catch up with us… It’s about facing the damage that’s been done once it’s too late to save.” Eddie says. On the song he sings, “everything we have is like an empire that we built upon the sand.”
The first time Eddie connected with Nick, they recorded three songs in three days. “From that point forward it seemed like we’d been working together forever,” Eddie says. “I wanted the mood to be hazy and sensual. There’s darkness, but there’s light to be found if you search for it. Nick understood this and created a musical landscape that feels awash in beauty struggling to find its way.”
You can pre-order vinyl in classic black and ice blue today. Catch Eddie on his UK headline tour starting later this month and running through November.
Eddie Chacon Tour Dates
29 Oct – Birmingham – The Hare & The Hound
30 Oct – Bristol – Strange Brew
31 Oct – Manchester – YESPinkRoom
5 Nov – Glasgow – Stereo
6 Nov – Liverpool – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
7 Nov – Gateshead – The Glasshouse
9 Nov – Leeds – Belgrave Music Hall
11 Nov – London – Jazz Cafe
12 Nov – Brighton – Alphabet