Renowned singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter has teamed with Nashville producer Dave Cobb on her latest full-length effort, The Things That We Are Made Of.
Set to release on Lambent Light Records via Thirty Tigers May 6, the album serves as the follow-up to her 2014 debut orchestral album, Songs From The Movie. With The Things That We Are Made Of, Carpenter returns to her Americana roots with acoustic-driven tracks like the one below.
“Working with Dave felt great from the first day of our sessions,” Carpenter said in a news release. “He is always willing to try something new, believes that ‘yes’ is the only answer, and surrounds himself with wonderfully talented and generous musicians; by the end of the project, I felt as if I was a part of a new family.”
In addition to production, Cobb, whose most notably worked with Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton, showcases his musical abilities on the album with electric and acoustic guitar, percussion and more.
“I wanted to work with Mary Chapin because very few people can cut with words like she can,” Cobb added in the release. “She’s an absolute poet and legend. I was so happy to collaborate on this album together.”
To coincide with the release, Carpenter is set to perform at Washington, D.C.’s Wolf Trap for a special performance on July 2.
Listen below to the album’s lead track, “Something Tamed Something Wild,” which premiered yesterday on Rolling Stone. Additional tour dates in support of the album will be announced shortly.