Crooked Home Hunter Root

• 1 94 03:21
• 2 Low 02:33
• 3 String up a Necklace 03:18
• 4 Hand In the Fire 03:10
• 5 Flash in the Pan 03:05
• 6 Friendly Fire 03:27
• 7 The Devil is the Culprit 02:56
• 8 If the Body is a Temple 02:53
• 9 The Keeper 03:35
• 10 Out of my Hands 03:17
• 11 Bad Sign 03:18
• 12 My Brother's Bones 03:44
• Total Runtime 38:37

Info zu Crooked Home

Pennsylvania-based multi-instrumentalist Hunter Root releases his new album, "Crooked Home". Shaped by trauma, loss, and resilience, the album is a deeply emotional reckoning that captures Root at his most confessional and unflinching. Alongside the announcement, he shares the first single, “‘94,” a stark portrait of his upbringing and the loss of his brother, who battled both cancer and heroin addiction.

Produced by acclaimed artist Anders Osborne and engineered by David Kalmusky at Addiction Studios in Nashville, Crooked Home tells a story that’s as raw as it is intimate. “The songs weren't written to deliver a message,” says Root. “They’re simply confessions set to music.” The album also features contributions from Chad Cromwell (Neil Young, Mark Knopfler) on drums, Marc Rogers on bass and keys, and Lindsay Lou, who lends haunting backing vocals on two tracks.

A follow-up to his acclaimed 2023 LP Arkansas, Crooked Home sees Root facing his past directly, grappling with the loss of his brother, his struggles with Lyme disease and chronic pain, and a family legacy of addiction. “‘94” sets the tone, capturing that turbulent backdrop in vivid detail, painting scenes of alcoholic parents, siblings under the influence, and a young boy navigating the wreckage around him. The single’s cover art is a childhood photo of Root with his brother, taken outside their dad’s truck.

“Back in 1994 / Glad I woke up but I didn't wake up too sure / Back in 1993 / The devil made his way inside a kid and then he never broke free…” he sings in the chorus, an unflinching reflection on the brother he lost and the cycles he’s struggled to escape.

Across its 12 tracks, Crooked Home explores grief (“My Brother’s Bones”), working-class struggle (“Flash In The Pan”), chronic and physical pain (“If The Body Is A Temple,” “Bad Sign”), and hard-won self-forgiveness (“Out Of My Hands”). Embracing a genre-fluid approach, Root weaves together elements of acoustic rock, folk, grunge, and more. His songwriting has evolved from a music-first process to a lyric-driven one, enabling him to pair emotionally charged soundscapes with sharp, narrative depth. Building on the unfiltered storytelling and boundary-pushing style that earned him a devoted following, Crooked Home marks a bold step forward for Root, an artist unafraid to confront his past and emerge stronger through it.

Hunter Root

Hunter Root
Pennsylvania-based multi-instrumentalist Hunter Root is known for his genre-fluid blend of acoustic rock, folk, and grunge, marked by profound lyrical depth and emotional resonance. A founding member of psychedelic rock band Medusa's Disco, Hunter personally wrote, recorded, mixed, and produced all his music which achieved viral success with tracks like "Town Rat Heathen" and "Quicksand Sinking." His acclaimed 2023 album, Arkansas, honored the memory of his late brother, and his upcoming release, Crooked Home (October 17th), dives even deeper into themes of family, loss, addiction, and resilience. Recorded at Nashville's Addiction Studios with renowned producer David Kalmuskey, the album underscores Hunter's commitment to authentic storytelling and raw musicianship.

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