“I’ve got new eyes,” says 36-year-old rock ‘n’ roll songwriter Pete Yorn, looking back on the turbulent period that kindled him to write three albums in just over a year. “I’m at a place where I’m on the other end after walking through fire. It’s what everyone goes through in their life—like a right of passage.”
Yorn wouldn’t detail his tribulations other than mentioning “loss” offhandedly. But on close listen, his most recent album, the 2010 release Pete Yorn, oozes full of lyrics dealing with uncertainty and fear of the unknown, as does 2009’s Back & Forth, produced by Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes. The former has more electric exuberance, the latter is dark and dwelling, while his third release during this time, the 2009 Break Up, is middle-of-the-road pop. Aside from musical versatility, what’s significant is his copious coping: writing.
“I’ve had a lot on my mind and I had the most prolific writing spurt since when I first started writing in high school,” Yorn says.
w/ Ben Kweller, The Wellspring
The Depot
400 W. South Temple
Wednesday, Feb. 16
8 p.m.
Date: Feb 16, 2011
Time: 8 p.m.
Phone: 801-355-5522
Address: 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City, 84101
Where: The Depot
$20 advance/ $25 day of show DepotSLC.com
Date: Feb 16, 2011
Time: 8 p.m.
Phone: 801-355-5522
Address: 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City, 84101
Where: The Depot
