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News of Tracy Bonham's six-date engagement with Lilith Fair 1998 shocked few fans of the Boston-based pop newcomer -- but her onstage set could very well send them reeling. |
During her Lilith stint from July 8 to 15, Bonham will likely debut fresh songs from her upcoming, untitled album due out on Island Records this October. The classically trained violinist and vocalist told JAMTV on Wednesday that this project represents a stepping stone in her developing career.
"It's richer, more musical," Bonham said. "It shows growth, both emotionally and musically. I'm playing a lot more violin and I'm singing better."
Bonham -- who achieved notoriety with the 1996 hit single "Mother Mother" -- is currently wrapping up work on the follow-up to her major-label debut, The Burdens of Being Upright, at New York's Magic Shop with producer Mitchell Froom and engineer Tchad Blake. Froom, whose pasts credits include fellow Lilith Fair veterans Sheryl Crow and Suzanne Vega, joined the project at Bonham's request.
"He has integrity and chooses to work with artists who have the same passion and honesty," she said. "Mitchell's a classically trained musician, as I am. He isn't afraid to break the rules; in fact, he would rather."
Soul Coughing's Sebastian Steinberg reportedly
makes a cameo appearance on the disc playing upright bass, but will
not likely perform with Bonham when she takes her solo act on the
road later this summer. (Anni Layne)