![]() If Eraserland came together quickly and serendipitously, you wouldn’t necessarily know it from listening. He met the band in Louisville and they recorded the material in a matter of weeks as well. In a few weeks, he emerged with the songs that would become Eraserland. He embarked on a writing retreat, secluding himself on the beaches of Wildwood, New Jersey in the dead of winter. The only problem was Showalter didn’t have any songs. The other members of the group besides singer Jim James - keyboardist Bo Koster, bassist Tom Blankenship, and drummer Patrick Hallahan - wanted to offer their services as backing band for a new Oaks album. Then he got a call from an old friend and a musician he’d looked up to: My Morning Jacket guitarist Carl Broemel. Unsatisfied with his band, with the project overall, with himself, he entered into in a bout of deep depression. After the wild journey from his 2014 breakthrough HEAL to its follow-up, something didn’t click. As the touring behind 2017’s Hard Love was coming to a close, Showalter found himself defeated. Today, Tim Showalter returns with Eraserland, his sixth album as Strand Of Oaks. ![]()
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