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Country Superstar Eric Church on Wanting His Adventurous New Record, ‘Evangeline vs. the Machine,’ to ‘Have Its Own Vibe, Like “Pet Sounds”… Where You Know Which Album the Songs Are From’
Country superstar Eric Church talks about the unusual approach of his new album, 'Evangeline vs. the Machine,' and what to expect on his fall tour.
While keeping his hit streaks mostly intact and certainly maintaining his arena headliner status, Church has gone out of his way to create individual moments, whether that’s in live appearances or, in this case, with a record that has strings, horns and a choir on nearly every track. Variety talked with Church shortly before the release of the eight-track record this weekend, touching on what drew him to maintain such distinctive elements throughout the project, and how much he’ll draw that style into a fall tour that goes on sale May 9. And it’s sort of easier to identify a vibe when you’re putting out one record instead of three at one time, which you did a few years ago with “Heart,” “&” and “Soul.” And it’s a pretty compact album, with eight songs, when you’ve said you had a lot more written but wanted it to be stylistically consisten.
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