NEW VALENTINE’S DAY VIDEO FOR “BURN THAT BRIDGE” EXPLORES THE TRANSITION OF FRIENDSHIP INTO LOVE
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DONOVAN WOODS FOLLOWS UP LAST YEAR’S JUNO AWARD SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR NOMINATED ALBUM WITH NEW LP, BOTH WAYS, DUE OUT APRIL 20
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES BEGIN APRIL 21
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Today, Donovan Woods shares the video for his latest single, “Burn That Bridge”, from director Ryley Burghall via Billboard. The song takes a look at the beautiful, complicated, and potentially dangerous risks one takes when falling in love with their best friend.
“‘Burn That Bridge’ to me always felt like a song about a same-sex friendship slowly turning into love,” says Woods. “It’s something about the gruffness, or forthrightness in the lyric maybe. I wanted to make sure the video reflected a vision of love where two people who were already quite comfortable around one another, are wrangling with their newly discovered emotions. And I wanted there to be dancing. That’s what the song is about to me. New, unexpected love. Ryley Burghall took the idea and ran with it fantastically.”
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Donovan Woods’ new album, Both Ways, is less an LP and more a collection of short stories and anecdotes brought to life with radio-ready acoustic accompaniments and Woods’ low, stirring, and unmistakable rasp. Recorded in Toronto and produced by James Bunton, Both Ways will be available April 20 via Meant Well.
The twelve new songs are an ambitious lyrical and sonic departure for the songwriter. The album is laid with beautiful nuances that make the songs feel intimately raw and tenderly familiar. Citing the work of poet Bronwyn Wallace, novelists Richard Ford and Alice Munro as major creative inspirations for his approach to Both Ways, Woods says "The writing I have always liked, is about things that are indicative of a world but not the entire world.” He continues, “I’m inspired by writing that lead you into the room and then leave you to fill in the details.”
Splitting his time between homes in Nashville and Toronto, Woods has made a major mark as an artist and performer, with sold out tours and amassing over 45 million streams of his solo material, with more than a million monthly listeners on Spotify alone. In addition, he has garnered the respect of major songwriters and singers on both sides of the border, writing songs for (and with) the likes of Tim McGraw, Charles Kelley (Lady Antebellum), Billy Currington, and Charlie Worsham.
TOUR DATES
Apr 21 - Montreal, QC - Le Ministere
Apr 22 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre
Apr 25 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
Apr 26 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
Apr 28 - Calgary, AB - SAIT Gateway
Apr 30 - Saskatoon, SK - Broadway Theatre
May 4 - Hollywood, CA - Hotel Cafe
May 8 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
May 16 - Peterborough, ON - Market Hall
May 17 - Paris, ON - Dominion Telegraph Events Centre
May 20 - Beverungen, DE - Orange Blossom Special Festival
May 21 - Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg
May 23 - Borgerhout, BE - TRIX Centrum voor Muziek
May 25 - London, UK - The Borderline
May 29 - Copenhagen, DK - Ideal Bar
Jun 1 - Berlin, DE - Berghain / Panorama Bar
BOTH WAYS TRACKLIST
01 Good Lover
02 Another Way
03 Burn That Bridge
04 Truck Full Of Money
05 Our Friend Bobby
06 I Ain’t Ever Loved No One
07 I Live a Little Lie
08 Easy Street
09 I Don’t Belong To You
10 Read About Memory
11 Great Escape
12 Next Year