:: Dan Wilson releases solo album

By: Carmine Pascuzzi

‘Free Life’ is the debut solo release from Grammy Award-winning artist Dan Wilson of Semisonic. Dan co-wrote six songs on the Dixie Chicks album ‘Taking The Long Way Home’. This earned him a Grammy for the song ‘Not Ready To Make Nice’ and the album won a total of five Grammy Awards including ‘Album Of The Year’ and ‘Country Album Of The Year’.

Wilson is now ready to unveil his first solo work, ‘Free Life’ on Dust Devil Music. The collection of songs began as a self-produced project in Minneapolis, and was finished in Los Angeles by Wilson and executive producer and American label chief Rick Rubin.

‘Free Life’ features contributions from Sheryl Crow, who provides the harmony vocal on ‘Sugar’, Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek), who plays the finger picked guitar on ‘Free Life’ and ‘Come Home Angel’. Eric Fawcett (N.E.R.D) plays drums on many of the tracks, and Benmont Tench (Heartbreakers), provides piano on ‘Against History’ and several others.

You can hear songs from the album through Dan's Myspace

The Australian release date is September 13, 2008.