[Cover photo credit to Frances Iacuzzi]
Grammy-winning and platinum-selling artist Lisa Loeb has announced a new collaborative album with Folk music band The Hollow Trees called That’s What It’s All About. Set to release on August 23rd, 2024, That’s What It’s All About is the newest addition to Loeb’s children’s album series and her first since 2016’s Feel What You Feel, which earned a Grammy for “Best Children’s Album.”
That’s What It’s All About is described as “for kids and grownups alike” and also as “a song-by-song trip down memory lane.” Loeb and The Hollow Trees have also shared the first single off the album along with an official video called “Take It While The Takin’s Good“, which is one of the original tracks on the album.
Of the track, they say:
This song was inspired by old TV shows like The Little Rascals and The Three Stooges. We wanted to write a song with a bit of wisdom, and the images coming up seemed timeless and a little like we were looking into the past through a time machine.
Loeb says of the album:
On That’s What It’s All About, I really wanted to share with my fans and listeners some of my favorite songs from my childhood; those that my folks used to play around the house, on the record player, and on the piano. The songs make me feel like I’m in a different place and time, like I’m sitting at a diner in West Texas, eating grilled cheese and drinking a Coke. Or shopping at the Piggly Wiggly for Brach’s caramels with my Grandma Daisy. I’m curious where it’ll take everyone else when they hear it.
This album is meant as an homage to our parents, grandparents, and older relatives, those still here with us and those with us in spirit. It’s a tribute to the songs passed from generation to generation, precious memories of times from the past
After serendipitously crossing paths with The Hollow Trees at various shows and festivals over the years, Loeb knew that they were the band that could help bring her vision to life. The songs they chose were the songs Loeb listened to growing up. The group were also inspired to write their own originals that matched the feel of the era, including the current single “Take It While The Takin’s Good” and “Keep Growing.”
That’s What It’s All About was recorded mostly live at Kingsize Soundlabs to capture the live energy of playing together in the same room all at the same time. The L.A. recording studio, which was founded by record producer Dave Trumfio, is known as the birthplace of Indie-Rock albums from artists like Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, The Violent Femmes, Wilco, Rilo Kiley, Built to Spill, and countless others, over the last 25 years.
