Photo by Nadia Elchmaissani/KUTX
Craig Finn’s new album, I Need A New War, has brought him and his band, The Uptown Controllers, on tour and into Studio 1A. This new album is the third of a trilogy: Finn’s 2015 release Faith in the Future and 2017’s We All Want The Same Things precede his latest project. I Need A New War takes a look into the intricacies of life in New York City. Character studies remain a strong theme across all of his projects as Finn reflects into the complex and confusing aspects of modern life. He had an epic release for the new project with appearances on NBC’s Seth Meyers and CBS This Morning Saturday. All this has lead Finn to Austin as he kicks off his tour with a show at the 04 Center. You can hear Finn’s full Studio 1a session below.
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Host: Jody Denberg
Audio: Jake Perlman, Cliff Hargrove
‘Blankets’
Camera: Julia Reihs, Nadia Elchmaissani; Edit: Karla Bruciaga
‘Magic Marker’ and ‘Bee Kind To The Bugs’
Camera: Julia Reihs, Nadia Elchmaissani; Edit: Julia Reihs
Producer: Deidre Gott