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(03) Dave Matthews Band - Away From The World (2012)

"Away From The World" is the eighth studio album by Dave Matthews Band (DMB), slated for release on September 11, 2012. The album will be their first since 2009's "Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King". The album's title comes from a line in the song "The Riff": "Sitting in a box / away from the world out there." According to Matthews, it relates to the idea that we are born and die alone and that "our body is our box."
"Ain't it funny how time slips away/Looking at the cracks creeping across my face," Dave Matthews sings on "The Ri­ff," a key track from DMB's eighth studio set. Midlife reflection dominates the new material that the band cut in Seattle with producer Steve Lillywhite, the man behind DMB classics such as 1996's "Crash". "It was great to get back in a room with him, now that we're old bastards," Matthews says. "He captures the way we sound with less effort than a lot of people." Some of “Away From the World” is unabashedly cheesy, especially when Matthews uncages his lusty side on “Belly Belly Nice” or pleads in simplistic terms for a better world on “Mercy.” Though Matthews occasionally splashes around in shallow lyrics, the band overall cooks, fleshing out these tunes in an integral way. The record forgoes the rough edges of its “GrooGrux” predecessor, instead bubbling like a lava lamp. “Broken Things” opens the album with a trademark tension-building contrast between desire and darkness. The record peaks with “The Riff,” which wends through fears and hopes and ultimately reveals the breadth of the band’s prowess. DMB wraps up with two long-form pieces full of guitar strums, violin slashes, jazzy rhythms, and barroom philosophizing  just like the good ol’ days.
The Super Deluxe Version will include the three live tracks featured on the Deluxe CD, as well as a Bonus CD featuring tracks from the DMB 2012 Summer Tour, and a DVD featuring live performances from the 2012 Summer Tour.

Track listing

01.  "Broken Things"  (David J. Matthews)  - 3:48
02.  "Belly Belly Nice"  (David J. Matthews)  - 3:53
03.  "Mercy"  (David J. Matthews)  - 4:28
04.  "Gaucho"  (David J. Matthews)  - 4:25
05.  "Sweet"  (David J. Matthews)  - 4:12
06.  "The Riff"  (David J. Matthews)  - 5:35
07.  "Belly Full"  (David J. Matthews)  - 1:43
08.  "If Only"  (David J. Matthews)  - 5:38
09.  "Rooftop"  (David J. Matthews)  - 4:12
10.  "Snow Outside"  (Coffin, David J. Matthews, Tinsley)  - 6:11
11.  "Drunken Soldier"  (Coffin, David J. Matthews, Tinsley)  - 9:45

The Deluxe Version Tracks
01.  "Gaucho" (David J. Matthews)  (Hartford, CT  – 5.25.12)
02.  "Mercy" (David J. Matthews)  (Bristow, VA – 6.16.12)
03.  "Sweet" (David J. Matthews)  (Cleveland, OH – 6.3.12)

Released:  September 11, 2012
Genre:  Alternative rock
Length:  54:00
Label:  RCA
Producer:  Steve Lillywhite

Personnel
Dave Matthews Band
Carter Beauford – drums, vocals
Stefan Lessard – bass
Dave Matthews – acoustic, electric guitars, ukulele, and piano, lead vocals
Jeff Coffin – saxophone
Boyd Tinsley – electric violin, violin
Tim Reynolds - electric guitar
Rashawn Ross – trumpet, vocals
Roger Smith - Hammond Organ
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