NEWS/facts
ALERTS
One of the most musically inspiring records of the decade.
Anders Osborne scores with AMERICAN PATCHWORK -
New Release/Summer Tour/ Offbeat Music Awards/ Jazz Fest Dates
Mardi Gras Schedule/ Acousic Shows/ Updates
NEWS
7/15/10
Anders Joins the Voice of the Wetlands Allstars at the Mont-Tremblant International Festival and the Ottawa Festival July 15 and 16.
7/7/10
Anders Osborne, known for his deep-blues slide guitar, rugged, soulful singing and vast gifts as a songwriter (Tim McGraw, Keb Mo), makes an artistic leap forward with American Patchwork -Relix-READ MORE
6/27/10
"If I was running the universe, Anders Osborne would be in heavy rotation on WHIT, the radio station that would forcefeed you only the best" Andy Whitman, PASTE MAGAZINE--READ HERE
6/22/10
And so it was he found himself living in a cave in Crete, staying on a kibbutz in Israel, bumming through Cairo.
It just goes and goes and goes, he says. You could stay out there for the rest of your life. YES WEEKLY.....READ MORE HERE
6/20/10
LIVE REVIEW- CHARLOTTES DOUBLE DOOR-
"one hand on the body of his guitar, the other on the neck searching for a range of feedback and losing himself in the moment." READ MORE HERE
6/18/10
LISTEN TO JOHN LENNON and ANDERS OSBORNE's versions of "Happiness is a Warm Gun" a song from Telarc Records The Beatle's Blues Album a Tribute to the Beatles.
I believe that Anders played all the instruments on his version. LISTEN HERE........
Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars-Tremblant International Blues Festival, CANADA
Its sure to be a dont-miss event, with talented Louisiana artists like Anders Osborne, Cyril Neville, Waylon Thibodeaux, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and Jumpin Johnny Sansone set to make an appearance.
READ MORE HERE............
6/17/10
Stanton Moore Trio with Anders Osborne Voice of the Wetlands All Stars featuring Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, George Porter Jr., Waylon Thibodeaux, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and Johnny Sansone The Soul Rebels....READ MORE HERE
6/16/10
There is a strange symmetry between an Anders Osborne performance and the forces of nature. To watch him play the guitar, to hear him sing, is to witness a whirling dervish of electricity and motion, power and grace, his amps so driven, the tubes develop blisters FROM JAMBASE w/ LOVE ......Read More Here
While Anders kicks of a short tour tonight at Smiths Old Point Bar in Atlanta, all Sirus Radio customers can catch him on the Bob Edward's Show......
" We arranged to meet with Anders before his show at the Mid City Rock-n-bowl a live music venue which happens to include 18 bowling lanes....." Anders talks about American Patchwork and Louisiana's Wetlands read and listen at......HERE
6/15/2010
His vocals show as much soul as they can muster up. He'll close his eyes, strut,
Creative Loafing Covery Story----READ MORE
6/15/10
Other musicians helping out on this effort include Anders Osborne (who produced the record) on percussion and various keyboard instruments on selected cuts, ...NewOrleans.com ... READ MORE
The best example of that so far is Anders Osborne and his amazing American Patchwork. There's always some butterflies in the stomach when I take a chance on ...READ MORE
5/26/10
Funky drummer Stanton Moore gets inside the groove
By Alexander Varty
Stanton Moore has quite cleverly arranged things so that he can be in two places at once on his current tour: leading his own trio, with Greyboy Allstars organist Robert Walter and ace guitarist Will Bernard, and backing singer-guitarist Anders Osborne, whose new CD, American Patchwork, he coproduced. Together, the two acts make for a great one-two punch of New Orleans music, with Moore's trio covering the jazz end, Osborne dipping into gritty blues-rock, and both drinking deep from the bottomless well of Crescent City funk.............READ MORE
ANDERS "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED" NPR Interview....
By Melissa Block
May 25, 2010 3:01 PM
You Can Find the renaissance of the post-hurricane Crescent City echoed in the life of the musician, Melissa Block spends a day in the city with the bluesy, fiery songwriterANDERS ...... LISTEN HERE
5/25/10
CALL AND REQUEST
Here is a list of the radio stations who are playing songs from "American Patchwork".
WBJB ASHBURY PARK, NJ
LOFT XM NATIONAL
KRSH SANTA ROSA, CA*
WKZE RED HOOK, NY*
KFAN FREDERICKSBURG, TX*
KDNK CARBONDALE, CO
KBAC SANTA FE, NM*
WSYC HARRISBURG, PA
KZMV BREKENRIDGE, CO*
KMTN JACKSON, WY*
KAXE GRAND RAPIDS, MN
KTAO TAOS, NM*
WNTI HACKETTESTOWN, NJ
WNKU CINCINNATI, OH
KLCC EUGENE, OR
WNRN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
KVNF PAONIA, CO
WYEP PITTSBURGH, PA
KPIG SANTA CRUZ, CA*
KSUT DURANGO, CO
WMKY MOREHEAD, KY
WNCW ASHEVILLE, NC
WCBE COLUMBUS, OH
KKCR HANELEI, HI
WYSO DAYTON, OH
WYCE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
WFIT MELBOURNE, FL
KNBA ANCHORAGE, AK
KUWR LARAMIE, WY
WHRV NORFOLK, VA
KRVM EUGENE, OR
MPB MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING
KXT DALLAS, TX
NEW ADDS- THIS WEEK
WUMBBOSTON, MA
KXCITUCSON, AZ
KDECDECORAH, IA
KGNUBOULDER, CO
OPBOREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING
KDHXST. LOUIS, MO
Tonight Anders returns to Chicki Wah Wah's in New Orleans where the Big Easy Award winning group which also features Johnny Sansone and John Fohl hold down songwriters court.
"Anders Osborne is a guitar player with a very southern-fried style, and he absolutely shreds on the guitar."JAMBASE -READ MORE....HERE
5/21/10
American Patchwork moves up from #8 to #3 THIS WEEK on the roots music chart.
Writer JIM PARSONS in the Tahoe, CA puts Ander's Music it into words.Did he get it right?? What cha think?Check it out - Link
5/20/10
Join ANDERS, along with Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman & Jay Lane, The Rhythm Devils, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, The Greyboy Allstars and many many more this January on Jam Cruise 9!
5/16/10
Today is the last date of the first leg of the co-tour with the Stanton Moore Trio. We end at the Yale in Vancouver and fly home tomorrow. Thanks to all the fans and promoters that made May sucessfull.
Click HEREfor a video from the Independent in San Francisco, CA
5/15/10
Anders Osborne Again - THE TAHOE...read
Canadian News THE PROVINCE ...read
4/21/10
TONIGHT - Anders Osborne, Stanton Moore, and Roberty walter "LIVE" on www.wwoz.org 10pm Central
4/13/10
AO has started to produce the Jesse Moore and Chip Wilson CD at Piety Street Studio in New Orleans. We are looking for you Steve Riley??
New Orleans Juice's Dave Jordan just sent his new solo CD to the manufacture. Dave has written some great songs and Anders was happy to produce that disc. Exciting music is a blessing!!
4/11/10
On April 25th The Voice of the Wetland's New Orleans Jazz Fest set will be covered by CNN.
4/6/10
Wed 21 Live on Air WWOZ RADIO performance at 10pm. The show will feature Anders and Stanton both performing songs from their new releases. Listen on line.
Join Anders, Stanton, and Robert for an instore performance and Cd signing at the Louisiana Music Factory in New Orleans on 4/28. (210 Decatur)
3/30/10
AMERICAN PATCHWORK CD SIGNING AT NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST IS ON MAY 1ST AT 3:05PM
3/30/2010
Osborne, Sansone, and Fohl nominated for a Big Easy Award.
Anders to appear at the French quater Festival on April 9th w/ the 101 Runners feat. Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and then his own show on April 10, 2010
3/29/10
A.O. is on the cover of New Orleans OFFBEAT MAGAZINE APRIL 2010 ISSUE.
pick it up -
3/12/2010
GREETINGS MUSIC FANS AND SXSW GOERS,
IF YOU JUST SO HAPPEN TO BE IN AUSTIN ON MARCH 17 AND 18 FOR THE SXSW MUSIC FESTIVAL YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THE EXPORT NOLA SHOWCASE FEATURING ALLIGATOR RECORDING ARTIST ANDERS OSBORNE AND NEW ORLEANS "KING OF THE OF THE PARTY" BIG SAM'S FUNKY NATION ON WEDNESDAY MAY 17TH AT MOMO'S ( 618 West 6th Street (512) 479-8848). THE SHOW STARTS AT NOON AND ENDS AT 6PM.
AGAIN, ANDERS WIULL BE APPEARING ON THURSDAY MARCH 18 AT AT 12 NOON TO 3PM AT "THE ONLY IN LOUISIANA' SHOWCASE AT THE EAST TENT IN BRUSH SQUARE PARK. ALSO APPEARING IS BIG SAM'S FUNKY NATION AND THE STOOGES BRASS BAND
SEE YA IN AUSTIN!!
3/10/01
HOUSE OF BLUES DATE-APRIL 25
On Sunday April 25 Anders and his band will join the Funky Meters at the House of Blues in New Orleans to ring in the end of the first weekend of the 2010 Jazz and Heritage Festival.
2/26/10
The new photo's of Anders Osborne were taken by Jerry Moran/www.nativeorleanian.com
2/25/10 - French Quater Fest Dates and Schedule Announced:
http://www.fqfi.org/frenchquarterfest/
2/11/2010
In the Movies..."Earth Bound" the new movie starring Kate Hudson hired Anders and Ivan Neville to write music for the film. Ivan and Anders are also featured in a small role. Stay tuned.
2/9/10
ALLIGATOR PRESS RELEASE
ALLIGATOR RECORDS SIGNS ANDERS OSBORNE
FACTS
Did you know
In the early 80's Anders and a group of musician friends including Irene Sage created the music scene at Check Point Charlies, the small corner bar/laundry at Decatur and Esplanade still home to the indy scene in New Orleans
Ander's father was a professional drummer and jazz fan whose early 1960s jazz combo played some of the same clubs in Europe that the then unknown Beatles also played
AMERICAN
PATCHWORK
Anders joins the D'Addario endorsement family.
Anders receives endorsement from the Catogory 5 Amplification Company. He joins Warren Haynes, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Moore, plus other fine guitarist as a Category 5 Artist
AUGUST cont.
Thu 12 Light Up The Queen Concert Series Wilmington, DE
Thu 12 Dogfish Head Brewing Co Rehoboth Beach, DE
Fri 13 The 8X10 Club Baltimore, MD
Sat 14 The State Theater Falls Church, VA w/ Tab Benoit
Sun 15 The Heritage Music Festival Wheeling, WV
Wed 18 The Space Chicago, IL
Thu19 Broadway Oyster Bar St Louis, MO
Fri 20 Knuckleheads Kansas City, KS
Sat 21 Equifunk Equinunk, PA
Wed 25 CAC New Orleans, LA w/ The VOW Allstars
Sat 31 The House of Blues w/ Stanton Moore and Carl Dufrene
SEPTEMBER
Fri 4 The Electric Avenue Music Festival Denver, CO
Sun 5 Snowy Range Music Festival Laramie, WY
DECEMBER
Fri 31 NEW YEARS EVE - Sullivan Hall - New York, NY
JANUARY 2011
4-9 JAM CRUISE #9 CLOUD 9 Presents Click Here
Tour
Otherwise Noted
THE BAND:
Anders Osborne - Vocals / Guitar
Carl Dufrene - Bass Guitar
Eric Bolivar - Drums
Jacinto Mueller - Tour Manager
July
Thu 29 Mojo's Jacksonville Beach, FL
Fri 30 Skippers Smokehouse Tampa, FL
Sat 31 The Shed Destin, FL
AUGUST
Tour Starts on 5 -More dates to be announced soon...
Sat 7 Flood City Music Festival Johnstown, PA
Sun 8 Flood City Music Festival Johnstown, PA w/ Robert Cray
Tue 10 The Ramshead Annaplois, MD
Wed 11 The Jewish Mother Virginia Beach, VA
Voiceofthewetlands.org
"Fiery New Orleans slide guitarist Anders Osborne has lately been performing as though his life depended on it which, as the addiction and redemption songs on his latest album suggest, may well be the case". New York's Village Voice
"AMERICAN PATCHWORK" New Orleans #1 2010 Jazz Fest Release
MERCH
In 2004 prior to the historical Louisiana Hurricanes, Anders, Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Dr John, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Waylon Thibodeaux, George Porter Jr, Johnny Vidacovich, and Johnny Sansone recorded a CD to warn of a major flood. 8 months (too late) later the record was released on Ryko Disc.
"Preachin the Blues" the songs of Mississippi
Fred McDowell. This compilation features Anders and other Artist paying tribute to the legendary roots man. The CD was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004.
Anders story (his life, his career) is not unlike those of the other great songwriters and artists that he's been compared to by critics and roots purists Dylan, Guthrie, and Van Morrison, by the time he found New Orleans (or maybe it is the other way around) by taking the long way trekking through Africa and Egypt, working odd jobs to get to his next destination, he had the miles and music down to begin his career in his new home.
"Oftentimes the most true portraits of America have been rendered by those who have come from outside its borders, yet somehow seem to understand and inhabit our culture more than those of us who have lived here all our lives." JAMBASE
Anders has spent most of career since honing his songwriting at the same time creating a solid fan-base by touring the East and West coast as a performer, while dividing time between New Orleans and Nashville as a staff writer for the Universal Music and Razor and Tie publishing companies.
He's worked his magic for other performers, writing "Watchin the Wind Blow By," a number one hit for country superstar Tim McGraw and "I Was Wrong" and "A Better Man," both Grammy-winning songs from Keb' Mo's album Slow Down. Anders has written songs for Brad Paisely, Jonny Lang, Tab Benoit and Jimmy Thackery, to name a few.
"Anders Osborne artfully blends blues, rock, soul and classic R&B to create his own distinctive synthesis and original style." ALL MUSIC GUIDE
Anders hit the national scene with the 1995 release "Which Way To Here". He and his band began to tour the country and later that year he was signed to Okeh Records, which had just been revived by Sony's Michael Caplan. The record received rave reviews world wide and became Osborne's first commercial break with two top-five singles on the national charts, "Favorite Son" and "Pleasin' You." Both were featured on movie soundracks movies, the latter later recorded by Johnny Lang. Anders also recorded a second CD for the label, titled "New Madrid", which remains, unfortunately, unreleased.
Three other independent-label releases -- "Live at Tipitina's" appeared on Shanachie in 1998 followed by "Living Room" and the next year the introspective "Ash Wednesday Blues" were issued. The following year Anders emerged as producer on the two historic recordings "Bury the Hatchet," on which he and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux are double billed. Later Anders produced Monks "Mr. Stranger Man", both distributed by Shanachie Music. In 2007, MC Records released Osborne's critically acclaimed "Coming Down."
His performances have been described as equally spiritual as musical, creating the elusive connection between artist and audience. His emotive guitar complements the message and the music, enticing listeners into his heart and soul. His life is transformed via his song performances into a vehicle to take you to his destination, let you linger awhile, and bring you home a bit better than you left it to step into his world. He is able to refine and relate to the ordinary, making you feel a bit extraordinary in the process. No wonder he is in demand by perfomers of all stripes as a songwriter.
"Anders Osborne wrote the story of my life" Edwin McCain
Today Anders is finishing his new release which drops in April, followed by a two week stint of performances in conjunction with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Then Anders, Robert Walter, and Stanton Moore launch a six week double bill tour featuring both Osborne's band and the Stanton Moore Trio.
Videos
New Mike Zito Video Featuring Anders Osborne
also appears on:
2010 Galactic ya-ka-may
2009 Mike Zito ..Pearl River
2009 Clarence Bucaro .. ..New Orleans
2008 Clarence Bucaro Till Spring
2006 Rudy Rotta Band Winds of Louisiana
2005 Tab Benoit Wetlands
2004 Clarence Bucaro Sense of Light
2003 Big Chief Monk Boudreaux Mr Stranger Man
2002 Keb Mo Slowdown ( Grammy Nominee)
2002 Compilation Blues on Blonde - Telarc
2002 Compilation Preachin the Blues (Grammy Nominee)
2002 Compilation The Blues White Album
2001 Blues Trubute: Grateful Dead
1997 Interstate 10 Mike West
Discography
Anders Osborne has recorded for Sony, Shanachie, MC, & Rabadash, and Alligator Records.
1989 Doin' Fine (Rabadash)
1993 Break The Chain (Rabadash)
1995 Which Way to Here (Okeh)
1998 Live at Tipitina's (Shanachie)
1999 Living Room (Shanachie)
2001 Ash Wednesday Blues (Shanachie)
2002 Bury the Hatchet (Shanachie) with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
2006 JAZZ FEST Live 2006 (MunckMix)
2007 Coming Down (M.C. Records)
2010 American Patchwork (Alligator Records)
Producer Credits
Tab Benoit's - Wetlands - Telarc Records
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux - Mr. Strangerman - Shanachie Records
Johnny Sansone - Poor Mans Paradise
Clarence Bucaro - New Orleans - Hyena Records
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux'/ Anders Osborne -Bury The Hatchet -Shanachie Records
Clarence Bucaro - Sense of Light - Rounder Records
Dave Jordan - Solo - Independent
Irene Sage - Independent
Westbank Mike - Independent
Wikipedia
Anders Osborne is a Grammy winning[dubious discuss] songwriter and singer.
Anders was born in 1966 in Uddevalla, Sweden, left home at age sixteen, and hitchhiked and played music throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East,
Asia, and the U.S. He settled in New Orleans in 1985 and still calls Louisiana his home.
During his first decade in New Orleans, Anders lived in the French Quarter and played regularly in local clubs. After gaining a following, Anders received an independent
record deal with Rabadash Records out of New Orleans, and released "Doin Fine" in 1989.
Anders and his band toured the U.S. during these years and in 1995, he was signed to Okeh Records. He released "Which Way to Here", and album that dealt with spirituality and tolerance. The record became Osbornes first commercial break with two top-five singles Favorite Son and Pleasin You. Both were featured in several Hollywood movies, and the latter was later recorded by Jonny Lang.
Shanachie Entertainment signed Osborne in 1998 and in 1999 released his fourth album, "Living Room", a very personal record that signified some new directions in Anders music after the
breakup with his longtime partner Theresa Andersson, drug use, and a family death. This album also features guest appearances by Keb Mo, Kirk Joseph and Tommy Malone.
Keb' Mo's 1999 Grammy award winning album "Slow Down", featured two songs co-written with Osborne.
Since 1994, Anders has been working as a professional songwriter in Nashville, first for Polygram and now for Universal where he writes and produces for other artists.
His song, Watch the Wind Blow By, was recorded by country music star Tim McGraw, hitting No. 1 on the country charts for 2 weeks and selling over 3 million albums.
Contact
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Management
Thunderbird Management
TEL: 985-798-5665
Email: thunderbird_mobiletel.com
Booking
Blue Mountain Artists
TEL: 704-525-1559
Email: Hugh_bmatours.com
Record Label / Publicity / Radio
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Alligator Records
TEL: 773-973-7736
Email: publicity_allig.com
Publishing
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ANDERS OSBORNE'S
UNIVERSAL MUSIC
PUBLISHING COMPANY BIOGRAPHY
Born in Uddevalla, Sweden, and raised on Gotland Island in the Baltic Sea, Anders Osborne began his musical education by listening to his father, a professional pop and jazz drummer who toured the same German club circuit as the Beatles. Osborne cut his musical teeth playing drums, but soon switched to guitar. By 17, his wanderlust led him to travel across Europe and the Middle East. Eventually, he wound up in United States, where he lived for brief periods in New York, New Orleans, and California. Then it was on to Southeast Asia before a return trip to America, which led him back to New Orleans, where hes lived now for more than a decade.
My grandfather had a lot to do with me moving down here, Osborne says. He was a sailor, and when I came to New Orleans, he told me he used to live here. He started sending me all these photographs of him in New Orleans, addresses and stuff like that. I just felt connected to his memories of the place. Its in my DNA, I guess.
The city has become a big part of Osbornes sound, as well. Second-line rhythms and brass-band bass permeate his songs, but hes no dilettante. He brings as much to the table as his chosen hometown. When I first came here, I tried to fit in and be like everybody else, and I realized pretty early that this is ridiculous. I am who I am, and Im bringing something from my heritage as well. Still, theres so much great music here, that Im inspired by something I hear every day.
The fruits of his inspiration can be heard on five previous albumstwo independent releases, Doin Fine (1990) and Break the Chains (1994). Which Way To Here (1995) appeared on Sonys Okeh label. In 1998, Osborne made his Shanachie debut with the New Orleans concert recording Live at Tipitinas, which reveled in his musical debt to the city and showed off the passion present in all of Osbornes live performances. His 1999 album Living Room created a sound that acknowledged no borders as theyre usually understood, but defined its own space in the world and demanded to be heard. His release Ash Wednesday Blues (2001) continued in the tradition of previous recordings, combining elements of blues, folk and R&B. It feature contributions from Neville Brother Cyril Neville, New Orleans keyboard wizard Davell Crawford, Keb Mo and Johnny Lang.
Osborne working between the lines that separate distinct genres should come as no surprise. His musical philosophy is such that anything he can conceive is fair game. I dont look at music in categories at all, he says. I like all kinds of music, but as long as I can feel the roots, feel some sort of heart and soul, feel the connection to everything, then its real for me.
Keb' Mo's 1998 Grammy award winning album Slow Down, featured two songs co-written with Osborne. Other artists who have recorded Osborne's songs include Johnny Lang, Sam Bush and country superstar Tim McGraw. In March 2004 Anders celebrated his first number one song recorded by Tim McGraw called "Watch The Wind Blow By."
RAZOR & TIE
Since 1994, Anders has been working as a professional songwriter in New Orleans. His song, Watch the Wind Blow By, was recorded by country music star Tim McGraw and released to overwhelming success. The song reached 1 on the Country Music Charts and McGraw's album sold over 3 million copies. McGraw isn't the only artists who's recorded Osborne's songs. Artists like Keb Mo, Tab Benoit, Double Trouble, Dr John, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux have all recorded songs by Osborne and some have even garnered Grammy nods for songwriting and production.
As a solo artist, Osborne has released 7 albums. His most recent output, Coming Down, was highly received with high praise. Paste Magazine described Osborne as having cooked up an altogether tasty gumbo of soulful blues, hard-won wisdom, and that impossibly great voice, magically conjured across the space of 35 years. (Paste Magazine)
Films/Movies
"Often the most true portraits of America have been rendered by those who have come from outside of it' borders, yet somehow seem to understand and inhabit our culture more then most of us who have lived here all of our lives" JAMBASE
Trivia
The Band and Musicians
Pictured top to bottom - Left Row are:
Kirk Joseph - Sousaphone -
Eric Bulivar - Drums -
George Porter Jr. - Bass -
Johnny Vidacovich - Drums-
Pictured top to bottom - Right Row are:
Stanton Moore - Drums
Doug Belote - Drums-
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux - Vocals-
The Voice of the Wetlands All-stars
AO Live
We will continue to keep this as fresh as we can with music from Anders live shows.
Misc. AO Songs
This player contains other Artist covering Ander's music including Tim McGraw and Keb Mo. I have also included some compilation contributions by Anders featuring the Beatle's "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" and "Kokomo Blues" from the Grammy nominated "Preachin the Blues" The Songs of Mississippi Fred McDowell
Manager' s Choice
Managers and Publishers are usually the first to hear new material written and/or recorded by the Artist. Some of this material is never heard by the public. In the future, I will post some of the treasures and out takes of his writers catalog here. I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do. MNGT
Alligator Records is proud to announce the signing of award-winning guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Anders Osborne. Osborne's Alligator Records debut album, American Patchwork, is a moving collection of soul-baring roots rock, blues and ballads. Many of the songs on American Patchwork deal with healing and redemption, spirituality and acceptance. Paste Magazine says, "Osborne has an impossibly great voice and the songs to match." American Patchwork will be released on April 27, 2010.
According to Alligator president Bruce Iglauer, Anders is a perfect fit for the label. "We at Alligator are very excited to have a visionary artist like Anders Osborne join our roster. Having traveled over much of the world and honed his music in New Orleans, Anders combines a deep feeling for many genres of American roots music with straight-from-the-heart, deeply soulful songwriting. His voice has the unvarnished emotional honesty that we love. As a guitarist, he's simply thrilling. He's one of America's finest roots music artists, and we're honored to have him on Alligator."
