White Lies For Dark Times [Digipak]

Performer: Ben Harper
Engineer: Danny Kalb
Producer: Relentless 7; Danny Kalb; Ben Harper
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Audio Mixers: Chris Steffen; Danny Kalb; Chris Owens. Audio Remasterer: Greg Calbi. The beginning of a new era for Ben Harper, 2009's WHITE LIES FOR DARK TIMES is co-credited to Relentess7, the ensemble that the alt-rock hero assembled after placing his long-time Innocent Criminals backing band on hiatus. On these 11 tracks, Harper explores the edgier, amped-up side of his signature soul/rock/blues/folk fusion, settling into a fierce Led Zep stomp on "Number with No Name" and cruising along like Bo Diddley on "Why Must You Always Dress in Black." While the album is filled with a palpable sense of urgency, most notably on the ferocious "Keep It Together (So It Can Fall Apart)," Harper brings it to a gentle close on "Faithfully Remain," reinforcing his reputation as a dynamic and unpredictable performer.

Billboard (p.29) - "The eyes-closed, fist-shaking, prayer-through-song side of Harper often comes through, most effectively on 'It's Up to You,' a slow-building tsunami of sound." Q (Magazine) (p.124) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Ben Harper has always seemed a man out of time....[D]renched in Vietnam War-era blues rock..."

Singer/songwriter Ben Harper, who hails from Pomona, CA, debuted in 1994 with WELCOME TO THE CRUEL WORLD. Harper's idiosyncratic mix of blues, folk, rock, funk, and reggae made an instant splash. His distinctive use of the dobro-like Weissenborn guitar became a key element of his sound. A few years later, Harper adopted a more turbo-charged heavy rock sound influenced in equal parts by Led Zeppelin and Seattle grunge, but his strongly lyrical songwriting and his band's famed live prowess continued to grow.

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