The Bad Penny (beta)

Seattle singer-songwriter Robert Deeble has a lot on his mind these days, and it isn’t just his seventh record, The Space Between Us, which is planned for release Feb. 6 through his own Mind Bomb Publishing imprint. Nay, the socially attuned, voracious reader, prolific musician and contemplative in the truest sense of the world is trying to gather what he gained from spending four years mostly in isolation – but with some help with trusted collaborators. They include bassist Viktor Krauss (Allison Krauss/Robert Plant), drummer Lacey Brown (Damien Jurado) and producer Ric Hordinski (producer, string arrangements, guitar).

The conclusions that Deeble arrived at about the damaging divide that is tearing apart the United States are largely documented on The Space Between Us. But the 59-year-old esteemed artist, who entered the world of underground music in his teens while living in Long Beach, California, did The Bad Penny a great honor by sharing thoughts, memories and stories which don’t appear in the book and accompanying album (which you should buy here).

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