Mason Jennings - Real Heart

Songwriter and performer Mason Jennings, and producer Stone Gossard are are ongoing collaborators in the supergroup Painted Shield, who released their 2021 debut album on Loosegroove, the influential indie label that Gossard founded back in 1994 issued records from acts such as Critters Buggin, Malfunkshun, Weapon of Choice and Devilhead, and was the launching point for Queens of the Stone Age's debut album in 1998.

"On The Brink," is the debut single from Jennings' LP Real Heart.

"I'm very excited to be working with Loosegroove Records and to have had Regan Hagar and Stone Gossard produce this album," writes Jennings. "We made the unabashed folk record that I have been wanting to make for years. Kind of a love letter to the acoustic guitar and to musical intimacy. Kind of a love letter to the acoustic guitar and to musical intimacy."

Of the debut single Jennings writes: "This song is in response to people I've met since I've been in the public eye using spirituality or the words 'I love you' for their own manipulative gain. I am a very open and trusting person and what I've had to learn the hard way over the years is that some people have really dark and selfish motives and they will use a person's empathy and openness as an entry point for their own agenda. In other words, I've had to wake up and learn better discernment."

There are personal touches throughout the new album.

"The cover art is a woven wall hanging that my wife Josie made that is hanging on our lakehouse wall. That sets the tone: Warmth, home, and intimacy. Hope you enjoy!" — Mason Jennings

Side A

1. Tomorrow

2. Real Heart

3. Second Life

4. On The Brink

5. The Demon

Side B

1. I Feel Loved

2. The Game

3. The Wonder

4. Faded

5. How Many Days

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