Wade Bowen 'Lost Hotel' album

Singer/songwriter Wade Bowen, a rising star on the Texas roadhouse circuit, has signed an exclusive recording contract with Kerrville-based Sustain Records. The 28 year-old Waco native has built a cadre of fans in recent months through a combination of infectious, original country classics and extensive statewide touring. “Wade represents the best of both worlds. He’s an insightful young songwriter and a compelling performer of his own material,” notes Jimmy Perkins, Sustain Records’ president and the veteran former manager of Texas icons Pat Green and Robert Earl Keen.

Bowen’s debut album, Lost Hotel, is slated for a February 21st, 2006 release date and will be the upstart label’s inaugural offering. Bowen’s new album features the soon-to-be-hit- single, “God Bless This Town,” is a tongue and cheek tribute to the rumor-mill surrounding life in a small town.

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Six years of touring and refining his music have left Texas Singer/Songwriter Wade Bowen at a critical juncture. Bowen’s professional and personal life are busier than ever, and with the release of his new album, Lost Hotel, coming soon, he is not about to take his foot off the pedal.

“I like my life hectic,” says Bowen. “When nothing is going on, that’s when I become lazy.”

Bowen acknowledges that his new studio effort, set to release February 21st, carries with it long-term ramifications. He is ready to capitalize!

“This has to be the record for me at this point in my career,” says Bowen. “A lot of people have turned their heads and are standing back looking at me, which is a cool feeling, but at the same time I can’t mess around from this point forward….This is a critical point for people that haven’t heard me yet.”

With that in mind, Bowen has traveled back and forth between Austin and Nashville since this past summer to work on his new release. Lost Hotel will be Bowen’s first studio release since 2002’s Try Not to Listen. He has again teamed up with J.R. Rodriguez, producer of The Blue Light Live, and is enjoying the laid-back, detail-oriented pace at which Lost Hotel has come together.

The first release off Lost Hotel, “God Bless This Town,” “stems from the frustration of rumors and how easily they are thrown around” says Bowen.

“This song has been my favorite since day one of recording this record….I have never captured the attitude of one of my songs as well as we did this one.”

Bowen’s musical influences stretch from A to Z, from Aerosmith to Zepplin. His music has been described as roots rock, guy rock, alt-country, and Texas Music.

“I take great pride in producing music that can’t be pigeon-holed,” says Bowen.

“People can call it whatever they want.” “That might hurt me because people want music that can reach a specific demographic….I don’t write music for one demographic….I want to be an artist that can play blues, rock, country, and honky-tonk live.”

Bowen’s rise to prominence has been marked by dogged determination. He began playing music as a student at Texas Tech in 1998 where he and friend/band member, Matt Miller, started the band West 84. While his popularity has spread far beyond the Texas Panhandle, Bowen has worked to maintain the personable approach that helped build his rabid fan-base.

“It’s gotten more difficult to have that personal base with the people that are coming out to shows.” “But I know the faces and those people that keep coming out…I think of them more like friends than fans.” “I may be crazy, but it’s hard for me to believe that I have fans that honestly care enough to listen to my music….It shocks me every day.”

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