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DELUXE EDITION OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED 2023 ALBUM FEATURES TWO ADDITIONAL SONGS FROM ORIGINAL RECORDING SESSIONS
“A well-travelled wordsmith mapping out the world he’s seen, three chords at a time.” – Tyler Childers
NASHVILLE, TN – Today, Rounder Records releases Heat Comes Down (Deluxe), an expanded version of the critically acclaimed 2023 album from singer/songwriter John R. Miller. Click HERE to order or stream Heat Comes Down (Deluxe).
Heat Comes Down turned one year old last October and to celebrate the milestone, Rounder released the exclusive 7” vinyl Wayward Wind, which contained two unreleased tracks from the original album recording sessions. Those tracks, “Outset Of The Breeze” and “Garden Of Fools”, are now available digitally for the first time on Heat Comes Down (Deluxe). Both songs have been incorporated separately into the original sequence, thus enhancing the vibe and flow of the album, as opposed to tacking them on the end as mere bonus tracks.
“I guess to me, these weren’t b-sides or bonus tracks or whatever, they were just part of the Bomb Shelter session when we made it and wouldn’t fit on a 12″ record,” says Miler. “Placing them among the tracklisting instead of tacking them on isn’t something I’d consider to be an unusual move, as much as it was simply completing the album as we intended. I’d maybe have thought it a little bit lazy or flippant of me to leave them out of the sequence now, when they were originally a part of it.”
Upon its 2023 release, Heat Comes Down was met with high praise from the press, further cementing Miller as an honest, understated, introspective wordsmith whose songs reflect various sides of the human condition. SPIN said, “His music reflects a refreshingly raw honesty, reflectiveness, and the undeniable beauty in discovery and growth.” No Depression said of the album, “Some songwriters write short stories. Some write anthems. Some write life itself…a record that reveals its facets with time.”
Originally released as a five-song live performance video project via YouTube, the audio recordings of Miller’s beloved Fireside Sessions Vol. 1 were made available at DSP’s in late 2024. Stay tuned for news about the upcoming release of Fireside Session Vol. 2 in early 2025.
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Label contact for John R. Miller:
Siara Strickland-O’Berry siara.strickland@rounder.com
For press information about Rounder Records, please contact:
Jim Flammia jim@alleyesmedia.com at All Eyes Media