I Had a Name is the debut album by American rock musician Eric Bass. The album will be released on February 28, 2025.
| I Had a Name | |
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| Released | February 28, 2025 |
| Studio | Big Animal Studio (Charleston, SC) |
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| Producer | Eric Bass |
| Singles from I Had a Name | |
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Writing
editBass shared that the idea for the album came to him in a hotel room in Milan, during a tour that Shinedown was doing in support of their album Attention Attention.[1] According to him, once the idea emerged, he sat down and wrote for two consecutive hours what later became a summary of the background story he tells in the album. Bass explained that when writing the music for the songs, he imagined the characters he created. He noted that the album does not tell the entire story in chronological order but rather presents moments and snippets from it.[1] The album was written during the COVID-19 pandemic, which allowed him to put all the pieces together, and completing the album.[2]
Bass mentioned that after writing the album, he realized that aside from the fact that the album explores current real-world society through a dystopian story, it is also an autobiographical album that he wrote about himself, reflecting his battle with depression. He stated that this is not the central theme of the story in the album, which he described as a "silly rock opera"[3] and as an "epic odyssey",[1] and that he does not want the topic of mental health to overshadow the album's narrative.[1]
Recording
editBass is the only musician featured on the album. Besides singing, he plays all the instruments and also handled the entire production of the album.[1] In an interview Bass said that the album was fully finished, including post production, before the writng of Shinedown's album Planet Zero, but he didn't know at first if he wanted it to be publicly released.[3]
Release
editOn November 13, 2024, the lead single from the album, "Mind Control," was released.[4] The song was described as a combination of Hard rock, Glam rock and Dance-punk.[5]
The album will be released alongside a graphic novel.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Eric Bass
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "A World Unseen" | |
| 2. | "The New Gods of War" | |
| 3. | "Azalia" | |
| 4. | "We Can't Go Home" | |
| 5. | "Goodnight Goodnight" | |
| 6. | "Mind Control" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "New Graves" | |
| 8. | "All Good Children - Our Guts" | |
| 9. | "Modenhardt" | |
| 10. | "Dead Inside" | |
| 11. | "The Churches of the Dead" | |
| 12. | "Wanna Go to Hell" |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e SHINEDOWN's ERIC BASS Announces 'I Had A Name' Solo Album, November 13, 2024, Blabbermouth
- ^ Brent Porche, Shinedown’s Eric Bass Goes Solo with ‘I Had A Name’ (Interview), November 13, 2024, 93.3 WMMR
- ^ a b c Chuck Armstrong, ‘We Just Want to Make a Rock Record’ – Shinedown’s Eric Bass Shares Plans For New Music, November 20, 2024, Loudwire
- ^ Shinedown’s Eric Bass launching new solo project with “Mind Control” song, November 6, 2024, 105.7 The Point
- ^ Jon Hadusek, Shinedown’s Eric Bass Announces Debut Solo Album, Unveils Lead Single “Mind Control”: Stream, November 13, 2024, Yahoo