A special Boston set featuring Songs From a Broken World is part of LEE RICHARDS AND FRIENDS’ announcement for their debut album on Metalville. The supplied announcement schedules the record-release show for October 30 at New Día Fenway, with merchandise also available.
The show is listed as free and open to attendees aged 21 and older with proper ID, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. The venue is located at 71 Lansdowne St in Boston, Massachusetts. The announcement does not supply an album release date.
American musician, songwriter and producer Lee Richards composed and produced Songs From a Broken World entirely himself. His background includes serving as GODSMACK’s original guitarist and working as a key songwriter for DROPBOX and ANOTHER ANIMAL. The announcement describes the project’s hard rock sound in terms of riffs and melodies, drawing on Richards’ experience touring and writing with other artists.
Richards handles rhythm and lead guitars and vocals in LEE RICHARDS AND FRIENDS. Joining him are drummer Justin Pacy of DIGITAL SUMMER, guitarist Billy Loosigian of THE BOOM BOOM BAND and THE JONESES, and bassist and vocalist Sean Corcoran of RA and FIGHT OR FLIGHT. The personnel listing credits Loosigian as William Loosigian on rhythm and lead guitars, and Corcoran on bass guitar and backup vocals.
The announcement names the album Songs From a Broken World, while its tracklisting heading uses the alternate wording Songs For a Broken World. The supplied sequence contains 11 tracks:
- Shyra
- Yesterday's Child
- Believe
- Cry For You
- Faithless
- She
- Say Your Last Goodbye
- Rise
- Fallen (Save Me)
- Monsters
- Summer Breeze