Today, Kyle Hollingsworth, keyboard impresario of The String Cheese Incident, has announced a new solo, 50, marking Hollingsworth’s first solo album in four years and his fourth studio album to date. 50 is slated for release via SCI Fidelity on March 2nd, 2018, and will be supported by a number of home state performances in Colorado. With Hollingsworth’s 50th birthday on the horizon, the twelve-track album takes its name this landmark year and offers up the keyboardist’s reflections on the past half-decade.
50 will also see guest cameos from Andy Hall of The Infamous Stringdusters, The Motet Horns, Jen Hartswick, DJ Logic, Jason Hann, Kim Dawson, Darren Kramer, Paige Sandusky, and Tanya Shylock. In a statement, Hollingsworth offered up some thoughts about his upcoming release 50:
We were able to explore and work together as a unit versus the other albums, where I would just bring them the songs and they would perform them as I told them to. I was able to be a lot more creative in the studio with my current lineup of musicians. I would show up with a smattering of ideas and say, ‘I think this is what’s gonna happen,’ and we’d sit down and knock out three or four songs together.
In addition to this new album, Hollingsworth will embark on a mini-tour of Colorado’s Front Range (Fort Collins, Denver, and Boulder) across March 1st through 3rd to support the project. He will also be nationally releasing a collaborative beer with SweetWater and Relix Magazine called Ground Score IPA, Limited Edition Dank Tank Brew, which will be debuted on February 7th at Brooklyn Bowl with a launch party. Afterward, it will be available for retail across the country starting on February 12th.
For tickets to any upcoming shows or to pre-order Kyle Hollingsworth’s 50, head over to his website here.
50 Track Listing
01. Onset
02. Wyatt Earp’s Tale
03 Let Me In
04. All Falls Apart
05. Finding Our Way
06. Prime
07. Stuff
08. Tumbling
09 Come On
10 So Fine
11. Take The Ride
12. Offset
Upcoming Kyle Hollingsworth Tour Dates
7-Feb, Brooklyn Bowl^, Brooklyn, NY
8-Feb, StageOne, Fairfield, CT
9-Feb, Funk ‘N Waffles, Rochester, NY
10-Feb, Funk ‘N Waffles, Syracuse, NY
1-Mar, Aggie Theatre*, Fort Collins, CO
2-Mar, Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom*#, Denver, CO
3-Mar, Boulder Theater*#%, Boulder, CO
24-27-May, Summer Camp Music Festival, Chillicothe, IL
^ Ground Score IPA Launch Party with BIG Something
* Kyle Hollingsworth Band with special guests Hot Buttered Rum
# Kyle Hollingsworth Band featuring Michael Kang, Jennifer Hartswick & The Motet Horns
% Mountain Sun presents a very special birthday set with Kyle & friends
[Photo: Ojeda Photography]