“We met for breakfast one day, and I was just so enamored with him and his personality… The first day we sat down together was the day we wrote ‘Brave.'” “I was introduced to Jack through Sara Quin of Tegan & Sara,” Bareilles says. “Chasing the Sun” is a song about mortality, while first single “Brave” was written for a friend struggling to come out as gay.īareilles also made an effort to recruit more collaborators for her third album: Along with producers John O’Mahoney and Mark Endert, the singer met with fun.’s Jack Antonoff for a potential co-writing opportunity. Recorded during the past six months, the album showcases the expansive energy of Manhattan life while touching upon heavier themes than heartbreak. From a commercial standpoint, Bareilles didn’t necessarily need to rejigger that image: After breaking out in 2007 with the pop smash “Love Song” (3.6 million downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan), she scooped up more fans with “Kaleidoscope Heart” as well as with a judging stint on NBC’s “The Sing-Off.” But like a star pitcher retooling her fastball in the off-season, Bareilles decided to evolve her proven approach for “The Blessed Unrest,” due July 16 on Epic Records.
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