New Orleans singer-songwriter Chris Acker is set to release his fourth album, Famous Lunch, on October 11 via Gar Hole Records.
Acker writes songs with the soul of a bygone era, and a modern mind. Famous Lunch is filled with wit, charm, and vulnerability.. life stories you can’t help but believe – because who would make this stuff up?
In a genre often cluttered with exaggerated tales and radio-friendly lies, Acker brings raw honesty. His stories blend sharp wit with awkward heartache, all while keeping the mood light, easy, and often humorous.
Songs like “Shit Surprise” feel like a rated-R children’s book, or the obscure and unsettling tale of “Bunn Machine” ..but Acker is here to say that while these things may shape you as an individual, they don’t have the right to define you as the person others may choose to see. This is shown on his track “Game 6 of ’86.”
His work cuts through the noise with sincerity. His songs range from what can feel like a couch-ridden therapy session to some of the most mundane aspects of life – turned to a song that is suddenly captivating. While Famous Lunch can serve as background music, you’ll miss out if you don’t pay attention to the lyrics. It takes a special kind of songwriting poet to turn these stories into songs that provoke a physical reaction – a consistent grin from the pure joy of listening.
The songs on Famous Lunch offer a nod to the absurd yet understated brilliance found in the bars Acker frequents and the weathered streets he walks, layered with a playfully painful candor that invites you to take a closer look.
– @meanwhile_in_music
