Eddie Chacon releases new album ‘Lay Low’ produced by Nick Hakim
Eddie Chacon | Photo credit: DeMarquis McDaniels
Selected press for Eddie Chacon:
“Lay Low is a kind of concept album, built around love, grief and bereavement, Chacon in conversation with himself.” MOJO ⭑⭑⭑⭑ (Album Of The Month)
“These days Chacon can’t stop telling it like it is — and long may he do so.” Uncut 8/10
“With echoey chords topped by electric sitar, the track is plush, slow and deeply, inconsolably despondent.” The New York Times on “End of the World”
“This is the sound of modern soul, and soul-baring, supercharged with vitality and purpose.” Record Collector ⭑⭑⭑⭑
Lay Low https://sthrow.com/laylow
Eddie Chacon’s new album Lay Low is out today on Stones Throw. Lay Low is entirely produced by Nick Hakim and includes ‘Good Sun,’ which arrived earlier this week, along with the previously shared singles ‘End of the World,’ ‘Let The Devil In‘ and ‘Empire‘ featuring John Carroll Kirby.
Eddie Chacon is acclaimed for his thoughtful strain of R&B, musing on themes of mortality, failure, and growth. On Lay Low, his third solo album and second on Stones Throw, he delves into the grief that attended the loss of his mother, Patricia. The album was recorded over two years in Nick Hakim’s Brooklyn studio, with Hakim helping build an intuitive framework for Chacon’s songs of love and letting go.
When speaking with MOJO about Lay Low, Eddie said, "I felt ready for the first time to make a record about the grief of losing my mother, the melancholy, sadness and ultimately the healing. I lost my mom nine years ago but the gravity of that was so massive that I couldn't even fathom it or incorporate it into my work. But working with Nick I started to access the happy memories, the joyful times."
Tomorrow night, Eddie will mark the release of Lay Low with a performance at The Lodge Room in Los Angeles, followed by a show at Public Records in New York City on February 21st. In March, Eddie will embark on his UK & Europe tour where he’ll perform in London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Brussels and more.
Check out Lay Low above and see live dates and full album details below.
Upcoming Live Dates
2/01 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room [TICKETS]
2/21 - New York, NY @ Public Records [TICKETS]
3/15 - Lonodn, UK @ The Institute of Contemporary Arts
3/18 - Stockholm, SE @ Hosoi
3/19 - Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
3/21 - Cologne, DE @ Stadtgarten
3/22 - Groningen, NL @ De Oosterpoort
3/25 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord
3/26 - Warsaw, PL @ Jassmine
3/27 - The Hague, NL @ PAARD
3/28 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique @ Museum
Eddie Chacon
Lay Low
January 31, 2025
Stones Throw
1. Good Sun
2. Let You Go
3. Empire ft. John Carroll Kirby
4. Lay Low
5. Birds ft. Nick Hakim
6. Let The Devil In
7. End Of The World
8. If I Ever Let You Go
