FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 29, 2001


HERE COME THE MIRACLES
Steve Wynn Puts Finishing Touches on New Album


New York, NY: Steve Wynn will be releasing his latest album, "Here Come The Miracles," on June 5th on his own recently reactivated Down There label via Innerstate Distribution. The album was recorded in Tucson, Arizona at Wavelab Studios with co-producer/engineer Craig Schumacher (Calexico, Giant Sand) and mixed by John Agnello in New York City. Performing on the album are Steve’s core band of Chris Brokaw, Dave DeCastro and Linda Pitmon along with guest keyboardist Chris Cacavas.

"Here Come The Miracles" will be released as a double-cd 19-song collection, documenting what Wynn calls "the most exciting and fulfilling session that I have ever experienced. Just one of those amazing sessions where everything just clicked at all times, and every player brought some kind of magic to every song." Howe Gelb and John Convertino of Giant Sand also make special appearances.

"I came off the road at the end of 1999 after a full year of touring knowing that I wanted to do something different but not knowing what. So I spent the entire first half of 2000 writing and revising and rehearsing and exploring and just trying everything out until I knew exactly what I wanted. I think this time off really helped as did relocating to an unfamiliar city like Tucson. There was nothing to do there except make music," says Wynn, before adding, "and eat Mexican food."

"I had considered editing the record down to a standard 45-minute set but found that any cuts ended up hurting the overall feeling and scope of the record. I think part of the attraction of these new songs and performances is the variety and sprawl of the music. I have always been a fan of eccentric and mood-heavy double albums like "Exile On Main Street," "London Calling," the "White Album" and "Daydream Nation" and saw many similarities in this collection of songs." Wynn adds, "I had never made a double album and this seemed like the right time."

The styles range from the garage psychedelia of the title cut to the punk-rock frenzy of "Crawling Misanthropic Blues" to the late-night blues of "Breakout" and almost doo-wop lounge of "Morningside Heights" to frenzied free-jazz/blues of "Smash Myself to Bits" and the final gospel flourish of "There Will Come a Day." Wynn sees the album as "not only a document of an exciting event but also a pretty freaky journey from start to finish."

The London Times recently praised "Here Come The Miracles": "[Wynn's] distinctive talent for sneering semispoken vocals over basic riffs has coalesced into a compelling prospect. Here, the Codeine guitarist Chris Brokaw adds an experimental edge to Wynn's troubadour tendencies, as songwriterly maturity merges with psychedelic power surges. But be warned: buy this record and prepare for an expensive outlay on Wynn's back catalogue."

Fans of Wynn’s can look for him on the road this summer.



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