Dido's tour for Life for Rent took her around the world for two years. She said "I'd had an amazing time, but I guess I needed to take a step back..." And she spent her time learning how to play different instruments, including guitar, piano, bells, drums, and even a recorder.
Safe Trip Home was recorded in LA with help from producer Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Kanye West, Rufus Wainwright, Eels). One song was even recorded in Brion's broom cupboard! And while she recorded, she was constantly learning more about the recording process. Brion said "... it's more than a little bit admirable that she is so inquisitive about everything. She learned a ton about engineering, about arranging, about mastering, about the construction of music. She even went and took some music courses at UCLA."
Among my favorites from the album are "Don't Believe in Love," "Northern Skies," "Burnin Love" (with Citizen Cope) and "Us 2 Little Gods" with its cool guitar-driven beat. "The Day Before the Day" also has an almost haunting quality to it.
The album itself has an insert with several pictures of Dido herself, plus lyrics and song credits. Having only seen one or two pictures of Dido in the past, it's nice to see more current pics of her in various settings.
You can listen to some of the tracks from Safe Trip Home at Dido's MySpace page and be sure to check out her website at didomusic.com.
Pick up Dido's Safe Trip Home online or at your favorite music store.
Track listing:
- Don't Believe in Love
- Quiet Times
- Never Want to Say It's Love
- Grafton Street
- It Comes and It Goes
- Look No Further
- Us 2 Little Gods
- The Day Before the Day
- Let's Do the Things We Normally Do
- Burnin Love
- Northern Skies
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