Wade Bowen

Ask Wade Bowen what distinguishes his music, and after mulling the notion for a minute, his answer is basic and direct: "Intensity." That's because Bowen sings and writes with passion and fervent commitment about the matters that count in life with a depth of thought and palpable emotionality that hits listeners where they live and feel. And that fervor is matched by rich melodies and lyrical and musical hooks that grab the ears and imagination and doesn't let go.

If We Ever Make It Home begins with an upbeat twist on the heartbreak song on "You Had Me At My Best", the album's first single. A bracing as well as touching positivism informs such songs of abiding love and emotional support as "Turn On The Lights" and "From Bad To Good", both of them drawing from Wade and his wife Shelby's struggle to overcome her postpartum depression. The haunting "Ghost In This Town" and the rocking "Nobody's Fool" and the bright nightlife lights of "Missing You" offer prescriptions for overcoming departed lovers and heartache while "Trouble" and "Daddy and the Devil" offer cautionary tales about life's temptations. The sweet first kiss of "Why Makes Perfect Sense" brings out Bowen's romanticism, and the title track and "Somewhere Beautiful" cap the set with transcendent song prayers for peace and happiness. As its title implies, If We Ever Make It Home is a lyrical and musical journey that is as fulfilling as the end result of the destination.

With If We Ever Make It Home, Bowen delivers a tour de force collection of songs of inspiration, hope and deep feeling.

Release date September, 30 2008.

Wade is Texas born and bred and his music is a reflection of that. This beefy, Tapped In West Texas, red T-shirt captures a bit of the great state that Wade is so fond of, with an image of oil pumping rigs found on the back. On the front is a simple name tag that reads Wade, like those found on work shirts out in the oil fields. Whether you tap an oil rig or tap a keg Wade can relate to you through his music.