A friend on social media recently shared an Aaron Lee Tasjan video from a few years ago. I cautioned her that his new record was going to be VERY different. Her response was “I'm excited! He's always changin’ it up!” ALT has done just that with his new release Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! on New West Records. Never one to accept categorization, for his fourth solo album Tasjan has put together a collection of shimmering power pop that will most likely confuse those with only limited familiarity of his more Americana-flavored work but should delight fans who have followed his career more closely.

His record label was concerned that his music was going in too many different directions, so Tasjan began writing new songs and recording them in secret. Even though he says the label didn’t see him as a producer, Tasjan was intent on producing the record himself and says he feels grateful to his label for “motivating him to prove them and himself wrong.” He recorded the tracks at Make Sound Good studio in Nashville and shares production credits with Gregory Lattimer who also co-produced Tasjan’s 2018 release Karma For Cheap.