Suzanne Hoffs on how ‘identity crisis’ shaped ‘Lost Records’

Post-Bracelets (First Time) Suzanne Hoffs already has a solo album, when you were a boybehind her, as she began to conceive of her second child, she fielded calls from David Baerwald, Dan Schwartz, and a number of other musicians involved Sheryl Crow’s Tuesday Night Music Club ——and began a long road missing recordsa collection of these songs and their subsequent recordings, will be released on October 18th on Baroque Folks Records.

“They just reached out to me; I went to David Kitay’s studio and we created our own version of what they were doing. Tuesday night music club“, Hoffs recalled. advertising billboard Via Zoom. “It was like a weekly party. We would sit around and write songs. One day, Joni Mitchell showed up; I had a David Baerwald recording and me and Joni ) sang “Love Potion No. 9” and she really loved that song.

This is not one of the 10 tracks lost records, But it would actually be several years before Hoffs actually recorded the songs—in 1999, in the garage of her home on Bryce Avenue in West Los Angeles, with her husband, Jay Roach, and two A young child lives there. “Dan Schwartz contacted me and said, ‘Do you want to make some music? Should we pick up where the David Baerwald session left off?’ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Fucked Me. In 2000, she toured with the band, but at that time missing records The conference considers itself to be in a “non-bracelet chapter.”

“I told Dan, ‘Yeah, but can we do it in my garage? I had a newborn and I’m staying home right now.’ He said, ‘Yeah,’ and we have so many great people— —Jim Keltner, Dan, Brian McLeod, all those guys. It was a real garage band situation and I loved it. The Bangles was made in the garage of my childhood home, so I’ve been recording in garages my whole life.

missing records However, this doesn’t sound sloppy. The songs — including the psychedelic-flavored “Under a Cloud,” which appeared on The Bangles recorded for the 2011 album sweetheart of the sun – Featuring nuanced singer-songwriters like “I Don’t Know Why,” “Grateful,” “November Rain,” “As It Falls Apart” and “Who Will She Be,” as well as songs like “I'” Choreographed pieces include “Always Love You,” “I Will Take Care of You” and “Life on the Inside,” the latter of which was co-written with The Go-Go’s’ Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey.

“I grew up in the Bangles, but the Go-Go’s came before that, and they really inspired me to start an all-female band,” Hoffs said. “So writing with Charlotte and Jane was really special. It was a very creative time. I was reaching out to all the people I knew and loved in the ’80s and ’90s. It was like a friend group, a Creative friend group.

Hoffs admits in the lyrics lost album‘s song finds her grappling with “this identity crisis.” I’m a mother, married to a filmmaker, living what’s called an adult life, finding myself at a crossroads, like, “How do I handle all of this?” and trying to figure out how to do this. everything”.

“It was a reflective time, a very exciting time,” she recalls. “I think when your emotions come out like this, it’s a great time to write a song.”

Hoffs doesn’t remember why missing records Became, well lost. “I think it’s becoming a little concerning,” she said. “I think there was some discussion between some of the characters, maybe because the bracelets wanted to get back together, and I felt like I had to put that aside in some way for the greater good. That was a long time ago . It was just, like, the stars didn’t align or something, and I had to put it on hold.

“But I’ve always loved these sessions. I love this material and these recordings so much because they’re so honest and basic and stripped down. There’s so much creativity in that garage. I’m glad it’s finally out.

Hoffs hopes to perform some of the songs live; she mentioned the possibility of performing regularly at Largo Nightclub, as she has in the past. She has other projects in the works, including a bracelet documentary and a second book following her 2023 novel The bird has flown awayUniversal Pictures chose to adapt it into a film. Following last year’s album, Hoffs is working on a new album of his own abyssShe said the album, which will combine new songs with re-recorded Bangles favorites and will be accompanied by the New York YMusic String Orchestra, is expected to be released next year.

“I’m running around, working on music and my next book and stuff like that,” Hough said. “I was born for art and art and music have always driven me. I think when I put my heart and soul into something and I’m passionate about it, I can’t stop myself. I’m grateful to have that ability in my life.