Singer/Songwriter Evan Bartels announces his upcoming project To Make You Cry releasing May 23 via Lost Highway Records, with the title track out now. Bartels showcases his profound storytelling on To Make You Cry, creating an epic, cinematic landscape with little more than an acoustic guitar and vocals. Recorded in his handmade cabin outside of Nashville, this stunning six-song set not only takes notice of those people who are often unseen but also explores the sacrifices and spirituality of a working musician.
“I wanted these stories and songs to be very intimate, where it feels like you’re hearing something through a wall, or you’re seeing something through a window, and you perhaps shouldn’t be,” explains Bartels. “Also, I wanted it to feel expansive. I wanted it to sound like the West, which is often stark and intensely beautiful in a way that takes your breath away.”
On the haunting title track written by Bartels with Bobby Tomberlin and Curt Gibbs, ‘To Make You Cry’ encompasses the pain and turmoil relationships endure over time and distance.
“‘To Make You Cry’ isn’t just a song. It’s the ash that has come from the flame of my life,” shares Bartels. “It’s more than hope. It’s resolve. No matter how dark the night, just make it to the morning.”
Listen to ‘To Make You Cry’ HERE
‘To Make You Cry’ Lyrics
You don’t have to tell me
The words are written all over your face
Your eyes show what your mouth could never say
The sound of your heart as it breaks
The pain of loving me is all it takes
To make you cry
It’s alright
It’ll be alright
Just hold on a little longer we’ll be fine
It’s alright
It’ll be alright
Let’s just make it to the morning
And I’ll tell you that I love you
In case this is the last chance that I get
That all the days with you have been my best
The only thing in life that I regret
are the nights when I was gone
I never meant
To make you cry
It’s all right
It’ll be alright
Just hold on a little longer we’ll be fine
It’s alright
It’ll be alright
Let’s just make it to the morning
It’s all right
It’s alright
Just hold on a little longer we’ll be fine
It’s alright
It’ll be alright
Let’s just make it to the morning
Let’s just make it to the morning
Let’s just make it to the morning
We’ll be fine
‘To Make You Cry’ along with his recent release ‘Lula‘ prove why American Songwriter calls Bartels’ music “intense and intimate” as he strives to tell distinctly human stories without judgment and to truly see the unsung person where most passersby may wish to look away.
Produced by Bartels, Rico Csabai and Dave “Squirrel” Covell, the team captured the performances for To Make You Cry live with only acoustic guitar and vocal, allowing Bartels’ expressive baritone to set the tone for the six-song project.
To Make You Cry Track Listing
1. Death Of A Good Man (Evan Bartels)
2. Lula (Evan Bartels)
3. Montana (Evan Bartels)
4. The Highway (Evan Bartels)
5. To Make You Cry (Evan Bartels, Bobby Tomberlin, Curt Gibbs)
6. Waves (Evan Bartels, David Ray Stevens)
Bartels recently wrapped a successful run at C2C (Country 2 Country) international country music festival in London, Berlin and Germany. He returns overseas with upcoming tour dates in the UK and Ireland, an appearance at The Long Road Festival in August, and more U.S. dates to be announced:
May 15 – Glasgow – SWG3*
May 18 – Manchester – New Century Hall*
May 19 – Dublin – The Academy*
(w/ Charles Wesley Godwin)
Aug 22-24 – The Long Road Festival
