Lucinda Williams "World Without Tears" 2024-05-31 the indie albums that followed

the indie albums that followed his debut Mellow Gold by a mere matter of months

vocals and programming drum beats in his parents' house

It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200

an angst-ridden genre that was almost the complete opposite of No Doubt's upbeat commercial sound

and contrary to most career arcs

Lucinda Williams "World Without Tears" 2024-05-31 the indie albums that followedWorld Without Tears, Williams employed a live on the floor production ethic that not only had the musicians playing together a relative rarity on major label rock recordings but playing without the isolation separation that producers use to keep the sound of each instrument from bleeding into the other musicians' microphones. The record therefore has less separation between instruments and much more "room" sound than typical. It's the wettest acoustic