Midwest Dilemma - Searching For The Cure For Loneliness [Vinyl Record or CD]

Expected release: September 13, 2024

The highly ambitious and anticipated follow up album to the 2008 release Timelines & Tragedies. Searching For The Cure For Loneliness is a cinematic soundscape, haunting with reverb and swells of orchestral interplay as a brilliant backdrop for singer-songwriter Justin Lamoureux's vocals and crafted lyrics.

These songs are rooted in the early days of Midwest Dilemma and most of them were recorded in Nic Johnson's basement in 2011. Time passed as it always does and these recordings were put on the shelf until they began resurfacing in 2019. The songs never really left, but their stories became more and more relevant as we experienced the loss of family and friends, the absence of friends that moved away, and then the fear and isolation of the pandemic. These songs have been a part of us for over 13 years and witnessing their rebirth all these years later has truly been a life changing experience.

Midwest Dilemma - Searching For The Cure For Loneliness A1 Intro A2 Old Screen A3 Searching For The Cure For Loneliness A4 The 49'r A5 Dreaming Of The Coast B1 So Well B2 Leaving Will Be Hard B3 Appalachian Mountains B4 Winter Park B5 Stolen Car B6 Scattered Leaves

Musicians: Justin Lamoureux Guitar, Vox Nic Johnson Guitar, Vox Joye VanTrimmell Cello, Vox Ben Arunski Tuba, Trombone John Klemmensen & Unknown Trumpets Tyler Cook Upright Bass Kaitlyn Hova Violin Jackie Six Flute Ian Simmons & Elizabeth Webb Clarinets Bob Schimpf Bassoon Dan McCarthy Accordion Rebecca Lowry Ukulele Django Greenblatt-Seay Banjolin Jason Ferguson Mandolin, Lap Steel Aaron Jordan Rhodes Piano Scott Zimmerman Vibraphone Matt Arbeiter Drums Inaiah & Chela Lujan Vox Ella, Idelle & Luci Lamoureux Vox

Recorded @ Nic's Basement, Ian Aeillo's House and Make Believe Studio Mixed @ Ian Aeillo Mastering: Focus Mastering Album Design: Brad Iwen © ℗ Justin Phillip Lamoureux (BMI) 2024