Lucinda Williams To Bring Little Honey Soon

 Three-time Grammy Award-winner Lucinda Williams is set to release her new album, Little Honey, on Oct. 14.Little Honey, Williams' must eclectic album to date, features a duet with Elvis Costello ("Jailhouse Tears") and guest vocals from Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs.Williams thinks this new release offers something a little different, “I’m in a different phase of my life, so there are more happy moments on this album,” the singer-songwriter said of her ninth studio set. “‘Darkly introspective,’ is one phrases people have used to describe a lot of my songs. There are moody songs, but I’m looking outside myself a little bit more. These aren’t ‘boy meets girl, boy leaves girl, girl gets bummed out’ songs -- there’s a lot more than that going on."I’m stepping out and writing about things other than unrequited love. But because that’s not part of my experience anymore doesn’t mean I’m going to stop being a songwriter," she explained. "There are plenty of other important  things to write about -- the state of the world, for one thing -- I don’t buy into the myth that because you get to a certain level of contentment, you have to throw in the towel.“The one thing the songs have in common is directness,” she said. “The beauty of country and blues is their simplicity, it’s about getting things across in a really direct way. I’ve spent a while stretching out and going in different directions, which is my nature. But I feel that I can always embrace that original simplicity again -- that’s why I went back to record ‘Circles and Xs,’ which I actually wrote back in 1985.“I feel that this is the most eclectic record I’ve ever done, and I’ve always been known for being eclectic,” she said. “For this album, I was comfortable just letting the songs flow and not worried about being so serious and heavy and having to top myself -- and I think that shows.”Here is Lucinda Williams' present tour schedule:9/25/2008 - Asheville, NC - the Orange Peel9/26/2008 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theater9/27/2008 - Charleston, SC - North Charleston Performing Arts Center9/29/2008 - Charlotte, NC - Belk Theater9/30/2008 - Raleigh, NC - Memorial Auditorium10/3/2008 - New York, NY - WaMu Theater at MSG10/4/2008 - New Haven, CT - Shubert Theater10/7/2008 - Albany, NY - The Egg: Hart Theatre10/8/2008 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater10/9/2008 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis10/11/2008 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall10/12/2008 - Rochester, NY - Harro East Ballroom10/14/2008 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater10/15/2008 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion10/17/2008 - Nashville, TN - War Memorial10/19/2008 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant10/20/2008 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater10/21/2008 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Auditorium10/23/2008 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue10/23/2008 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue10/24/2008 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater10/25/2008 - Madison, WI - Orpheum11/5/2008 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue11/5/2008 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue11/7/2008 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre11/9/2008 - Edmonton, AB - Arden Theatre11/10/2008 - Calgary, AB - Jack Singer11/12/2008 - Vancouver - Vogue Theater11/13/2008 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox11/14/2008 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox11/16/2008 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore11/17/2008 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore