At long last, today comes news of a release date for Collin Herring's Past Life Crashing. The Fort Worth artist has reportedly battled a range of demons over the 2-1/2 years it's taken to finish the album. And in that time he's worked with at least two producers: Ken Coomer and Colin Cripps.

From today's press release:

Bitingly honest, insightful and emotionally evocative, Past Life Crashing conveys certain urgency in its description of life — songs about disintegrating relationships, booze fueled lament and the search for emotional sobriety — all drenched in Herring's marked reverb laden guitar crunch. …
 
Rife with song rewrites, production changes and misspent studio time, Past Life Crashing took a little over 2-1/2 years to finish. What came out of those years is an album that proves once again that to achieve true clarity in the midst of self-destruction one must invariably hit bottom.

I interviewed Collin and dad Ben Roi Herring about the early recording sessions at SXSW in 2006 (pictured at right).

Look for Herring's third album — and first since 2004's brilliant The Other Side of Kindness — to hit stores in March.

Sample tracks from The Other Side of Kindness:
"Back of Your Mind"
"Aphorism"
"Sinkhole of Love"
"Motorcade"
"Cauterize"
"Lazy Wind"
"Into the Morning"