This week, Arizona gets a double dose of Pete Yorn. He’ll be in Phoenix on December 12 at Crescent Ballroom and in Tucson at La Rosa on December 13 on his You & Me solo acoustic tour.
He dropped “The Hard Way” in 2024, and it’s a succinct and gorgeous rootsy record that wastes none of its 25-minute, 26-second run time. Its directness is part of what makes it so haunting. In previous Yorn records, there’s often a sonic lift that sweeps through, creating a mood shift. This one, well, it says what it has to say in its moment and leaves you in its emotional wake. It’s country-tinged and carries with it the heart and soul that genre exemplifies.
On the musical aspect of the record, Yorn says it’s reflective of what he’s been doing live…