Christian Lee Hutson Releases ‘Paradise Pop. 10 (Deluxe)’ Today
“I've never done a deluxe for an album but there were a few songs that I wanted to try to document in a more stripped-down fashion, more like how I've been doing them on tour,” Christian Lee Hutson said of creating ‘Paradise Pop. 10 (Deluxe)’, out today. “The opening track of ‘Paradise Pop. 10’, “Tiger”, initially had completely different lyrics which Maya Hawke and I wrote and edited a bit here so that we could include a version of it. We decided to call that “Tiger 2” even though it is technically a prequel.”
Featuring only Hutson on acoustic guitar and cello and violinist Odessa Jorgensen, listen to the original album and new deluxe tracks HERE.
A captivating, breezy charm permeates every track of ‘Paradise Pop. 10’, with each song hooked around Hutson’s warm, earthy vocals and dexterous storytelling. Whether fragile finger-picking folk or rousing, beachy power pop, these songs are informed by a sense of creeping melancholy about the place Hutson has spent most of his life; in the lead up to the writing and recording of the album the sprawling, inscrutable city of Los Angeles had become haunted in his mind. A move to New York City required him to refresh his memory banks. “I wanted to make an eyes up record, a looking forward record,” he explained.
‘Paradise Pop. 10’ is co-produced with three of Hutson’s longtime collaborators: 4x GRAMMY winner Phoebe Bridgers, GRAMMY-nominated songwriter & producer Marshall Vore and GRAMMY-nominated engineer & multi-instrumentalist Joseph Lorge. The album also features guest vocals from Bridgers, Katy Kirby, and Maya Hawke - another frequent collaborator whose universally lauded new album credits Hutson as producer and co-writer.
Currently on tour in Europe, Hutson will perform at Primavera Sound and Best Kept Secret and co-headlining Levon Helms Studios in Woodstock with Cassandra Jenkins. All upcoming dates are listed below.
TOUR DATES
June 7 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound 2025
June 10 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala El Sol
June 12 – Porto, Portugal @ Parque Da Cidade Do Porto
June 14 – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands @ Best Kept Secret 2025
July 17 - Amagansett, NY - Stephen Talkhouse
July 18 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom
July 19 - Woodstock, NY - Levon Helm Studios w/ Cassandra Jenkins
Aug 14 – Ridgefield, CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse w/ Ben Gibbard