Edie Brickell
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
After the disappointing performance of their follow-up album, Ghost of a Dog, the New Bohemians disbanded. Brickell married Paul Simon and the couple had a child. After several years of remaining artistically quiet, she released her first solo album in late summer 1994. While Picture Perfect Morning was pleasantly received, it wasnt a return to the million-selling heights of the New Bohemian zenith. This was fine with Brickell, who had burned out from the press attention and touring that followed Rubberbands success, and was content to quietly issue the record while focusing on her and Simons young son. Geffen naturally thought otherwise, but Brickell was resolute. She wouldnt return to recording until almost ten years later. In the interim, two greatest-hits packages appeared: Best Of on MCA International and Hip-Os Ultimate Collection from 2002. Of these, the latter was most comprehensive, drawing on material both with and without the Bohemians and featuring seven previously unreleased tracks. Brickell finally hit restart on her solo career in 2003 with Volcano (Chery/Universal). Produced by Charlie Sexton, the LP explored some new stylistic avenues inside the familiar rootsy landscape, and showed off Brickells newly acquired acoustic guitar skills. She supported the effort with the usual round of late-night TV appearances and a brief tour, and in 2006, reuniting with some of the original members of the New Bohemians, Stranger Things, the first studio album from the group in almost 16 years, came out.
