His recently-released second album , Evolution , marks achange from jet-set young rocker to wiser middle-age rocker . It ’ s comprised of polished arrangements of songs Bruder wrote in the 1980s , set

beside ahandful of new compositions . As his past collided with his present , the title revealed itself , he says .“ Ididn ’ t feel as obligated or determined to make apoint ,” Bruder says of the songs he wrote in his younger days , such as “ City Tear ,” “ Girls Night , “ Shout ” and “ Powerside ,” which appear on the new record , afollow-up to 2010 ’ s Act of Kindness .

WHO THE HELL IS DANBRUDER ?

In 2010 , Bruder produced a web series called Who the Hell is Dan Bruder ? The show , written in the

style ofCurb Your Enthusiasm , followed abumbling version ofhimself as he assembled a roster of real-life professional musicians , from Billy Joel ’ s longtime drummer , Liberty Devito , to Bon Jovi ’ s violinist , Lorenza Ponce , to revive dormant dreams of being a professional musician . After the show , the band recorded Act of Kindness .

More recently , Bruder got the itch to once again record and perform under the moniker The Dan Bruder Band . He brought in producer John Ginty , a professional sideman who has worked with acts such as The

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