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Jared Hart’s new single “Bridges” drops ahead of his emotionally raw solo album “The Midnight Motel,” out August 28, and it’s already setting the tone for a record that’s even heavier than his past work. After 20 years in the game — from Mercy Union to his own label, Mt. Crushmore — Hart’s latest is deeply personal, produced with Rob Freeman and recorded in his New Jersey studio. He’s brought in familiar collaborators like Casey Macalush, Ben Nichols of Lucero, and poet Mischa Pearlman, plus longtime bandmates and new voices like Karen Levandoski. The album’s sound is shaped by Mark Masefield’s piano and organ, Nick Jorgensen’s bass, and Matt Olsson’s drums. Hart describes the record as crafting a fleeting, dreamlike emotional space — with tracks like “Tilted” echoing Don Henley, “Seafoam Green” and “Late Checkout” diving into longing, and the haunting, years-in-the-making closer “Downwhen” tying past and present together. This is Hart at his most vulnerable — and his most powerful yet.

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