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Will Hoge has made a career of writing and singing powerful songs about lifes cruel and dark turns. Not long ago, he fell victim to one such turn.

As Hoge rode his scooter home from the studio, he was struck by an oncoming van that had veered into his lane. There were no skid marks. Launched off his bike, Hoge ended up bloodied, broken-boned, temporarily blinded, and near death.

[The accident] was like stopping a record as it spins, says Hoge, who had been halfway through recording material for his new record before getting derailed. It was like taking the needle and pushing it off the turntable.

For ten months, the accident sidelined Hoge. For ten months, it made him do something he hadnt done in 18 years: stop the music. Larger matters dominated his life, like physical recovery and the well-being of his family. People would say, I bet youre ready to get back to playing and writing. Im thinking, Playing or singing is not the issue right now. Im ready to get back to walking.

His previous album, Draw the Curtains, had been a unanimous high-water mark in his career, a magnificent collection of rock, country, soul, blues, and folk. With a great band, good vibes, and clear skies overhead, Hoge felt like he was building something real as a career artist.

Eight months after the incident he re-entered the studio in pursuit of that mission. He now has his health, an invigorated spirit, and a renewed sense of his musical journey. Making The Wreckage opened me up in a different way, says Hoge. I felt a calmness, a purpose. Right now it feels like Im getting to the core of what I want to do and why.

The Wreckage listens like a record with a purpose. Having stared down his own mortality, Hoge has now rediscovered the simple joys of making good music. Its hard to explain, but I felt a certain serenity making this album, he says. It doesnt come through in the songs, but the process has become easier, and I believe the songs flow with more confidence.

When Hoges fans hear these songs, theyll feel that resolve too. The Wreckage both curses lifes wrong turns and celebrates its triumphs. Ive always tried to make albums that have a good reason for every song, and for the sequence of those songs. On this album you get 40:18 of music, and hopefully youll want to hear the whole thing start to finish.

The new album was crafted with a depth of sound and musicality that breaks new ground for Hoge. Rugged, pulsating rock fuels Just Like Me. Spirited melody characterizes tunes like Highway Wings and Even If It Breaks Your Heart. The gruff ghosts of the barroom return on Hoges Hard to Love, as does the searing country roots rock of Long Gone. Ballads like What Could I Do and The Wreckage are rife with the sort of brooding melancholy youd expect from a guy who has been to the edge and back. The Wreckage is one of the favorite songs Ive ever sung, Hoge admits. I couldnt have sung this physically before the accident, because my voice just wasnt suited to how quiet it is.

Even If It Breaks Your Heart, his paean to rock and roll as lifes true calling, is another tune Hoge admires. The minute we started recording it, it was one of those songs that drove itself. Everyone in the room understood the sentiment. There was magic in that moment you dont get very often.

Even though half of The Wreckage was written and most of it recorded after the crash, images of the episode are only discreetly woven into the fabric of the album, like streaks of red on a dark surface. Thats because Hoge would rather leave those lines, words, and phrases to interpretation.

Released one year almost to the day of his accident, The Wreckage is not, song by song, a celebration of life. The sentiments are too dark, his lyrics too biting, his voice brimming with moodiness. Risen from the ashes of Hoges own wreckage, the recording is an incredible achievement, hands-down his best work to date. And that is as good a cause as any for real celebration.

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