The brand-new solo album from The Dream Syndicates Steve Wynn, released in tandem with his memoir. Make It Right is a commentary between literal and metaphorical ruminating a dialogue between memoirist and musician – a vulnerable, more reflective Wynn than previously heard. Make It Right features notable contributions from Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Vicki Peterson (The Bangles), Chris Schlarb (Psychic Temple), Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh), Linda Pitmon (The Baseball project) and a cast of dozens. I wrote and recorded these songs in tandem with working on I Wouldnt Say It If It Wasnt True, my memoir which comes out on Jawbone Press the same week as Make It Right, my first solo album since 2010.

With each chapter, I would get ideas for songs inspired by the deep dive into my past and vice versa. The reflections became intertwined after a while, a mutual commentary between literal and metaphorical

ruminating. It was a dialogue between the memoirist and the musician, a one-man Q&A, a gentle volley in the tennis court of my mind.

40-love, game, set and match. Although Make It Right isnt autobiographical, it begins with Santa Monica – the city and boulevard where he was born and concludes with Roosevelt Avenue, the main thoroughfare of the Queens neighbourhood in New York City that he calls home today.