Kris Kristofferson considers his new album, "Closer to the Bone," a "sequel" of sorts to 2006's acclaimed "This Old Road." "Emotionally, 'Closer to the Bone' is very much like 'This Old Road,'" Kristofferson told Billboard.com about the 11-song set, which will be released September 29 on New West Records and was produced by Don Was, who also helmed "This Old Road." "Every album I've made has been about making sense of my life at the time. 'Closer to the Bone' is a reflective album. It's about making sense of life at this end of the game. I used to do records about a year apart with music covering issues of human rights, military aggression or whatever was going on in the world. These last two records have been more reflective about my own life." Was said the personal nature of the album guided his approach to the arrangements and sound. "On 'This Old Road' we attempted to capture the experience of having Kris Kristofferson sit three feet away from you, look you in the eyes and sing 10 songs," the producer said. "People really seemed to respond positively to that, so we went for the same effect on this new album ... to eliminate everything that creates distance between the listener and Kris." (Yahoo.com)(read more)