Certain life events can impact the way we respond to the world. For Mason Jennings and his music, it was reshaped when he became a father. A whole world opened up to him that was full of new experiences that he could draw from, and after he shifted from being a full-time touring musician to a husband and father of two, Jennings announced that his latest effort, Minnesota, will be primarily about his domestic roots and new-found loves.

According to an issued press release, Jennings employed his familiar friends on piano and electric guitar as he wavered between the light and playful and the dark and compelling that developed into a “diverse collage of sound” with vivid vocals. One track, “Well of Love”, uses a mambo-inspired beat, which leads one to believe that the depths of affection may be murky waters. Other track names were revealed, such as “Bitter Heart”, “Raindrops On . . .”, “Clutch”, “Witches Dream”, “Rudy”, and “No Relief”.

“This is a record about home and heart,” said Jennings on his official website. “It seemed fitting to call it Minnesota because Minnesota is home to my heart. It was recorded here through a full year’s cycle of seasons and I think the music reflects that, from gentle spring to sparse winter. I followed the piano as one might follow a river and let it branch out to wherever the music took me. As the recordings developed I asked some friends to play on the recordings and that widened the palette even more. But through it all the main theme was home and heart.”

Minnesota will drop on September 13th via Stats & Brackets/Thirty Tigers.