Listen to Lawrence Rothman and Lucinda Williams’ New Song “Decent Man”

Lawrence Rothman has announced their new album Good Morning, America. It’s out January 29 via KRO. It features a new song that’s out today, “Decent Man,” featuring Lucinda Williams. Listen to it, and read Rothman’s statement about the song, below. The album also features Marissa Nadler, Mary Lattimore, and Girlpool. It was produced by Lawrence Rothman, Yves Rothman, and Justin Raisen.

Right-wing US Politicians are more so than ever using religion and faith to manipulate and control our free will, puling us decades backward on abortion rights and equality. The old guard MUST be dismantled. Choosing to be neutral or apolitical at this very moment is a dire mistake. The lifeline of our country is at stake along with our own personal livelihood. To belabor the obvious the current administration from top to bottom is the furthest from being decent men. My daughter around the time of the George Floyd killing, asked me one night “are there any decent men left?” Society’s ills were ever more present to her as our home became the classroom and her social world of school and friends went on pause. 

I witnessed this young person transform from being a kid inside the bubble of the pre-teen “daydream”  to subscribing to the NY Times and LA Times getting active with social justice online and on the street. She inspired me to sit at my kitchen table and write a record that explored the horrifying current American epoch and how old values and traditions have miss -shaped many of us. “Decent Man” was the first song I wrote and the rest came within two weeks. Lucinda Williams’ voice and song have been a constant companion for me during my life’s ups and downs. Her albums have been my family’s soundtrack during these last 6 months. When I wrote “Decent Man” I saw myself on stage trading verses with Lucinda, and it’s a great honor to have her accompany me on this song.

Read Pitchfork’s feature “Lucinda Williams on the Music That Made Her.”