Orange County Register

As he prepares to play two sets at Bonnaroo this weekend, Laguna Beach surfer-singer-songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter has revealed details about his third full-length release — and third set overall (if you count last year’s Recycled Recipes EP) for Americana label Lost Highway. (Watch him and bassist Matt Grundy performing on Register Soundstage here.)

The new album, Pass It Around, arrives Aug. 19 boasting several guest turns — Ben Harper on the title track, G. Love on “Sing a Song” (presumably not the Earth, Wind & Fire classic) and Grant Lee Phillips, who co-wrote and performs on “Mansions in the Sand.” Frankenreiter also enlisted friends Mike Daly (of Whiskeytown), Steve McEwan (of UnAmerican) and Thad Cockrell for songwriting assistance this time out. Producing is veteran engineer Joe Chiccarelli, who has recently worked with the Shins (Wincing the Night Away) and the White Stripes (Icky Thump).

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