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Bruce Hornsby Tells How His New Record Was Inspired by Spike Lee, the Shins and Civil Rights
Jeff Cornell Hot on the heels of his 2019 solo release “Absolute Zero,” Bruce Hornsby returns with its follow-up, “Non-Secure Connection.” The effort picks up where the last one left off and features some of the same collaborators, including Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Rob Moose, yet also sees Hornsby teaming up with the Shins’ James Mercer, singer/songwriter Jamila Woods, Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid and the late Leon Russell, who appears via a 25-year-old demo.Hornsby’s last two albums have the same origin story. While creating film music for Spike Lee’s film projects between 2008 and 2019, Hornsby had a trove of musical ideas, some of which were used and many that went unused.
