Eric Hutchinson's New Album, "Class of '98"

Some people refuse to look back, not wanting to see what’s happened in their past, not wanting to question their decisions or reopen old wounds. Most of the time, this is good advice; the past is a cashed check. However, every once in a while, we allow ourselves to wallow in a bit of nostalgia, to crack open the old high school yearbook and pass through the faces and memories of many years ago. Well, what if you wrote an album about it? That’s what Eric Hutchinson has done and what we’re here to talk about on today’s episode of “Radar.” Hutchinson is a talented platinum selling singer and songwriter who earned a gold record for his song, “Rock and Roll” which was a #1 hit in several countries. On his 6th full length album, Hutchinson hops in the Delorean and sets the destination coordinates back to 1998 where he imagines the kind of record he would have recorded with his adolescent years in hindsight. Sonically and thematically, Hutchinson pulls off the illusion. Here, he and I talk about his unique idea for this album and the process he went through writing and recording it. So, have a listen to our chat, and then make sure to check out his latest album, Class of ‘98.