Dan Lurie

After a decade of DIY solo albums, Portland songwriter Dan Lurie steps out of the basement and into the studio with producer Cameron Spies for his latest release, Making Life Worthwhile. The album’s name comes from a 1918 book by former “King of Hollywood” Douglas Fairbanks. Inspiration can be found in strange places. In this case, the chapter titles inspired songs filled with fragments of memories spanning from Lurie’s Minneapolis childhood to meditations on growing up, finding purpose and stumbling through this modern world.

Making Life Worthwhile is a true collaboration, with Spies adding beds of synth, slinky basslines and creative arrangements to Lurie’s earworm melodies. How do you make life worthwhile? For Lurie, you go about your days and when the time feels right, you share an album about where you’ve been and where you’re going.