2004 USA Songwriting Competition finalist Tom Freund, the critically hailed singer/songwriter/producer often accompanies himself on standup bass as well as guitar and piano, has completed his third album titled Copper Moon, released on January 25, 2005 on the indie Surf Road Records. 

Freund, who served as the disc's principal producer, believes that this work best represents his artistic vision: "I was trying to make an album which - like Tupelo Honey - was about capturing the moment." 

On Cooper Moon, Freund takes listeners on a captivating noctural trip down Americana's lonesome highways and back alleys - from the Stonesian funky rock'n'roll of "Mercury" to the jazzy, Tom Waits-meets-Joe Henry vibe of "Comfortable In Your Arms," before concluding with the sublime Jackson Browne-like ballad "New Moon Of The 7th Sun."

A sought-out standup bassist, the talented, versatile Freund plays most of the stringed instruments as well as piano on Copper Moon. He also receives support from some terrific musicians. Matt Johnson (Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright) and Michael Jerome (Richard Thompson, Blind Boys Of Alabama) share drum duties and X's D.J. Bonebrake plays the vibes. The Wallflowers' Ben Peeler provides some astounding electric and acoustic lap steel playing, while renowned producer/arranger Jerry Yester (Tom Waits) contributes a string arrangement.

New York City native Freund now hangs his hat in Venice, California. When he first moved out to Southern California in the early '90s, he formed a duo with famous musician Ben Harper, which resulted in an album entitled Pleasure And Pain. Freund spent the mid-'90s touring with the indie rock cult faves The Silos. In 1998, he released his debut album North American Long Weekend on Red Ant label. The record received an avalanche of critical accolades, most notably in The New York Times in which Ann Powers called it an "unexpected gem" and ranked it #3 in her year-end best-of poll.