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b'WILLIE NILE TAKES ANOTHER BITE OUT OF THE BIG APPLE!\\xa0Veteran rock \\u2019n\\u2019\\xa0roll troubadour pays tribute to his adopted hometown NYC! New York City has always inspired me,\\u201d states Willie Nile. \\u201cI\\u2019ve lived in Greenwich Village for many years now, and I love being there. The energy, the grit, and the mystery of it all fills my heart with wonder. Most of these songs were written in New York or were inspired by it in one way or another.\\u201dNile is referring to\\xa0New York\\xa0at Night, his 13th studio album and the strongest manifestation to date of his deep affinity for his\\xa0adopted hometown. The album\\u2019s\\xa012\\xa0personally charged new\\xa0originals exemplify the artist\\u2019s trademark mix of romance, idealism, humor, emotional urgency and a true believer\\u2019s passionate embrace of all things rock \\u2019n\\u2019 roll. Nile\\u2019s abiding passion for\\xa0his town\\xa0animates such tunes as "New York Is Rockin\'" and the album\'s title track.The collection\\xa0also features some resonant meditations on love, specifically\\xa0\\u201cA Little Bit\\xa0of Love,\\u201d\\xa0\\u201cThe Last Time We Made Love,\\u201d\\xa0and\\xa0\\u201cDowntown Girl.\\u201d \\u201cI believe in love,\\u201d\\xa0Nile asserts.\\xa0\\u201cIt\\u2019s what makes life worth living. Life is hard for everyone and this world would be a sorry place without it.His loyal fan base includes such admirers as\\xa0Bruce Springsteen, with whom he\\u2019s guested onstage on multiple occasions, and Pete Townshend, who personally requested him as the opening act on the Who\\u2019s historic 1980 U.S. tour.The list of avowed Nile fans also includes Bono, Lou Reed, Ian Hunter, Graham Parker, Jim Jarmusch, Little Steven,\\xa0and Lucinda Williams'