Kevin Morby has announced plans for a new album called This Is a Photograph, due May 13 on Dead Oceans. He's also mapped out a world tour in support of the album, and there's a pair of Canadian dates on the docket.
First things first, though, the album is previewed today by its title track, which arrives alongside its very own music video, filmed in a remote California town and directed by Chantal Anderson.
"It's about the battle every family faces," Morby said of the track in a release, "That of chasing the clock, to live our lives and hold onto one another for as long as possible. That, and, the dreams that come with being a young family in America and where those dreams eventually end up."
Teaming up again with producer Sam Cohen (who previously worked on Singing Saw and Oh My God), Morby has also enlisted the help of touring pals Cochemea Gastelum, Jared Samuel and Alecia Chakour. Elsewhere, Eric Johnson, Josh Jaeger, Brandee Younger, Makaya McCraven and Cassandra Jenkins lend a hand, and, interestingly, some very special guests, comedian Tim Heidecker and actor Alia Shawkat, are also credited on the album (appearing as a laugh track on "Rock Bottom").
In addition to the record's illustrious contributors, press materials also promise Morby's "finest songs, his best vocal performances, his most incisive lyrics, and his most lush arrangements" on Photograph, which is being billed as his magnum opus.
All that goodness is getting the live treatment in 2022, when Morby will take the new material on his globe-trotting tour. He'll begin with May dates in Europe and the UK, before heading across the pond for a North American run. October and November dates will see shows in Toronto and Vancouver, respectively, with both dates supported by Coco. The Vancouver show will also serve as the closing act on the 66-date tour.
Watch the video for "This Is a Photograph" below, where you'll also find the album's tracklisting and Morby's full tour schedule.
This Is a Photograph
1. Intro
2. This Is a Photograph
3. A Random Act of Kindness
4. Bittersweet, TN
5. Disappearing
6. A Coat of Butterflies
7. Rock Bottom
8. Forever Inside a Picture
9. Five Easy Pieces
10. Stop Before I Cry
11. It's Over
12. Goodbye to Good Times
Pre-order This Is a Photograph.
Kevin Morby 2022 Tour Dates:
05/20 Madrid, ES - Tomavistas
05/21 Biarritz, FR - L'Atabal
05/22 Montpellier, FR - Le Rockstore
05/23 Bordeaux, FR - Rock School Barbey
05/24 Paris, FR - Le Bataclan
05/25 Köln, DE - Kulturekirche
05/26 Antwerpen, BE - De Roma
05/28 London, UK - Wide Awake at Brockwell Park
05/29 Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg
05/30 Hamburg, DE - Uebel & Gefährlich
05/31 Berlin, DE - Metropol
06/01 Schorndorf, DE - Manufaktur
06/03 Angers, FR - Levitation
06/04 Clermont-Ferrand, FR - La Cooperative de Mai
06/05 Lille, FR - Aéronef
07/03 Bologna, IT - Covo Summer
07/04 Terni, IT - Anfifteatro Romano
07/06 Zagreb, HR - Mochvara
07/07 Budapest, HU - Akvárium Klub
07/08 Trencin, Slovakia - Pohoda Festival
07/09 Zittau, DE - Lonesome Lake Festival
07/11 Vienna, AT - WUK
07/12 Munich, DE - Ampere
07/13 Bern, CH - Gurtenfestival
07/15 Lisbon, PT - Super Bock Super Rock
08/21 Erlanger, DE - Ewerk
08/22 Hannover, DE - Café Glocksee
08/24 Copenhagen, DK - Punpehuset
08/27 Prague, CZ - Meetfactory
08/28 Darmstadt, DE - Golden Leaves Festival
08/31 Brighton, UK - Chalk
09/03 Dorset, UK - End of the Road Festival
09/04 Manchester, UK - Band on the Wall
09/05 Glasgow, UK - Classic Grand
09/06 Leeds, UK - The Brudenell Social Club
09/07 Dublin, IE - Academy
09/28 Sonoma, CA - Historic Redwood Barn *
09/29 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *
10/01 Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco *
10/03 Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole *
10/05 Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf *
10/10 Oklahoma City, OK - Beer City Music Hall *
10/11 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway Nightclub *
10/12 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater *
10/14 Memphis, TN - The Bluff *
10/15 Nashville, TN - The Basement East *
10/16 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West *
10/18 Jacksonville, FL - Intuition Ale Works *
10/20 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel *
10/21 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall *
10/22 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club %
10/24 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair %
10/25 Ardmore, PA - Ardmore Music Hall %
10/26 New York, NY - Webster Hall %
10/28 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall %
10/29 Ferndale, MI - The Magic Bag %
10/31 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre %
11/01 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom %
11/02 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe %
11/03 Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads Saloon %
11/05 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre %
11/06 Fort Collins, CO - Washington's %
11/08 Salt Lake City, UT - The CommonWealth Room %
11/10 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall %
11/11 Seattle, WA - Showbox %
11/12 Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre %
* with Cassandra Jenkins
% with Coco
First things first, though, the album is previewed today by its title track, which arrives alongside its very own music video, filmed in a remote California town and directed by Chantal Anderson.
"It's about the battle every family faces," Morby said of the track in a release, "That of chasing the clock, to live our lives and hold onto one another for as long as possible. That, and, the dreams that come with being a young family in America and where those dreams eventually end up."
Teaming up again with producer Sam Cohen (who previously worked on Singing Saw and Oh My God), Morby has also enlisted the help of touring pals Cochemea Gastelum, Jared Samuel and Alecia Chakour. Elsewhere, Eric Johnson, Josh Jaeger, Brandee Younger, Makaya McCraven and Cassandra Jenkins lend a hand, and, interestingly, some very special guests, comedian Tim Heidecker and actor Alia Shawkat, are also credited on the album (appearing as a laugh track on "Rock Bottom").
In addition to the record's illustrious contributors, press materials also promise Morby's "finest songs, his best vocal performances, his most incisive lyrics, and his most lush arrangements" on Photograph, which is being billed as his magnum opus.
All that goodness is getting the live treatment in 2022, when Morby will take the new material on his globe-trotting tour. He'll begin with May dates in Europe and the UK, before heading across the pond for a North American run. October and November dates will see shows in Toronto and Vancouver, respectively, with both dates supported by Coco. The Vancouver show will also serve as the closing act on the 66-date tour.
Watch the video for "This Is a Photograph" below, where you'll also find the album's tracklisting and Morby's full tour schedule.
This Is a Photograph
1. Intro
2. This Is a Photograph
3. A Random Act of Kindness
4. Bittersweet, TN
5. Disappearing
6. A Coat of Butterflies
7. Rock Bottom
8. Forever Inside a Picture
9. Five Easy Pieces
10. Stop Before I Cry
11. It's Over
12. Goodbye to Good Times
Pre-order This Is a Photograph.
Kevin Morby 2022 Tour Dates:
05/20 Madrid, ES - Tomavistas
05/21 Biarritz, FR - L'Atabal
05/22 Montpellier, FR - Le Rockstore
05/23 Bordeaux, FR - Rock School Barbey
05/24 Paris, FR - Le Bataclan
05/25 Köln, DE - Kulturekirche
05/26 Antwerpen, BE - De Roma
05/28 London, UK - Wide Awake at Brockwell Park
05/29 Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg
05/30 Hamburg, DE - Uebel & Gefährlich
05/31 Berlin, DE - Metropol
06/01 Schorndorf, DE - Manufaktur
06/03 Angers, FR - Levitation
06/04 Clermont-Ferrand, FR - La Cooperative de Mai
06/05 Lille, FR - Aéronef
07/03 Bologna, IT - Covo Summer
07/04 Terni, IT - Anfifteatro Romano
07/06 Zagreb, HR - Mochvara
07/07 Budapest, HU - Akvárium Klub
07/08 Trencin, Slovakia - Pohoda Festival
07/09 Zittau, DE - Lonesome Lake Festival
07/11 Vienna, AT - WUK
07/12 Munich, DE - Ampere
07/13 Bern, CH - Gurtenfestival
07/15 Lisbon, PT - Super Bock Super Rock
08/21 Erlanger, DE - Ewerk
08/22 Hannover, DE - Café Glocksee
08/24 Copenhagen, DK - Punpehuset
08/27 Prague, CZ - Meetfactory
08/28 Darmstadt, DE - Golden Leaves Festival
08/31 Brighton, UK - Chalk
09/03 Dorset, UK - End of the Road Festival
09/04 Manchester, UK - Band on the Wall
09/05 Glasgow, UK - Classic Grand
09/06 Leeds, UK - The Brudenell Social Club
09/07 Dublin, IE - Academy
09/28 Sonoma, CA - Historic Redwood Barn *
09/29 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *
10/01 Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco *
10/03 Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole *
10/05 Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf *
10/10 Oklahoma City, OK - Beer City Music Hall *
10/11 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway Nightclub *
10/12 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater *
10/14 Memphis, TN - The Bluff *
10/15 Nashville, TN - The Basement East *
10/16 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West *
10/18 Jacksonville, FL - Intuition Ale Works *
10/20 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel *
10/21 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall *
10/22 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club %
10/24 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair %
10/25 Ardmore, PA - Ardmore Music Hall %
10/26 New York, NY - Webster Hall %
10/28 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall %
10/29 Ferndale, MI - The Magic Bag %
10/31 Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre %
11/01 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom %
11/02 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe %
11/03 Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads Saloon %
11/05 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre %
11/06 Fort Collins, CO - Washington's %
11/08 Salt Lake City, UT - The CommonWealth Room %
11/10 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall %
11/11 Seattle, WA - Showbox %
11/12 Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre %
* with Cassandra Jenkins
% with Coco
