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May 12, 2025
Patrick Wolf Shares New Video 'Jupiter - New Album Crying The Neck Out June 13 - USA/Canada Fall Tour
Patrick Wolf Shares New Video For 'Jupiter'New Album Crying The Neck Out June 13 via Apport / Virgin Music USA/Canada Fall Tour
“Beautiful... The album swings between the tender and the bruised throughout, with Wolf’s voice going from a whisper to a soar, all resulting in a most welcome return for this most singular artist.” Uncut – 8/10
May 12, 2025 - New York, NY: Patrick Wolf shares a new video today, 'Jupiter,' the epic string-laden fourth track from from his much-anticipated new album Crying The Neck out June 13 via Apport/Virgin Music.
Wolf says of 'Jupiter': “On the morning of my first 90 days clean, in recovery I woke just before dawn to see a beautiful, rare alignment of planets above the rooftops of Bloomsbury. There was one planet that shone the brightest and after a quick search I discovered it was Jupiter and so the planet and I have formed a relationship since that moment just before morning, taking on the role of watcher and messenger of change and healing for me. I set the song on the outskirts of Kent, the Medway, the line at the edge of the capital that blurs into nowhere, brownfield and becomes Kent, where I explored to the ends for inspiration to write before leaving the city for good.
The whistling noise you hear throughout was the basis of the production, on a hospital visit mid-summer I heard a strange whistle song coming from under a circle of trees and saw a man dressed in a black suit and a wide brim hat and cane, some kind of apparition of solitude that I had to covertly record on my phone and later that day on a loop I wrote the electric tenor guitar part that forms the main song. The final part of the production comes from the voice of Dr Dame Maggie Aderin Pocock who gave me permission to use a recording I took at a lecture she gave in Canterbury. I am so grateful for her to have become the completing part of a song I love so dearly and has seen me through many stages and years of healing and the path back to wonder again since that dawn when I was visited by Jupiter.”
Watch 'Jupiter on YouTube:
Wolf is presently on a UK and European tour and recently announced USA and Canadian live dates taking place in the fall. All live dates are listed below. Tickets on sale now. The USA and Canadian wing of the “Stations of The Sun Tour” will see Patrick returning to his very early Lycanthropy days of touring the states in the back of his Tennessee manager's car, yet this time driving himself coast to coast with a car full of instruments on what is set to be a solo roadtrip of an adventure, re-connecting to an audience not seen for a decade and meet those who’ve discovered his work in the meantime. The setlist will span both his best known work and the new album, acknowledging the twenty year anniversary of his much loved second album Wind in the Wires and exploring its relationship to Crying the Neck. Some nights of the tour will be seated and some will be standing, so Wolf is developing two shows for the tour, one to explore his more electronic work, conjuring the magic of his beat-driven setlists and seated evenings that will lend themselves more to the classical, electro-acoustic and folk roots of his work.
The aftermath of addiction, crisis, bankruptcy, recovery and survival shaped
The Night Safari
, Patrick Wolf’s 2023 return to music after ten years lost to creative impasse and personal upheaval. Now, with seventh studio album
Crying The Neck
, the 41-year-old has created a confident and hopeful record inspired by the transfiguring power of grief at the death of his mother, rehabilitation, local folklore and the East Kentish landscape.Crying The Neck is the first new album in thirteen years and the first in a planned four album series, was written and recorded in the Kent coastal town of Ramsgate that Wolf now calls home. Here, he has a peaceful studio in the garden, the place in which he was able to find his voice again. In a period of rebuilding, Crying The Neck was entirely written, composed, produced and arranged by Wolf himself, with Brendan Cox brought in as co-producer and engineer in the last three years to help finish an album a decade in the making. Patrick Wolf is one of the most talented and idiosyncratic musicians of his generation, with a run of critically hailed albums, starting with Lycanthropy in 2003 to Lupercalia in 2011 which saw him incorporating everything from viola, celtic harp, dulcimer, baritone ukulele, piano, harpsichord, analog synthesizers and re-sampled field recordings in his music and collaborating with the likes of Marianne Faithfull, Tilda Swinton, Angelo Badalamenti and Patti Smith, among others. He most recently released The Night Safari EP two years ago was his first body of work in ten years and Crying The Neck is his first studio album in thirteen years. Live Dates: UK/EUMay 10 - Gateshead, UK - The Glasshouse May 11 - Glasgow, UK - St Luke’s May 13 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club May 15 - London, UK - HERE at Outernet May 16 - Bristol, UK - The Lantern May 20 - Cologne, DE - Gebaude 9 May 21 - Hamburg, DE - Grunspan May 22 - Leipzig, DE - UT Connewitz May 23 - Berlin, DE - Heimathafen May 24 - Warsaw, PL - Niebo May 26 - Ghent, BE - Club Wintercircus May 27 - Amsterdam, NL - Tolhuistuin May 28 - Paris, FR - Trabendo May 29 - Zurich, CH - Dynamo May 31 - Milan - IT - Santeria Toscana 31 June 1 - Bologna. IT - Locomotiv June 3 - Munich, DE - Ampere June 4 - Prague, CZ - Lucerna Music Bar June 6 - Vienna, AT - Theater Akzent
North AmericaSeptember 17 - Vancouver, Canada - Fox Cabaret
September 20 - Seattle, WA - Woodlawn Hall
September 24 - Portland, OR - Mission Theatre
September 27 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Lodge
October 7 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room
October 9 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
October 12 - Las Vegas, NV - The Griffin
October 16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
October 19 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
October 23 - Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar
October 25 - Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel
October 28 - St Paul, MN - Amsterdam Hall
October 30 - Milwaukee, WI - X-Ray Arcade
November 1 - Chicago, IL - Gman TavernNovember 3 - Ferndale (Detroit), MI - The Magic Bag
November 6 - Toronto, Canada - Longboat Hall
November 10 - Somerville, MA - Center of The Arts Armory
November 13 - New York, NY - Adler Hall
November 15- Philadelphia, PA - World Cage Live Lounge
November 19- Washington, DC - Pearl Street
Photo credit: Furmaan AhmedSite: http://www.patrickwolf.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrickwolf/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickwolf/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/patrickwolfTwitter: https://twitter.com/_patrick_wolfSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6s92YZUPkTK1HL1WIGrPKE
CLIQUE drop ‘In Lives that Won’t Last’ anthology
CLIQUE drop In Lives that Won’t Last anthology
The album compiles their 3 self-released EP’s and is out now via Closed Casket Activities
See CLIQUE on tour in May / June with Full of Hell + more
Photo by: CLIQUE
Clique exists not as a traditional band but as a forum for radical discourse within hardcore's landscape. Formed in 2022 in California with members spanning the Bay Area and Los Angeles, Clique have quickly made a name for themselves through an undeniably vicious live show and a depth that's been long missing from the scene. In a world increasingly defined by individual recognition, the band operates anonymously, rejecting the spotlight in favor of their message and finding strength in collective struggle.
Clique's first collection LP, In Lives That Won’t Last [order] compiles the band's three self-released EPs: Looters in Paradise, A Worldwide Clique, and Communique along with debut single “Future Denied." Previously, it was only available on self-distributed tapes and then eventually through co-conspirators Criminalized out of the San Fernando Valley. This marks the first time their material has been available on vinyl.
“This first Clique LP, 'In Lives That Won’t Last,' is an anthology of our collective struggle and perspective on this fucked up world. We see these songs as prayers for the marginalized and exploited, a celebration of our liberation to come, and a eulogy for the state and its worthless existence,” the band shares.
Listen / share In Lives that Won't Last here
In a short time span, Clique’s discography shows off an immediate arc in growth. From the start, they carved out a niche delivering crushing, ignorant riffs. Most recently, Communique marked the first time the band has worked with an outside entity and producer, enlisting Photographic Memory (Wisp, formerly Militarie Gun). With PhotoMem, the band cemented just how heavy they can get as a band, interspliced with vibier divebombs and guitar textures.
Unlike many of their contemporaries, Clique was formed with explicit political intent. In an era where hardcore’s content has drifted toward toothless posturing, they aim to reintroduce radical thought into a scene that has lost much of its subversive edge. Drawing from influences spanning Crass to Neurosis, Earth Crisis to MBV, they forge a sound that defies easy categorization while undoubtedly belonging to hardcore.
Clique isn't interested in raising awareness for impotent establishment causes or upholding the system. Their vision extends beyond reform to revolution - the dismantling of structures that exploit people, degrade cultures and destroy the earth. Each show is an invitation for people of all walks of life to participate, a reminder that hardcore’s true strength lies in the connection of everybody in the room, erasing the boundary between stage and crowd.
See Clique on tour this May + June with Full of Hell, Harms Way + more:
Clique, on tour:
May 19 St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill Duck Room
May 20 Louisville, KY – Portal
May 21 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
May 23 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
May 24 Austin, TX – Empire Garage
May 25 Houston, TX – Secret Group
May 27 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
May 28 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
May 30 Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
May 31 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
Jun. 01 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
Jun. 02 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Jun. 04 Amityville, NY – AMH
Jun. 05 Hartford, CT – Webster Underground
Jun. 06 Boston, MA – The Middle East
Jun. 07 Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount
Jun. 08 Toronto, ON – Axis Club
In Lives that Won't Last , cover art:
In Lives that Won't Last, track listing:
Seditionist (Remixed / Remastered)Future Denied (Remixed / Remastered)Communique (Remixed / Remastered)However Written (Remixed / Remastered)In This Prison You Call Life (Remixed / Remastered)Above This Insanity (Remixed / Remastered)Rack Everything That You Need (Remixed / Remastered)The Pack (Remixed / Remastered)Save Us From Life (Remixed / Remastered)Put the Pigs on the Run (Remixed / Remastered)A Worldwide Clique (Remixed / Remastered)By Birth and Being (Remixed / Remastered)The Pack (OAA Remix)Clique: Instagram
BASK Cover The Brian Jonestown Massacre
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Bask - Anemone (Brian Jonestown Massacre Cover)After a smoking hot tour with their labelmates and fellow North Carolinians Weedeater, Bask are now ready to turn over a different kind of leaf. The Asheville natives will release their fourth album later this year. But first, the band are looking back at one of their influences.
"We've always been inspired by acts like The Brian Jonestown Massacre", says guitarist and vocalist Zeb Wright. "They write songs that feel outside of time and place".
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the documentary that thrust The Brian Jonestown Massacre into the spotlight, today, Bask are releasing a cover of "Anemone". The road to get to this point has been much smoother than it was for the shaggy San Franciscan collective, but the heavy dose of Americana that the band bring to this cult classic shows how far they've come.
Listen to Bask's heavy and heady cover of "Anemone" on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/cRg_Jhjy6G0
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https://bask.fanlink.tv/Anemone
Even though they're separated across coastlines and nearly three decades, Bask and The Brian Jonestown Massacre were in a similar headspace heading into their fourth albums. While partially named after the Rolling Stones' guitarist, BJM shifted from spaced-out shoegaze to flower-powered '60s psychedelia on 1996's Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request. Bask's upcoming full-length also ventures into headier pastures, though their cover of that album's sleeper hit "Anemone" is plucked straight from the band's Appalachian roots.
"You should be picking me up / Instead you're dragging me down", Wright repeats in a dazed drawl while twanging on his banjo.
Bask haven't endured nearly the same amount of lineup turnover as their kindred spirits in The Brian Jonestown Massacre. On "Anemone", Drummer Scott Middleton and bassist Jesse Van Note hold down a bottomless groove that's as sludgy and free-flowing as a riverbed. But this cover is the first release since Jed Willis joined as the band's official fifth member. As his pedal steel ripples against Ray Worth's colorfully swirling leads, the band take cosmic country into a whole new dimension.
"'Anemone' is hypnotic in its repetition and perfectly expresses the combination of emotional distress and unbothered cool that to us feels so integral to BJM's sound and songwriting", Bask says. "It's also really fun to play and riff on".
COSEY FANNI TUTTI shares new track, 'Never The Same' - Latest from forthcoming solo album, 2t2, out 13 June via Conspiracy International
OUT 13 JUNE VIA CONSPIRACY INTERNATIONAL
“An unfettered expression of challenges and frustrations, partly made from darkness, like all of Cosey’s work, 2t2 is a product of love: of the self, family and primarily of life itself, in all its permutations” – The Wire cover feature
“Art thus imitates life. 2t2 represents an astute rumination on Cosey’s own personal struggles and our collective dysphoria” - Electronic Sound
Cosey Fanni Tutti has shared a new track, the latest taste of what to expect from her forthcoming solo album, 2t2 , set for release on the artist’s own imprint, Conspiracy International, on 13 June 2025 on vinyl, CD, and digitally (including Dolby Atmos / Spatial Audio).
Listen to ‘Never The Same’ (edit) HERE
Composed, performed and produced by Cosey Fanni Tutti, the 9-track album moves between propulsive beat constructions and expansive electronic explorations, continuing themes from 2019’s acclaimed album TUTTI. It is a personal reflection; a sonic realisation of her life, drawing on her powerful inner resolve and expressing it through music.
The album finds Cosey making sense of some very tough years, dealing with personal bereavements alongside swingeing world events that have impacted us all. Centring on her own strength and self will, the album’s two distinct sides – one rhythmic, one more meditative – are connected by an overwhelmingly positive mood.
She explains, “My overtone chanting on the track ‘Stound’ was part of that, tapping into the inner self, to the core of your being, emotionally, physically, allowing the sounds to permeate and soothe as well as create a sense of power, resistance and resilience to what we face.”
Even in the more melancholic moments, there’s a lightness that she explains is an “acknowledgement that it’s alright to be sad, that’s part of life, but there is so much joy too in our memories of people we lose and in the moments we share with each other. Joy is our resistance.”
There are also threads from her most recent projects running through 2t2. Her latest book RE-SISTERS and the score she wrote for Caroline Catz’s film Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes are acknowledged, most directly on ‘Threnody’ which is dedicated to Delia Derbyshire and Andy Christian, an artist friend of Delia’s. He sent Cosey an abstract drawing of the same name, created one night from an improvised evening where he drew while Derbyshire intoned and sang softly as she looked at the drawings, as if reading a score expressing how they made her feel.
Cosey’s process and the different strands that make up her work form a totality of vision. She goes on to say, “Once you get creating and listening, weaving, collaging sound it’s a wonderfully fulfilling feeling that takes you both out of yourself at the same time as essentially deep within.”
The artwork reflects this idea that the album is a “sound cameo”, reflecting the light within the music, and the buzz of life that exists within all of Cosey’s work.
Musician, artist and author Cosey Fanni Tutti has continually challenged boundaries and conventions through her work. As a founding member of the hugely influential avant-garde band Throbbing Gristle, one half of electronic pioneers Chris and Cosey, and as an artist channelling her experience in pornographic modelling and striptease, her work on the margins has reshaped the mainstream.
Her first solo album, Time To Tell (1983) was followed by 2019’s Tutti and 2022’s Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes. Her debut book, the Penderyn Music Book Prize shortlisted Art Sex Music, was published in 2017, followed by RE-SISTERS in 2022 (both Faber), which will soon get a Spanish edition.
Pre-order 2t2 HERE
2t2 TRACKLISTING (cat # CTI2T2CD2025)
1. Curæ
2. To Be
3. Stound4. Never The Same
5. Stolen Time
6. Respair
7. Threnody
8. Sonance
9. Limbic
SOLO DISCOGRAPHY 2t2 (2025, Conspiracy International)Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes (2022, Conspiracy Int)TUTTI (2019, Conspiracy International)Time To Tell (1983, Flowmotion)
RECENT PRAISE FOR COSEY FANNI TUTTI
“Ultimately, what comes through, and is truly inspiring, is strength of character, strength of creativity…” – The Wire (review of Re-sisters)
“…emanates an enthralling power.' MOJO (review of Re-sisters)
“… a direct statement of identity” – Uncut (review of Tutti)
“… a wonderfully free feeling, experimental album” – Loud & Quiet (review of Tutti)
“…marks Cosey Fanni Tutti as the auteur of her own sound world” – The Quietus (review of Tutti)
http://www.coseyfannitutti.comhttps://linktr.ee/coseyfannitutti
KALEO Add More Dates to 2025 MIXED EMOTIONS tour
ADD MORE TOUR DATES TO 2025 MIXED EMOTIONS TOUR- ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 16th
SPECIAL GUESTS QUARTERS OF CHANGE, STEPHEN DAY AND JÚNÍUS MEYVANT OPENING
OPENING FOR DAVE MATTHEWS BAND AT THE GORGE AMPHITHEATER ON AUGUST 29th
MIXED EMOTIONS TOUR KICKED OFF LAST WEEK WITH CAREER SPANNING SET LISTS & INCREDIBLE SET AT RED ROCKS
PERFORMING AT BOTTLE ROCK FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, MAY 24th
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM MIXED EMOTIONS OUT NOW - LISTEN TO MIXED EMOTIONS HERE
“A sense of history and place is the foundation of KALEO’s sound, which echoes the textures and twang of classic rock, blues, folk, and soul. In league with acts like Jack White and the Black Keys."
SPIN
“It feels like a car chase through the desert, bolstered by frontman JJ Julius Son’s raw, straining vocals as he pushes his voice to the limit. Raucous and full of energy."
American Songwriter
May 12, 2025 - Just days after releasing their monumental third studio album MIXED EMOTIONS via Atlantic Records, Icelandic rockers KALEO announce they have added additional dates to their 2025 MIXED EMOTIONS TOUR. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 16th at 10am local time and more information can be found at www.officialkaleo.com.
Adding to the already impressive run of dates this year - including Red Rocks, BottleRock Festival and more - the new shows also include New York’s Bowery Ballroom on September 3rd and sees the band opening for Dave Matthews Band at the renowned Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington on August 29th.
Last week the band kicked off the tour in Aspen Colorado and the next night performed a killer set at the legendary Red Rocks. The band performed an incredible set of career spanning hits including their massive single “Way Down We Go” and recently released songs from the new album including “Bloodline,” “Rock N Roller,” “Back Door” and more. Fans were on their feet from the first note and sang back every word to the band including their brand new songs!
Last week the band released their highly anticipated new MIXED EMOTIONS album which was produced by GRAMMY® Award Winner Eddie Spear (Zach Bryan, Sierra Ferrell) and co-produced by frontman JJ Julius Son and GRAMMY® Award Winner Shawn Everett (The Killers, Kacey Musgraves). MIXED EMOTIONS is a landmark rock album tackling themes from ending gun violence to overcoming despair. It even includes a re-imagined version of an Icelandic lullaby (roughly translates to “Sleep, My Little Love”) with “Sofdu Unga Ástin Mín”- a fan favorite that has been sung back to KALEO in countless countries in their own Icelandic language. It’s KALEO’s most ambitious album yet and it hits hard and digs deep in its mission for us to embrace our full spectrum of emotions during these trying times.
“The theme of MIXED EMOTIONS is kind of going through the various mood swings of life. For me, both mentally and musically,” says JJ. “I don’t like to limit myself to a specific genre and enjoy the freedom to explore where to take my songs sonically. They are each different and require different treatments and approaches. I truly feel there is something for everyone on this album.”
Work on MIXED EMOTIONS began in March 2023 at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, and was completed in between non-stop touring. It is a passionate, artistic statement from a band unafraid to take chances but comfortable with the unique sound they have refined over their many years on the road. "Finding time between two years of heavy touring, the band put all their energy into making this album,” producer Eddie Spear stated, adding, “JJ in particular dedicated and pushed himself to near destruction to get the vocal performances and arrangements to be as enjoyable as they are. There’s nothing better than making music with your friends and I am so proud to have helped facilitate the production of such a fantastic collection of songs.”
Crunching guitars and pounding drums underscore the high-octane, adrenaline-fueled singles, “ Rock N Roller,” and “Back Door” - songs which show us how to let the good times roll even when the times are hard. Elsewhere, KALEO displays sonic restraint, drawing inspiration from folk and American roots. On single “Lonely Cowboy” they utilize subtle plucked acoustic guitars ringing over haunting pedal steels. Slow building anthem “USA Today,” unleashes a sound more impassioned, and thought-provoking than anything the band has released to date. Throughout JJ’s distinct and inimitable vocals shine, sharing potent stories of overcoming adversity and finding peace within.
The band have been celebrating the new music with numerous notable press moments including features with Spin Magazine, Forbes, American Songwriter, and an incredible Late Night TV performance of “Rock N Roller” on Jimmy Kimmel Live - watch the performance HERE. “Rock N Roller” was also chosen to appear in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game campaign and was the theme song for the entire season of SEC Football on ABC. In addition, “USA Today” was used in the first trailer for Season 5 (Pt. 2) of Yellowstone, and “Legacy” is currently featured as the theme song for the NHL on TNT Stanley Cup Playoffs campaign.
Not to mention they hosted an exclusive album release party in Nashville to celebrate the release of the record last week where a who’s who of Nashvillians were in attendance to hear the new music. They treated attendees to a special performance, aura readings, free tattoos and more - see photos from the event HERE.
KALEO MIXED EMOTIONS Album Release Party @ American Legion May 7, 2025 Photo Credit is Justin Pagano @thecontentgod
After amassing over 4+ billion global streams, 60+ international gold, platinum, and diamond certifications, countless sold-out headlining shows, plus appearances at noteworthy festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and more, the GRAMMY® nominated, Icelandic rockers KALEO, have proven to be a worldwide phenomenon. Known for their electrifying live performances, KALEO toured nonstop for 3 years in support of their platinum selling debut album, A/B, which spawned the megahit “Way Down We Go.” The song has since joined the Spotify Billions club with more than 1.3 billion streams and is featured in nearly 3 million TikToks, cementing it as one of the most viral tracks in the history of the platform.
On the heels of sophomore release, Surface Sounds, the band embarked on their Fight or Flight World Tour coming out of Covid. 2022 saw them perform 97 times in 92 different cities across 22 countries, selling over one quarter of a million tickets globally. KALEO recently finished their Payback Tour, selling out famed venues across the globe including Red Rocks and Wembley Arena. 2025 has seen the boys touring across Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and South America before returning to North America for the release of their third studio album MIXED EMOTIONS and the ensuing tour.
KALEO MIXED EMOTIONS TRACKLIST
BLOODLINEUSA TODAY ROCK N ROLLERRUN NO MOREBACK DOORLONELY COWBOY THE GOOD DIE YOUNGLEGACY MEMOIRSSOFDU UNGA ÁSTIN MÍN
MIXED EMOTIONS Tour Dates:
May 13 Tue - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
May 15 Thu - Oklahoma City, OK - Jones Assembly
May 17 Sat - Tulsa, Ok - Cain’s Ballroom
May 19 Mon - Albuquerque, NM - Revel
May 20 Tue - Tempe. AZ - Marquee Theatre
May 22 Thu - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
May 24 Sat - Napa, CA - BottleRock Festival
May 25 Sun - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
August 3 Sun - Lowell, MA - Boarding House Park
August 5 - Schenectady, NY - Frog Alley Brewing Co
August 9 - Selbyville, DE - Freeman Arts Pavilion
August 29 Fri - Quincy, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre #
August 31 Sun - Jackson, WY - Snow King Mountain Resort
**September 3 Wed - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
September 5 Fri - Niagara Falls, Canada - Misty City Music Festival 2025
**September 1 Mon - Park City, UT - Deer Valley Concert Series
**September 6 Sat - Ithaca, NY - State Theatre of Ithaca *+
**September 8 Mon - Deerfield, MA - Tree House Brewing Company *+
**September 10 Wed - Portland, ME - State Theatre *+
**September 13 Sat - Huntington, NY - The Paramount *+
**September 14 Sun - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Center for the Arts
**September 16 Tue - Allentown, PA - Archer Music Hall *+
**September 18 Thur - Roanoke, VA - Berglund Center *+
**September 20 Sat - Wilmington, NC - Greenland Lake Amphitheater ^+
**September 21 Sun - Charleston, SC - The Refinery Charleston ^+
**September 23 Tue - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe ^+
**September 24 Wed - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre ^+
**September 26 Fri - Fort Wayne, IN - Clyde Theatre ^+
**September 27 Sun - Madison, WI - The Sylvee ^+
**September 29 Mon - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore ^+
** New MIXED EMOTIONS Tour Dates
# Opening for Dave Matthews Band
* Quarters of Change opening
^ Stephen Day opening
+ Júníus Meyvant opening
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Craig Finn Confirms Fall Tour, Readings and Signings; Short Story Book Gets Second Printing
CRAIG FINN TO CELEBRATE
ACCLAIMED NEW SOLO ALBUM, ALWAYS BEEN,
WITH HEADLINE TOUR
CRAIG FINN & THE BAND OF FORGIVENESS TO TRAVEL NORTH AMERICA
BEGINNING OCTOBER 9 IN MILLERSVILLE, PA
BUSY SUMMER SCHEDULE INCLUDES HEADLINE SOLO PERFORMANCES,
FESTIVAL APPEARANCES, DATES SUPPORTING THE MOUNTAIN GOATS,
AND MORE
CRAIG FINN WITH THE PEOPLE OF SUBSTANCE BAND
FEATURING MEMBERS OF THE WAR ON DRUGS, JOE RUSSO, JOSH KAUFMAN,
KATHLEEN EDWARDS, NELSON DEVEREAUX, AND MORE
SET FOR NEW YORK CITY’S BOWERY BALLROOM
ON FRIDAY, MAY 30 SOLD OUT
FIRST EDITION OF SHORT STORY COLLECTION, LOUSY WITH GHOSTS, SOLD OUT,
SECOND PRINTING AVAILABLE NOW
ALWAYS BEEN AVAILABLE NOW VIA TAMARAC RECORDS/THIRTY TIGERS
“Craig Finn ties it all together on Always Been…Backed by members of the War on Drugs, the Hold Steady bandleader has never sounded so alive. His latest solo work shimmers with an energy that perfectly suits him and his cast of characters.” – PASTE
Craig Finn has announced plans for a headline tour. The North American dates – which see Finn accompanied by his new backing combo, The Band of Forgiveness – get underway October 9 at Millersville, PA’s Phantom Power and then travel through a tour finale at New York City’s Le Poisson Rogue on October 25. Tickets for all announced dates are on sale now. For complete information, please visit craigfinn.net/tour.
Finn’s busy live schedule marks the recent release of his acclaimed new album, Always Been, available now digitally as well as on CD, standard vinyl, and limited-edition colored vinyl via Tamarac Records/Thirty Tigers. Upcoming dates include a sold-out one-night-only performance at the Bowery Ballroom on May 30 from Craig Finn & The People of Substance Band – an all-star combo featuring Adam Granduciel, Robbie Bennett and Dave Hartley of The War on Drugs, Joe Russo, Josh Kaufman, Kathleen Edwards, Nelson Devereaux, Anthony LaMarca, and more.
Finn will also be making some solo appearances without a band, including a performance at Chicago, IL’s Old Town School of Folk Music as part of The Working Songwriter Forum, a 3-day musical weekend set for May 23-25 –presented by the host and creator of The Working Songwriter podcast, Joe Pug – as well as a pair of book reading and record signing sessions and in-stores on Tuesday, May 20 at Kingston, NY’s Rough Draft Bar & Books, and June 3 at New York City’s Rough Trade.
Finn will then embark on a summer series of solo performances, including headline shows, festival appearances, dates supporting The Mountain Goats, and more. Highlights include a triple-bill alongside The Decemberists and Kevin Morby at Skokie, IL’s Out of SPACE Skokie on Sunday, July 27, and a top-billed appearance at Camden, NJ’s XPoNential Music Festival on Sunday, September 21.
CRAIG FINN - ON TOUR 2025
MAY
23-25 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music *
30 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom † - SOLD OUT
JUNE
3 - New York, NY – Rough Trade Below
5 – Baltimore, MD – WTMD’s First Thursday Festival @ Canton Waterfront Park
7 – Metuchen, NJ – Old Franklin Schoolhouse
JULY
27 – Skokie, IL – Out of SPACE Skokie ^
AUGUST
5 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage w/Mountain Goats
6 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry w/Mountain Goats
8 – Hartford, CT – Infinity Music Hall w/Mountain Goats
9 – Portland, ME - Guster’s on the Ocean Festival (That’s How I Remember It Live Podcast)
10 – Providence, RI – Fete Music Hall w/Mountain Goats
SEPTEMBER
21 – Camden, NJ – XPoNential Music Festival #
* The Working Songwriter Forum w/ Joe Pug & Courtney Hartman
† w/ The People of Substance Band
^ w/ The Decemberists and Kevin Morby
# Festival Appearance
# # #
CRAIG FINN & THE BAND OF FORGIVENESS
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2025
OCTOBER
9 – Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
10 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
11 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
12 – Charleston, WV – Mountain Stage at Culture Center Theater
13 – Indianapolis, IN – Turntable
15 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
16 – Milwaukee, WI – Vivarium
17 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Café
18 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
19 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Café
21 – Buffalo, NY – Asbury Hall
22 – Toronto, ON – Longboat Hall
23 – Homer, NY – Homer Center For The Arts
24 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
25 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
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Produced by GRAMMY® Award-winner Adam Granduciel (The War On Drugs) at his studio in Burbank, CA and mixed by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Jonathan Low (Taylor Swift, The National, Hurray For The Riff Raff), Always Been features musical performances by Granduciel and other members of The War on Drugs, as well as guest vocals by Kathleen Edwards and Sam Fender. Hailed by Paste for “a sound that sparkles in vivid, electric-blue hues…a lightning-bolt sound comprising steadfast motorik beats and tight, palm-muted guitar work alongside warm washes of synthesizer and humming gospel organ,” the collection – which marks the sixth LP in a solo discography that sits alongside Finn’s finest work as frontman and vocalist of The Hold Steady – includes by such standouts as “Luke & Leanna,” the album-opening “Bethany,” and “People of Substance,” the latter of which received worldwide applause from such publications as Rolling Stone, SPIN, NME, Stereogum, Consequence, Under The Radar, and more.
In addition, the release of Always Been is accompanied by the new short story collection, Lousy With Ghosts, a limited edition 92-page book featuring 11 works of fiction by Finn set in the same universe as the album, offering new and deeper looks at the characters from the songs. The first edition of Lousy With Ghosts is sold out, and a second printing is available now.
Finn will celebrate the publication of Lousy With Ghosts at a pair of very special book signing sessions and in-store performances beginning Tuesday, May 20 at Kingston, NY’s Rough Draft Bar & Books. Complete details can be found HERE. Next, Finn will visit New York City’s Rough Trade Below for a conversation, live performance, and signing of store-purchased copies of Always Been and Lousy With Ghosts, set for Tuesday, June 3. Tickets for the event can be purchased HERE.
“I believe this to be the most narrative record I have made,” says Finn. “Most songs concern a protagonist who pursued a career as a clergyman despite a lack of faith. The record tells the story of his rise and fall and redemption, while also filling out the details of his travels and the world in which he lives. I am very proud of what we made, I hope you enjoy.”
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Praise for Always Been:
“Great new solo LP.”
- Rolling Stone
“The ingredients that make The Hold Steady special are in Craig Finn’s lyricism…a novelistic songwriter who writes with rich detail and vivid characters…on this record, these characters feel closer to his lived experience than on previous records.”
- NPR/All Songs Considered
“The Hold Steady meets The War On Drugs” is exactly what Always Been sounds like, and it’s even better in execution than it is on paper…In a genre where most of the greats are old souls to begin with it only makes sense that with more wisdom
and more life experience comes one of Craig Finn’s best records yet.”
- Brooklyn Vegan
"It’s his most narrative-driven record to date... Finn’s also hitting the road with Bob Mould in support of the album, which is basically a perfect musical pairing."
- AV Club
"Backed by members of the War on Drugs, the Hold Steady bandleader has never sounded so alive. His latest solo work shimmers with an energy that perfectly suits him and his cast of characters."
- Paste
"Craig Finn And The War On Drugs are a super team on ‘Always Been.’"
- UPROXX
"Craig Finn (With War On Drugs) makes soaring rock statement with Always Been."
- Glide Magazine
"It’s a masterclass in narrative songwriting and a high-water mark in Finn’s solo career."
-Mxdwn
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CRAIG FINN
ALWAYS BEEN
(Tamarac Recordings/Thirty Tigers)
Tracklist:
Bethany
People of Substance
Crumbs
Luke & Leanna
The Man I’ve Always Been
Fletcher's
A Man Needs a Vocation
I Walk With a Cane
Clayton
Postcards
Shamrock (digital only)
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May 11, 2025
Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ VOGUE (Vancouver BC) May 10th 2025
All photos taken in Vancouver by BEV DAVIES
