Tim Baker Announces Fall U.S. Tour Dates, In Continued Support Of Debut Solo LP
TIM BAKER ANNOUNCES FALL U.S. TOUR DATES
IN CONTINUED SUPPORT OF DEBUT SOLO LP
FOREVER OVERHEADLISTEN TO FOREVER OVERHEAD
WATCH THE VIDEOS FOR “ALL HANDS” + “DANCE”
“nostalgic and nuanced, with a chorus that nods to Jackson Browne and a buoyant, bubbling verse worthy of Feist” [“All Hands”] – Rolling Stone“groovy, sentimental folk-rock jams” – Paste
Photo Credit: Britney TownsendNew York, NY (September 11, 2019) – Canadian songwriter Tim Baker has announced Fall U.S. tour dates with Half Moon Run in continued support of his debut solo album, Forever Overhead, which arrived this spring on Arts & Crafts.
Baker recently taped a performance for NPR’s ‘World Café’ program – watch/listen here.
After 12 years fronting the group Hey Rosetta!, now on hiatus, Baker used the break as a fresh start and creating a new sonic chapter which he warmly welcomes you in to. Forever Overhead was recorded in two sessions in Montreal with producer Marcus Paquin (The Barr Brothers/Timber Timbre), separated by six months during which Baker road-tested the material in intimate, unusual venues (such as the rink bar during a curling tournament) across Canada.
After spending time with his new songs, Baker realized they weren’t a cohesive enough unit. To pull the album together, he wrote and recorded a handful of tunes that picked up on elements that he liked from his first session: the 70s style drumming of Liam O’Neill (Suuns) and Mishka Stein’s (Patrick Watson) explorative bass work. With additional accompaniment from Ben Whiteley (The Weather Station) and Joe Grass (Patrick Watson) and backing vocals from Laurel Sprengelmeyer (Little Scream), Erika Angell (Thus Owls), Kat Karberg and Lisa Iwanycki-Moore (Blood and Glass), Forever Overhead is a blend of piano ballads with ebullient folk-rock tracks.Although the record is brushed with qualities of 70s singer-songwriters (think Jackson Browne and Randy Newman), Baker drew inspiration from his contemporaries like Feist, Leif Vollebekk, and The Barr Brothers. The resulting organic blend of pop grooves and folk-rock is straightforward with curious undertones that provide a timeless backdrop for Baker’s vibrant lyricism.
Tour Dates:09/13 – Picton, ON @ The Hayloft Dancehall09/15 – Ottawa, ON @ CityFolk09/27 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah ^09/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom ^09/29 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^10/02 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge ^10/04 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater ^10/05 – Kansas City, KS @ Riot Room ^10/07 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock Room ^10/09 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In ^10/10 – Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar ^10/11 – Washington DC @ U Street Music Hall ^10/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry ^10/16 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ^10/18 – S. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground ^10/19 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall ^11/23 – Verdun, PQ @ Maison de la Cutlure de Verdun #11/26 – Gatineau, PQ @ Salle Odyssée #11/27 – Kingston, ON @ Sydenham St. United Church11/28 – Quebec, PQ @ Impérial Bell #11/29 – Jonquiére, ON @ Salle Pierette-Gaudreault #11/30 – Victoriaville, PQ @ Le Carré 150 #12/04 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall12/05 – London, ON @ London Music Hall12/06 – Guelph, ON @ Royal City Church12/07 – Hamilton, ON @ New Vision United Church12/12 – Sherbrooke, PQ @ Theatre Granada #12/13 – Joliette, PQ @ Salle Rolland-Brunelle #12/14 – Montreal, PQ @ L’Astral^ Half Moon Run# The Franklin Electric
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