STEVE GUNN shares two new songs from ‘The Unseen In Between’ sessions, summer UK tour dates
STEVE GUNN SHARES TWO NEW SONGS ‘BE STILL MOON’ AND ‘SHRUNKEN HEADS’
FROM THE UNSEEN IN BETWEEN SESSIONS SUMMER UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM THE UNSEEN IN BETWEEN
OUT NOW ON MATADOR RECORDS
“… the Philly guitarist’s most expansive record yet” – The Guardian ****“… something of a modern folk-rock classic” – The Times ****“This album should wake up a wider audience to his music” – The Sun ****“… although he hasn’t ditched the airily intricate, exploratory and almost meditative guitar style that’s made his name, his new songs are more direct, bigger and surprisingly hooky in places” –Metro “Stunning” – Q ****“… feels like music for a summer road trip, mellow, warm and comforting” – Uncut 8/10“… straightforward but elliptical; direct but enduringly rich” – MOJO ****“…deeper and more lasting” – The Wire “… spinning webs of acoustic prettiness” – Mail On Sunday ****
(credit: Annabel, Mehran, hi-res)Having released one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year so far in The Unseen In Between, singer-songwriter Steve Gunn today shares two new non-album cuts ‘Be Still Moon’ and ‘Shrunken Heads’. Listen HERE. Recorded during the sessions that yielded The Unseen In Between, ‘Be Still Moon’ is a swaying acoustic waltz that showcases Gunn’s melodic fretwork, while ‘Shrunken Heads’ sets a rhythmic call-and-response refrain against kaleidoscopic country guitars. While not ending up fitting with the distinct ebb and flow of the album, taken on their own, the two tracks are as spellbinding an illustration of Gunn’s arresting songcraft as any. Recently playing with Kim Gordon at the opening of her exhibition at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Gunn will return to the UK this summer for a run of headline shows, including full band performances at Brighton, Nottingham, Glasgow and Bristol, as well as a special intimate solo show at London’s Omeara on September 17th. He will also be playing at End Of The Road festival in August alongside further European dates, before going on to support Dinosaur Jr. in North America in October. A full live schedule can be found below. Over the past few years, Steve Gunn has become one of American folk-rock’s most pivotal and regarded figures – conjuring immersive and psychedelic sonic landscapes live and on record, releasing a stream of lauded albums that have appeared in a multitude of ‘best of’ lists, and recording exploratory collaborations with artists including Mike Cooper, Hiss Golden Messenger, Kurt Vile, and Michael Chapman. Written in the wake of his father’s passing, The Unseen In Between is Steve’s most accomplished and moving work to date, with sweeping and immersive songs showcasing his deft yet minimal guitar style to the backdrop of rich instrumentation, the lyrics meditative and mysterious yet intimate and poignant. T
our Dates
4/7 – Sonic Lyon – Lyon, France6/7 – Pointu Festival – Corniche des Îles, France11-14/7 – Winnipeg Folk Fest – Winnipeg, MB24/7 – Port City Music Hall – Portland, ME %25/7 – 3S Artspace – Portsmouth, NH%26/7 – Newport Congregational – Newport, RI – SOLD OUT27/7 – Artsriot – Burlington, VT %28/7 – Bar Le Ritz – Montreal, QC %30/7 – Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ON %31/7 – Club Café – Pittsburgh, PA1/8 – WTMD First Thursday – Baltimore, MD (Free Show)2/8 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA3/8 – Industry City – Brooklyn, NY ^^4/8 – Merleyn – Nijmegen, Netherlands25/8 – Cabaret Vert Festival – Charleville-Mezieres, France26/8 – Patterns – Brighton, UK *27/8 – Bodega – Nottingham, UK *28/8 – Stereo – Glasgow, UK *29/8 – Exchange – Bristol, UK *30/8 – End of the Road – Dorset, UK *31/8 – OLT – Antwerpen, Belgium $1/9 – Sidecar – Barcelona, Spain *2/9 – Kafe Antzokia – Bilbao, Spain *3/9 – Sala 0 – Madrid, Spain *4/9 – ZDB – Lisbon, Portugal *6/9 – Zonnehuis – Amsterdam, Netherlands *7/9 – Misty Fields – Asten-Heusden, Netherlands8/9 – Brotfabrik – Frankfurt, Germany *9/9 – Bumann & Sohn – Köln, Germany *10/9 – Lido – Berlin, Germany *11/9 – Trafo – Jena, Germany *12/9 – Druckluft – Oberhausen, Germany *13/9 – Helling – Utrecht, Netherlands *14/9 – Leffingeleuren – Leffinge, Belgium16/9 – Lost Lane – Dublin, EIR – solo show17/9 – Omeara – London, UK – solo show19/9 – Kuudes Linja – Helsinki, Finland – solo show23/9 – Salon – Istanbul, Turkey – solo show18/10 – Lambert’s – Austin, TX – solo show20/10 – Duet Jazz (The Bob Dylan Center presents: An Evening with Steve Gunn) – Tulsa, OK23/10 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA +24/10 –Commodore – Vancouver, BC +25/10 –Wild Buffalo – Bellingham, WA +26/10 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR +28/10 – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA +29/10 – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA +30/10 – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA + % w/ Bill MacKay+ w/ Nace-Truscinski Duo^ w/ Hand Habits$ w/ John Prine• w/ Valley Maker+ solo set opening for Dinosaur Jr.S
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