Kevin Morby has announced a new album. Little Wide Open is produced by the National’s Aaron Dessner and features contributions from—among others—Justin Vernon, Muna’s Katie Gavin, Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath, and Lucinda Williams. It’s out May 15 on Dead Oceans. The music video for lead single “Javelin” stars Morby and comedian Caleb Hearon. Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield also makes a cameo. Watch below.
“This is a song I wrote about being in love with someone you keep circling around the globe, relentlessly traveling through the air and down highways, and then returning home alone to middle America,” Morby said of “Javelin” in a press statement. “[Amelia] shines here, with her incredible vocals. I had invited her into the studio and asked that she create a backing choir out of just her voice—but her presence is so special that her ‘backing vocals’ can’t help but take the lead.”
Rachel Kushner wrote an essay, titled Field Guide to the North American Troubadour, to accompany Little Wide Open. In May, Morby will kick off an extensive tour behind the record, which will take him across Europe and North America through mid-July. Scroll down to see all of his upcoming shows.
Revisit the review of Morby’s last album, 2022’s This Is a Photograph.
Little Wide Open:
01 Badlands
02 Die Young
03 Javelin
04 All Sinners
05 Natural Disaster
06 100,000
07 Little Wide Open
08 Cowtown
09 Bible Belt
10 I Ride Passenger
11 Junebug
12 Dandelion
13 Field Guide for the Butterflies
Kevin Morby:
03-14 Austin, TX – The Long Time
05-08 Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studios
05-13 Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
05-14 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
05-15 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party
05-17 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
05-18 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
05-19 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
05-21 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
05-22 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
05-23 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
05-24 San Diego, CA – Music Box
05-26 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
05-27 Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing
05-29 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
05-30 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
06-02 Chicago, IL – Metro
06-04 Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
06-05 Toronto, Ontario – History
06-06 Montreal, Quebec – Théâtre Beanfield
06-07 Boston, MA – Royale
06-09 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
06-10 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
06-12 Washington, D.C. – Lincoln Theatre
06-13 Charlotte, NC – The Underground
06-14 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
06-16 New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
06-18 Houston, TX – The Heights Theater
06-19 Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall
06-20 Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
07-02 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
07-03 Beuningen, Netherlands – Down the Rabbit Hole
07-04 Lille, France – L’Aéronef
07-05 Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France – Festival Beauregard
07-06 Paris, France – Salle Pleyel
07-08 London, England – Troxy
07-09 Manchester, England – The Ritz
07-10 Brighton, England – Chalk
07-11 Bruges, Belgium – Cactusfestival
07-12 Cologne, Germany – Even Flow Festival
07-14 Zurich, Switzerland – Rote Fabrik
07-15 Galzignano Terme, Italy – Anfiteatro del Venda
07-16 Feldkirch, Austria – Poolbar Festival
07-17 Vienna, Austria – Simm City
07-18 Munich, Germany – Technikum
