For Immediate Release December 2, 2015
GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS TO RELEASE
THE NARROWS MARCH 18, 2016 ON
YEP ROC RECORDS
“CRY CRY” PREMIERES AT AMERICAN
SONGWRITER U.S. AND EUROPEAN TOUR
DATES ANNOUNCED
“One of the most gifted songwriters of his generation...” –ABC News
California-born and now Nashville-based acclaimed singersongwriter Grant-Lee Phillips, who American Songwriter hails as
“a national treasure,” will release The Narrows March 18, 2016
on Yep Roc Records. The album, his eighth solo release, is
available for pre-order with an instant download of “Cry Cry,”
which premiered today at American Songwriter.
Recorded at Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Studio in Nashville, the 13song set is Phillips’ first since his move from Los Angeles, his
home of some thirty years, to Music City in 2013. “It held the
promise of a quieter life,” Phillips explains, “something resembling
my own rural upbringing in the San Joaquin Valley. And the
people of the mid-south reminded me of home – my dad being
from Arkansas, my mom from Oklahoma. And the soundtrack of
my boyhood was so often tethered to Nashville.”
Produced by Phillips (guitar/vocals) and recorded as a trio with
Jerry Roe (drums) and Lex Price (electric and upright bass), The
Narrows is bathed in a woody, warmly reverberating sonic
signature. Marked by longing and a resolute sense of purpose, the
nexus of romance, recollection, historic struggles and tragedies,
and peerless craftsmanship—coupled with the hopes, fears, and
isolation that accompany transition— formed the backdrop for the
album.
“This set of songs,” Phillips observes, “seem to pivot between the
personal and historical—like a lens, focusing in and out. The Creek
and the Cherokee, of which I’m descendent, called this land home
before the removal. I’m captivated by the stories and the energy
here.”
A singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, actor, film
composer and visual artist, Phillips began his career as frontman of
Grant-Lee Buffalo. Named “male vocalist of the year” in 1995 by
Rolling Stone, USA Today called him a “soulful balladeer” and one
“who continues to solidify his place in the upper tier of
Americana.”
GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS TOUR DATES
January 13-17 – 30A Writers Festival – Santa Rosa Beach, FL January 19 – The
Hideaway – St. Petersburg, FL January 20 – Café Eleven – St. Augustine, FL
January 21 – Eddie’s Attic – Decatur, GA
January 22 – The Evening Muse –
Charlotte, NC
January 26 – Southern Café & Music Hall – Charlottesville, VA January 27 –
Venue TBD – Ashland, VA
January 28 – Jammin’ Java – Vienna, VA
February
4 – Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA February 5 – Rockwood Music Hall –
New York, NY February 6 – Center for the Arts in Natick – Natick, MA February
8 – TBD – Pittsburgh, PA
February 9 – The Ark – Ann Arbor, MI
February 10
– Music Box Supper Club – Cleveland, OH February 11 – City Winery – Chicago,
IL
February 16 – TBD – St. Louis, MO
February 17 – Folk Alliance
International – Kansas City, KS February 18 – Folk Alliance International –
Kansas City, KS April 1 – McCabe’s Guitar Shop – Santa Monica, CA April 18 –
All’1.35 – Cantu, Italy
April 19 – Teatro della Concordia – San Costanzo, Italy
April 20 – Bravo Café – Bologna, Italy
April 21 – Orpheum Extra – Graz,
Austria
April 22 – B72 – Vienna, Austria
April 23 – TBD – Hamburg,
Germany
April 24 – Vega Jnr. – Copenhagen, Denmark
April 25 – Bitterzoet –
Amsterdam, Holland
April 27 – Pop Up Du Label – Paris, France
April 28 –
Borderline – London, England
April 29 – Louisiana – Bristol, England
April 30
– Deaf Institute – Manchester, England
May 1 – Whelans – Dublin, Ireland
The Narrows Tracklisting:
1.
Tennessee Rain 2.
Smoke And Sparks 3.
Moccasin Creek 4.
Cry Cry 5.
Holy Irons 6.
Y ellow W eeds 7.
Loaded Gun 8.
Rolling Pin 9.
Taking On Weight In Hot Springs 10.
Just Another River Town 11.
No Mercy In July 12.
San Andreas Fault 13.
Find My Way For more information, please contact Lellie Capwell at Yep
Roc Music Group, Lellie@yeprocmusicgroup.com, 818-3841180