On September 25, Karina Rykman will release her second studio effort, Late Checkout. The album was recorded with Gabe Monro at Trey Anastasio’s The Barn and LCD Soundsystem’s DFA Studios. Rykman is joined by her longtime bandmates Adam November (guitar, loopers, effects) and Chris Corsico (drums) on Late Checkout.
Today Rykman has released the first single from the record, along with an accompanying video. She notes, “‘Easy, Rider’ is a summer bop. The propulsive bass line, the reverb-drenched guitar chords, the unbothered vocal vibe…I love this tune. It was written in a windowless basement studio with my producer, Gabe Monro, and then brought to Adam November and Chris Corsico (my band), where we fleshed out the sections together. It was a collaborative triumph.
“The song is a fictionalized story about a NorCal criminal and their escape down the California coast, inspired by a visit to Boonville, CA, last summer. Cash buried in the hills, stolen sailboats pushed to 30 knots, diffusing bombs by cutting wires – it was extremely fun to write about what I don’t know, and run wild with it for the first time ever. What I do know is I can’t listen to it without bobbing my head, and I’m thrilled to let ‘Easy, Rider’ welcome people into the orbit of Late Checkout.”
Pre-orders/pre-saves are now available. Rykman will celebrate Late Checkout with a release event at Webster Hall on September 25, then tour in support of the record.
KARINA RYKMAN TOUR
JULY
24-25 – Johnson, PA – AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival †
AUGUST
16 – Fairport, NY – Hoochenanny Festival †
SEPTEMBER
25 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
OCTOBER
2 – Philadelphia, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
3 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
8 – Chicago, IL – Garcia’s Chicago
9 – Chicago, IL – Garcia’s Chicago
10 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
11 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
13 – St Louis, MO – Atomic
14 – Nashville, TN – Row One
16 – Austin, TX – Brushy Street Commons
17 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
18 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
21 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
22 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Music Hall
23 – Live Oak, FL – Hulaween †
24 – Charleston, SC – The Charleston Pour House
25 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle (Backroom)
NOVEMBER
5 – San Diego, CA – Winstons
6 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
7 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
12 – Bend, OR – The Domino Room
13 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
14 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
17 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
18 – Salt Lake City, UT – State Room
21 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
DECEMBER
3 – Portland, ME – Portland House of Music
4 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
5 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
† FESTIVAL APPEARANCE
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