photo by Alysse Gafkjen
The Wood Brothers have announced they will release their new studio album, Kingdom In My Mind, Jan. 24 via Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers.
A press release calls the new effort the band's "most spontaneous and experimental work yet" and notes that the 11-track collection was "recorded over a series of freewheeling, improvised sessions" at their new Nashville studio space.
"We all have these little kingdoms inside of our minds," says bassist Chris Wood. "And without really planning it out, the songs on this album all ended up exploring that idea in some way or another. They look at the ways we deal with our dreams and our regrets and our fears and our loves. They look at the stories we tell ourselves and the ways we balance the darkness and the light."
The Wood Brothers—which also includes vocalist/guitarist Oliver Wood and percussionist Jano Rix—explain that Kingdom In My Mind came about when they were testing out the new space in Nashville, without a record in mind. "We weren't performing songs," says Oliver. "We were just improvising and letting the music dictate everything. Somebody would start playing, and then we'd all jump into the groove with them and see where it went. Normally when recording, you're thinking about your parts and your performances, but with these sessions, we were just reacting to each other and having fun in the moment."
The group has also shared the first single from the album, "Alabaster," which can be heard below. The Wood Brothers, who are currently on the road, will kick off their tour in support the new album with a batch of dates in early 2020. A portion of the proceeds will go toward helping Nashville organization Thistle Farms, whose goal, as Oliver explains, "is to help women who have been victims of prostitution or addiction to get off the street and into safe housing where they can participate in therapy and job training."
Check out The Wood Brothers' tour dates below, and pre-order Kingdom In My Mind here.
Kingdom In My Mind Tracklist:
1. Alabaster
2. Little Bit Sweet
3. Jitterbug Love
4. Cry Over Nothing
5. Don't Thing About My Death
6. Little Bit Broken
7. The One I Love
8. Little Blue
9. A Dream's A Dream
10. Satisfied
11. Little Blue (Reprise)
The Wood Brothers Tour Dates
Oct 25 - Placerville, CA - Hangtown Music Festival
Nov 7 - Roanoke, VA - Shaftman Performance Hall ^
Nov 8 - Highlands, NC - Highlands Food & Wine Festival ^
Nov 9 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall ^
Nov 10 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre ^
Nov 12 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant ^
Nov 13 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman ^
Nov 14 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue ^
Nov 15 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre ^
Nov 16 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue ^
Dec 3 - Baton Rouge, LA - Manship Theatre ^^
Dec 4 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater ^^
Dec 5 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre ^^
Dec 6 - Dallas, TX - The Kessler Theater ^^
Dec 7 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom ^^
Dec 9 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown ^^
Dec 11 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen ^^
Dec 12 - Steamboat Springs, CO - Strings Music Festival
Dec 13 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater ^^
Dec 14 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater ^^
Dec 15 - Breckenridge, CO - Riverwalk Center ^^
Jan 29 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live
Jan 30 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Jan 31 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Feb 1 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore
Feb 3 - Toronto, Canada - Mod Club Theatre
Feb 5 - Rochester, NY - Kodak Center
Feb 6 - Burlington, VT - Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Feb 7 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall
Feb 8 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre
Feb 9 - State College, PA - The State Theatre
Feb 11 - McKees Rocks, PA - Roxian Theatre
Feb 12 - Richmond, VA - The National
Feb 13 - Chattanooga, TN - Walker Theatre
Feb 14 - Nashville, TN - The Ryman
Feb 27 - 3/1 - Punta Cana, DR - Avett Brothers at the Beach
^ w/ Nicole Atkins
^^ w/ Katie Pruitt
