For the first time ever, I will be touring Japan for select dates in support of the new album. To be traveling and performing throughout this country in the depth of winter is a great honor.
12/12 Kokubunji, Tokyo - Pooh’s HOUSE
12/14 Gotsu, Shimane - Kozenji
12/15 Umeda, Osaka - NOON + CAFE
12/16 Nagoya, Aichi - Hanasaki
12/17 Toyama, Toyama - DOBU6 (Doburoku)
12/19 Mito, Ibaraki - Bo-jangles
12/20 Kamakura, Kanagawa - Cafe Goatee
12/21 Kamakura, Kanagawa - Cafe Goatee
See you out there!
John
I give to you today my new album, Transparent Towns.
In a hallowed hall on the prairie, with an inspiring cadre of musicians, and against the incandescent Oklahoma summer, we cut an album of songs that held weight while maintaining weightlessness. I slept on the floor of the live room, wedged between the piano and the guitars every night after the sessions and spent off moments listening to the nascent tracks being blasted into an underground storm shelter converted into an echo chamber, capturing the rare rain splashing on the red dirt above me. This work was a lightning rod that grounded me, a capsule that brought me back from orbit. May you find something within it for yourself.
Thank you for listening, always.
John
I am honored to have Under the Radar premier an early view into “Prayers and Pollen”, another track from the album, along with the song’s visual companion. These are a thorough and thoughtful collection of words to read before I hit the road to start tour today. You can also listen to the audio on Bandcamp as we speak.
“'Prayers and Pollen' most directly recalls the softer side of singer/songwriters like Elliott Smith or Jason Molina, wordsmiths who were able to transmute interior storms into moments of universal poeticism."
Thank you, Under The Radar. Transparent Towns is out this Friday, September 19th at your local record stores and digital realms.
Thank you for listening,
John
