July 22, 2014

Ethan Johns’ The Reckoning Gets US Tour

Ethan Johns announces US tour

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and long-time Ryan Adams producer Ethan Johns will bring his “haunting and smart” (Esquire) classic folk stateside this September in support of his “dark and foreboding” (MOJO) album ‘The Reckoning’ (Aug. 12). The Grammy-nominated Brit Award-winner will hit the road performing his “high-concept” (Esquire) compositions solo at 10 stops including the Americana Music Festival in Nashville.

‘The Reckoning,’ Ethan’s second solo album, marks his first time switching roles with friend and frequent collaborator Ryan Adams, with Johns owning the songwriting and lead vocal duties over Adams’ raw production aesthetics. The album tells the story of fictional character Thomas Younger as he pursues his wayward older brother James across the ocean, and eventually into 1850’s America’s vast Western frontier.

“It will burn your soul,” declares Ryan Adams about ‘The Reckoning,’ “The record is truly watching the world burn… and it feels so good too.” Watch him and Ethan discuss the record here: http://bit.ly/1uCXn3K

The son of legendary producer Glyn Johns, Ethan Johns’ production credits include Adams, Ray LaMontagne, Laura Marling, Kings of Leon, Joe Cocker, Tom Jones and Paul McCartney. The Reckoning’ was released in the UK on June 4th, 2014.

Listen to the first single “Dry Morning” here [via Esquire]: http://bit.ly/TYGBjX

TOUR DATES:
17-19-Sep Nashville, TN Americana Music Festival
20-Sep Atlanta, GA Eddie’s Attic
1-Sep Asheville, NC The Mill
23-Sep Charlottesville, VA The Southern
25-Sep Vienna, VA Jammin’ Java
26-Sep Philadelphia, PA World Café Live (Upstairs)
26-Sep Freehold, NJ Concerts in the Studio
29-Sep New York, NY Rockwood Stage 2
30-Sep New York, NY Rockwood Stage 3
1-Oct Cambridge, MA Passim’s

 

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