Israel Nash Has Rain Plans August 19th

Photo credit: Pooneh Ghana

 “A glorious neo-psychedelic masterpiece.”—KEXP

“It’s a career worth following.”—The Independent

Rain Plans, the new album from singer-songwriter Israel Nash, will be released August 19 via Loose/Thirty Tigers. Released in the U.K. and Europe earlier this year, the record received immediate critical acclaim—Uncut hails it as “music soaked in rural American lore,” and in its glowing 4 ½ star review Rolling Stone Germany describes it as “the most phenomenal Americana record of the year.” The title track is streaming now at http://bit.ly/T75wS1. See reverse for full track listing.

Rain Plans was produced by Nash, engineered by Grammy Award winning Ted Young (Sonic Youth, Kurt Vile) and inspired by Nash’s new home of Dripping Springs, Texas, which helped evolve the tone of his songwriting. Of the new music Nash notes, “I wanted to make an album that sounded like what I saw and somehow spread the peace that this place brings to me. These songs are all about moving from New York to the reaches of the Hill Country and what those hills represent to me, which is greater than just nature. It’s about my life and home. I really wanted to go new places and abandon any rules that had made me cautious before. It’s about creating an environment that is so much bigger than any individual.”

To support the release, Nash will take his new honed sound on the road in support of Jessica Lea Mayfield, with further tour dates expected in the fall. See below for details.

As a native of Missouri, Nash grew up in the heartland of America. Ever restless, Nash relocated to New York City. In 2011 he released Barn Doors and Concrete Floors, which was recorded live in an old barn in upstate New York. Extensive touring in Europe helped Nash gain greater exposure overseas and the Euro Americana Charts chose Barn Doors and Concrete Floors as the top album of 2011.

1. Woman at the Well

2. Through the Door

3. Just Like Water

4. Who In Time

5. Myer Canyon

6. Rain Plans

7. Iron of the Mountain

8. Mansions

9. Rexanimarum

June 17                                                       Portland, OR                                      Doug Fir Lounge*

June 19                                                   San Francisco, CA                                   The Independent*

June 20                                                 West Hollywood, CA                              The Roxy Theatre*

June 21                                                      San Diego, CA                                             The Casbah*

June 22                                                      Scottsdale, AZ                                            The Western*

June 24                                                         Austin, TX                                           Stubbs Indoors*

September 17-20                                        Nashville, TN                          Americana Music Festival

  *with Jessica Lea Mayfield