JD McPherson Brings The Warm Covers

JD MCPHERSON’S THE WARM COVERS DIGITAL EP OUT TODAY ON ROUNDER RECORDS

“I WISH YOU WOULD” PREMIERES AT ESQUIRE

VEE JAY RECORDS 7” OUT NOVEMBER 4

FALL TOUR CONFIRMED

“Oklahoma native plays timeless, forward-thinking rock & roll”—Rolling Stone

“…pure-and-simple party music, make-out music and get-down-and-shake-it music, harbouring the sort of simple riffs and hooks that easily hop across the decades.”—BBC

“In its shake, rattle and roll, the singer-songwriter’s original compositions bring a contemporary approach to the classic stylings.”—MTV Buzzworthy

The Warm Covers, a new four-song digital EP from acclaimed musician, songwriter and performer JD McPherson, is out today on Rounder Records (purchase now via iTunes). In celebration of the release, the EP’s lead track, “I Wish You Would,” premiered today at Esquire. Of the song, McPherson comments, “Concord acquired the Vee Jay catalog. They asked us if we would like to cover a song and, record nerds that we are, we asked can we actually release a Vee Jay Record with the old Vee Jay Label. This is a Billy Boy Arnold tune—changed it up a bit, but for the most part that’s the song.”

In addition to the digital EP, a special 7” vinyl will be released November 4 (pre-order now via Amazon). The Vee Jay Records 7” features “I Wish You Would” along with a Jimmy Hughes cover, “Steal Away.” The record will be available at indie retail and at upcoming tour dates.

McPherson and his band will embark on a series of special dates later this month, including a show supporting Queens of the Stone Age at Los Angeles’ The Forum. See below for details.

This new music follows McPherson’s widely praised 2012 debut, Signs and Signifiers, of which the San Francisco Examiner asserted, “An unfettered, Gretsch-echoey exuberance reverberates through the album’s R&B and rockabilly originals…” and Chicago Reader praised, “…plays rock ‘n’ roll and R&B that might as well have been frozen in the 50s and thawed this morning.”

McPherson’s sophomore full-length album will be released in 2015 on Rounder Records.

The Warm Covers EP track-listing:
1. I Wish You Would (Billy Boy Arnold)
2. Steal Away (Jimmy Hughes)
3. Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day (Nick Lowe)
4. Why Lady Why (Alabama)

Vee Jay Records 7” track-listing
1. I Wish You Would (Billy Boy Arnold)
2. Steal Away (Jimmy Hughes)

JD MCPHERSON CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
October 22 Dallas, TX Granada
October 23 Austin, TX The Belmont
October 25 Santa Fe, NM The Skylight
October 26 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room
October 28 Solana Beach, CA The Belly Up
October 31 Los Angeles, CA The Forum*
November 2 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriets
November 3 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
November 5 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
November 7 Portland, OR Doug Fir
November 8 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
November 10 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
November 12 Boulder, CO The Fox Theatre
November 14 Tulsa, OK Cain’s
*supporting Queens of the Stone Age