Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Kaki King will release an instrumental album, Glow, on October 9th via Velour Music Group. The follow-up to 2010’s Junior was produced by D. James Goodwin (Devo, The Bravery) and long-time King bandmate/live sound engineer Dan Brantigan at Goodwin’s Isokon studio in Woodstock, NY.
A press release describes the effort as something an “artistic reboot for King,” who experienced an “existential crisis” following the release of Junior. While past efforts have featured rare instruments and an emphasis on heavy percussion, this latest album is a return to King’s guitar roots.
“This is a guitar record,” King said. “This is the sound of a person playing guitar. Whatever additions we made, the fundamental of this record is still one person playing a guitar. That’s who I am.”
Below, you can watch a performance of the album track “Bowen Island” from July’s Festival delle Colline in Italy.
In support of the album, King will embark on a massive North American tour starting in October, and you can check out the full schedule below.
Kaki King 2012 Tour Dates:
10/15 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
10/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre
10/17 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
10/19 – Chico, CA @ El Rey Theatre
10/20 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
10/21 – San Francisco, CA @ Yoshi’s
10/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
10/23 – San Diego, CA @ The Loft at UCSD
10/24 – Riverside, CA @ The Barn at UC Riverside
10/26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
10/27 – Denver, CO @ Walnut Room
10/28 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
10/29 – Iowa City, IA @ The Englert
10/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Cedar
11/01 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
11/02 – Chicago, IL @ City Winery
11/03 – Hamilton, ON @ Casbah
11/04 – Toronto, ON @ Rivoli
11/05 – Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
11/06 – Montreal, QC @ Le Belmont
11/08 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse
11/09 – Peace Dale, RI @ Unitarian Unversality Church
11/10 – Old Saybrook, CT @ Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
11/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands
11/13 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
11/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe
11/15 – Washington, DC @ Howard
11/17 – Carrboro, NC @ Casbah
11/18 – Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
11/19 – Asheville, NC @ Asheville Music Hall
11/20 – Nashville, TN @ High Watt
11/23 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West at King Plow
11/29 – Guatemala @ Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
12/06 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground