Justin Townes Earle Preps New Album Kids In The Street; Signs To New West Records

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Justin Townes Earle will release his new album Kids In The Street on May 26, it was announced today via Noisey.

The album will be released on New West Records, marking the first time Earle has partnered with the venerable roots and country label.

“When I first met a young Justin Townes Earle, it was evident then he was intent on following his own artistic path,” said label president John Allen. “As his publisher, I saw his songwriting evolve to a literary depth and swagger that maintained that unique vision. New West is very proud to release Justin’s next album of his best work yet.”

Kids In The Street was produced by Mike Mogis, who is perhaps best known for his work with Bright Eyes on the Saddle Creek label.

“It’s the first time that I’ve worked outside of my usual umbrella of people to make a record,” Earle said of the decision to work with Mogis in Omaha. “In Nashville, if you have the right connections, it’ll spoil the shit out of you, because you’ve got access to the best musicians in the world and the best studios in the world. If you had told me when I started making records, that I wasn’t gonna make every record in Nashville, I would have told you you were crazy.  And if you’d told me that I’d end up making a record in Omaha, I’d tell you you were out of your freaking mind.”

Below, you can hear the lead single from the record, “Champagne Corolla,” which premiered on Noisey earlier today. Check out track listing and tour dates after the video.

 

Kids In The Street Track Listing:
1. Champagne Corolla
2. Maybe A Moment
3. What’s She Crying For
4. 15-25
5. Kids In The Street
6. Faded Valentine
7. What’s Goin’ Wrong
8. Short Hair Woman
9. Same Old Stagolee
10. If I Was The Devil
11. Trouble Is
12. There Go A Fool

Justin Townes Earle on Tour:
March 14 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge (Solo)
March 25 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge (Solo)
March 29 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge (Solo)
April 6 – Atlanta, GA – City Winery (Solo)
April 7 – Savannah, GA – Savannah Music Festival (Solo)
April 28 – Indio, CA – Stagecoach Festival
April 29 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
May 3 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
May 4 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
May 5 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theater
May 6 – Lafayette, LA – Arcadiana Center for the Arts
May 8 – Franklin, TN – Franklin Theatre
May 9 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
May 11 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
May 12 – Fall River, MA – Narrows Center for the Arts
May 13 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
May 15 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
May 16 – Kent, OH – The Kent Stage
May 17 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
May 18 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
May 19 – Louisville, KY – Headliners
May 20 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
May 22 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
May 23 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
May 24 – Iowa City, IA – The Englert Theatre
May 26 – Denver, CO – The Bluebird Theater
May 28 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
May 30 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
June 2 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s

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