[Cover photo credit to Harper Smith]
Grammy-nominated trio Midland have announced Barely Blue, “an exploration of loneliness, masculinity and resilience in the face of heartache.” The album was recorded with 9x Grammy winner Dave Cobb at Georgia Mae Studios in Savannah, GA and mixed at Apex Sound in Burbank, CA.
The trio have released the album’s opening track “Lucky Sometimes,” along with an official video directed by Harper Smith, and announced “The Get Lucky Tour” that kicks off on September 19 in Cincinnati, OH.
About the new single, Mark Wystrach explains:
‘Lucky Sometimes’ is a get up and go, hot streak, feel good anthem for when it feels like you just can’t lose. The arrangement is sparse with a high and lonesome groove that crests with soaring harmonies on the hook. It’s the first song on the album and an introduction to the new sonic landscape that Midland found with Dave Cobb at the helm.
Cameron Duddy adds about the album:
We knew we wanted to go somewhere else. We are all big believers in a certain time and place, a sense of classic country that comes from roadhouses and bad coffee, miles and miles and miles on the road – and the idea that, even though we’re all happy, love and life falls apart, but that doesn’t mean you have to, too. When we were writing these songs, it was a trip into all the things in country music we love. You don’t hear much of this kind of unfiltered, hard stuff that comes with the great guitar sounds, the deep harmonies and shuffles you can tuck into. But that’s the essence of what Midland is – and Dave Cobb brought a new altitude to our sound.
Tour Dates:
Summer Headline Tour:
7/4 – Sun Valley, ID – Bluebird Music Festival
7/6 – Taos, NM – Kit Carson Park
7/26 – Modesto, CA – The Fruit Yard Chicken Ranch Casino Resort Amphitheater
7/27 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento
7/28 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
8/8 – Oro-Medonte – Boots and Hearts Music Festival
8/9 – Verona, NY – The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino
8/10 – Mashantucket, CT – Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resorts Casino
8/22 – Pocatello, ID – The Port – Portneuf Health Trust
8/23 – Forest Grove, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge
8/24 – Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest
8/25 – Bremerton, WA – Kitsap Fair and Stampede
9/6 – Fort Madison, IA – Tri-State Rodeo
9/7 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino – Mystic Showroom
9/14 – Pryor, OK – Born & Raised
The Get Lucky Tour:
9/19 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center $
9/20 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre $
9/21 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove $
9/27 – Anderson, SC – Wendell’s Outdoor ^
9/28 – St. Augustine, FL – The St. Augustine Amphitheatre ^
10/3 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company *
10/4 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy *
10/5 – Cherokee, NC – Cherokee Tribal Fair *
10/9 – El Paso, TX – Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
10/11 – Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park ^
10/12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre #^
10/24 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center !
10/26 – Kennewick, WA – Toyota Center !
11/2 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port !
11/29 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall !
11/30 – Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory !
12/6 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels @
12/7 – Albuquerque, NM – Rio Rancho Events Center @
12/20 – Austin, TX – ACL Live Moody Theater !
@ – Support from Tanya Tucker
$ – Support from Colin Stough
^ – Support from Colby Acuff
* – Support from Elvie Shane
# – Support from Jackson Dean
! – Support from The Wilder Blue
