[Cover photo credit to Justin Gordon]

Vermont’s Greg Freeman, has recently signed with Canvasback/Transgressive Records. To celebrate this partnership, his debut LP, I Looked Out, has been rereleased, including with two bonus tracks. The vinyl version is scheduled for release on January 17, 2025.

This reissue features a new rendition of “Long Distance Driver (Acoustic),” which includes a special collaboration with Merce Lemon. Additionally, the final bonus track, exclusive to the vinyl release, is a mashup titled “Sound Tests, Scraps, Lists,” which weaves together sounds, songs, and snippets collected during the creation of this debut album.

Greg Freeman says about “Long Distance Driver (Acoustic)” and its accompanying video:

I wrote this song a few years ago, when the world was entering a scary and uncertain time, and hope seemed fleeting and very far in the distance.  The song is about wanting to find connection in such a world.  In a way, it feels like an old song to me at this point, but that place of uncertainty feels even more pronounced than when I wrote it.  The acoustic version is just more sparse.  There’s a harmonica instead of a saxophone.  There’s no drums either.  Merce does the high part and I do the low part.  I also play the concertina in the recording.  Our friend Nate Campisi recorded the song at Mr. Smalls studio in Pittsburgh (where we also recorded the video).  It used to be an old church.

Freeman will be making his London debut at TheLine Of Best Fit Show with Greg Mendez on January 15th in London.

Tour Dates:
1/15 – London UK – LOBF Show w/ Greg Mendez