Steve Gunn | photo by Clay Benskin | courtesy of the artist
Steve Gunn to release new album The Unseen In Between, playing Union Transfer in February
Philly-area native Steve Gunn is back with the news that his next album, called The Unseen In Between, will be released January 18. The follow up to 2016’s Eyes on the Lines, the new LP will be Gunn’s second release on Matador Records and his fourth solo album. The Brooklyn-based songwriter, who’s currently playing a hometown residency at the borough’s Union Pool, has also announced a string of US tour dates throughout the winter, with a show at Union Transfer on February 2.
In addition to his solo work, Gunn has released music with the likes of Kurt Vile, Hiss Golden Messenger, Mike Cooper and more. The Unseen In Between was written in the aftermath of his father’s death, which gave way to the album’s emotional core. The first single, “New Moon,” is out now; listen below.
Matador says of the new album: “Gunn is known for telling other people’s stories, but on his breakthrough fourth album, ‘The Unseen In Between’, he explores his own emotional landscapes with his most complex, fully realized songs to date. The lyrics evoke voyages, tempests (actual and emotional), and a rich cast of characters met along the way — the work of an artist finding a place of calm in the midst of a storm.” Read more here.
Folk singer-songwriter Meg Baird and harpist Mary Lattimore, who recently collaborated on an album that comes out next month, will open the Philly show. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 26 at 10 a.m. Find more information on the XPN Concert Calendar.
Steve Gunn US Tour Dates
Thursday, October 25 Union Pool, Brooklyn NY *
Thursday, November 1 Union Pool, Brooklyn NY **
Thursday, November 8 Union Pool, Brooklyn NY ***
Thursday, January 31 Great Scott, Boston MA ^
Friday, February 1 Bowery Ballroom, New York NY ^
Saturday, February 2 Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA ^
Friday, February 8 The Casbah, San Diego CA ^
Saturday, February 9 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA ^
Sunday, February 10 Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz CA $
Tuesday, February 12 Aladdin Theater, Portland OR $
Wednesday, February 13 Tractor Tavern, Seattle WA $
Saturday, February 16 The Chapel, San Francisco CA #
* w/ Bridget St John
** w/ Loren Connors & Alan Licht
*** w/ Little Black Egg
^ w/ Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore
$ w/ Meg Baird
# w/ Sachiko Kanenobu