Craig Finn’s new song “Maggie I’ve Been Searching For Our Son” premiered at WSJ.com. “Maggie I’ve Been Searching For Our Son,”is now available for download at iTunes, and is the second song released from Finn’s recently announced second solo album, Faith in the Future, in-stores September 11 on Partisan Records. The album is available for pre-order via digital and traditional outlets, and Pledge Music.
The first U.S. tour to support Faith In The Future is also announced today, with Craig Finn playing shows throughout the east coast and the Midwest from October 14 through November 6.   The tour includes stops in Chicago (Oct 22), Minneapolis (Oct 24), Washington DC (Nov 02), and New York City (Nov 06). Esmé Patterson will be supporting on all shows. Craig will also be opening for My Morning Jacket on Saturday, November 28 on the final night of the band’s sold-out four-night engagement at NYC’s legendary Beacon Theatre. For the full details of the tour itinerary, please see below.
“Maggie I’ve Been Searching For Our Son” is described by Finn as “really just about someone who’s been flailing around spiritually looking for answers, trying to make a connection before time runs out.” About the song, The Wall Street Journal noted “[“Maggie”] is full of the richly detailed lyrics that the singer has made a specialty in a career that began in the 1990s with his Minneapolis band Lifter Puller.” Check out the song below:
Listen: Craig Finn – “Maggie I’ve Been Searching For Our Son”
Oct 14 -Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theatre
Oct 15 -Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Oct 16 -Albany, NY @ The Hollow
Oct 17 -Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Oct 19 -Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
Oct 20 -Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi Fi
Oct 22 -Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
Oct 23 -Milwaukee, WI @ The Cactus Club
Oct 24 -Minneapolis, MN @ Women’s Club Theatre
Oct 25 -Saint Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Oct 26 -Rock Island, IL @ Rozz-Tox
Oct 28 -Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
Oct 30 -Cincinnati, OH @ The Ballroom at the Taft
Oct 31 -Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
Nov 02 -Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Nov 03 -Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Nov 04 -Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Nov 05 -Asbury Park, NJ @ The Wonder Bar
Nov 06 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom