Still Life is the second solo album from Kevin Morby and it is out now. The namesake of the record is an art piece by Maynard Monrow titled “Still Life with the Rejects from the Land of Misfit Toys.”
The album’s title has several meanings. On the surface, it refers to Morby’s change in lifestyle from moving to Los Angeles from New York in August of 2013. But he also admits that the title is ironic. The songs from Still Life were written during yet another period of tour and travel for Morby, as he spent most all of 2013 on the road with Woods (whom Morby parted ways with amicably last year), The Babies, who are currently on hiatus and as a solo artist.
The album reflects both this time in transit and the quiet confines of his new home in Montecito Heights. Scenes of performers, audience expectations and the paradoxical confines of a roving individual perpetually caught in a crowd percolate the songs.
See Morby play the songs on his forthcoming tour:
1/17 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall &
1/22 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom #
2/20 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern *
2/21 – Vancouver, BC – Electric Owl *
2/22 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir *
2/23 – Eugene, OR – The Barnlight *
2/25 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel (Noise Pop Festival) *
2/26 – Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst Atrium *
2/27 – Long Beach, CA – House Show *
2/28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo *
3/7 – Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place ^
3/8 – Columbus, OH – Double Happiness ^
3/9 – Chicago, IL – Schubas ^
3/10 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop ^
3/11 – Nashville, TN – The Stone Fox ^
3/12 – Asheville, NC – The Mothlight ^
3/13 – Washington, DC – DC9 ^
3/14 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot and Saddle ^
3/15 – New York, NY – Babys All Right ^
& = w/ Strand of Oaks # = Amen Dunes * = w/ Jessica Pratt ^ = w/ Ryley Walker