Before they head out for their national tour, Birmingham-born, Nashville-based soulful indie rock band The Brook & The Bluff shared their new video and single, “Hallways.”  The track is on the band’s upcoming debut full-length album First Place, slated for release on October 25.

Lead singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Joseph Settine explains: “‘Hallways’ has a dual meaning within the track. It is a song about longing to be careless around a lot of self-inflicted rigidity. Only wanting to hear one thing from your significant other (or someone close to you) and feeling complete when you do.”  First Place comes from summer days growing up in Birmingham, where it was raining in pure sunlight. It centers around an overseas relationship stained by long-distance, reflecting on the heartbreak with sadness disguised by up-tempo, warm chords and vocals. From nostalgia comes hope for the future.

Upcoming tour dates:

9/19: Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater

9/20: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall

9/21: Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin

9/24: Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe, Old National Centre

9/25: Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom

9/27: Knoxville, TN @ Barley’s Tap Room

9/28: Roseland, VA @ Devils Backbone

10/24: Mobile, AL @ Callaghans

10/25: Opelika, AL @ John Emerald Distillery

11/1: Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge

11/3: Salt Lake City, UT @ State Room

11/5: Seattle, WA @ Columbia City Theater

11/6: Portland, OR @ Holocene

11/8: San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah

11/9: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Atrium

11/14: Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe

11/15: San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room (House of Blues)

11/16: Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar

11/23: Memphis, TN @ Growlers