Damien Jurado followed up his 2019 debut album for Mama Bird Recording Co. with the announcement of What’s New, Tomboy? earlier this month and today is sharing a new song from the album with “Alice Hyatt”. Where In the Shape of a Storm stripped back everything to reveal an artist at his most intimate, What’s New Tomboy? sees Jurado stepping back into a more fleshed out sound with his voice and rhythm section at the fore. On “Alice Hyatt”, the sparse instrumental elements add a deeper poignancy to Jurado’s lyrics. The new song could be read as a dour one, eliciting a feeling of misinterpretation, missing something, or someone. That is until the last few moments before the final organ line chimes in and Damien cuts the melancholy by singing, “I was busy, being myself.” Previously, Jurado shared album opener “Birds Tricked Into The Trees”, which has all the trappings of a classic–a beautifully woven story to lose yourself in as Jurado pleadingly searches for some truth in earthly imperfections.

Tour Dates:

Jun 10 – Chico, CA – The Big Room at Sierra Nevada Brewery
Jun 11 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
Jun 13 – Felton, CA – Felton Music Hall
Jun 14 – Los Angeles, CA – Pico Union Project
Jun 20 – Dallas, TX – Wild Detectives **
Jun 21 – Denton, TX – Andy’s Bar **
Jun 24 – Houston, TX – Continental Club **
Jun 25 – Baton Rouge, LA – Mid City Ballroom **
July 4 – Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain – Vida Festival
July 15 – Antwerp, Belgium – OLT Rivierenhof
Aug 25 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
Aug 26 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
Sep 10 – Fayetteville, AR – Mt. Sequoyah Clapp Auditorium **
Sep 11 – Memphis, TN – Growler’s **
Sep 12 – Nashville, TN – Third Man Records **
Sep 13 – Knoxville, TN – Old City PAC **
Sep 15 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle **
Sep 16 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar **
Sep 17 – Lexington, KY – The Burl **
Dec 05 – Tacoma, WA Alma Mater **
Dec 10 – Seattle, WA – The Fremont Abbey ** (SOLD OUT)
Dec 11 – Seattle, WA – The Fremont Abbey ** (Second Show Added!)

** New Date
^ w/ Nathaniel Rateliff & Kevin Morby