Matador Records has announced the release of Steve Gunn’s Eyes On The Lines, due June 3rd (available for pre-order now), debut single, “Conditions Wild,” its accompanying video, and North American tour. Gunn’s music has always embraced expanse and movement, springing from the simple and profound relationship between humans and their environment. Eyes On The Lines, his Matador debut and follow-up to the pastoral and highly acclaimed Way Out Weather, is Gunn’s most explicit ode to the blissful uncertainty of adventure yet.
Accompanied by a full band – Nathan Bowles (drums, banjo, organ), Hans Chew (wurlitzer), James Elkington (guitar, lap steel, dobro), Mary Lattimore (harp), Jason Meagher (bass, guitar, flute), Paul Sukeena (guitar), Justin Tripp (bass, keyboards), and John Truscinski (drums) – Eyes On The Lines presents Gunn embracing his urban surroundings through a series of songs that showcase his extraordinary ability to match inventive hooks to deftly constructed melodies full of personality.
Gunn’s songwriting on Eyes On The Lines tells vibrant and evocative tales through a series of both imagined and real-life characters and moments, but throughout, he is more narrator than diarist. Take debut single, “Conditions Wild,” easily Gunn’s most accessible number to date. Directly inspired by Rebecca Solnit’s A Field Guide to Getting Lost, it’s accompanying, highly-stylized video, directed by Brandon Herman, captures the notion of finding comfort in getting lost and embracing the unknown, an important concept to Gunn in his songwriting and playing, and the creation of Eyes On The Lines as a whole.
Gunn (vocals, guitar) joined by Bowles (drums), Elkington (guitar, lap steel), and Meagher (bass) will be touring extensively all over Europe and North America this year. All dates are below.
Eyes On The Lines Track Listing:
1. Ancient Jules
2. Full Moon Tide
3. The Drop
4. Conditions Wild
5. Nature Driver
6. Heavy Sails
7. Night Wander
8. Park Bench Smile
9. Ark
Steve Gunn Tour Dates:
Fri. April 8 — Montclair, NJ @ Outpost in the Burbs
Thu. April 21 – London, UK @ The Lexington
Wed. May 18 – Paris, FR @ Le Batofar
Thu. May 19 – Brussels, BE @ Les Nuits Botanique @ Orangerie
Fri. May 20 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord
Sat. May 21 – Berlin, DE @ Kantine am Berghain
Sun. May 22 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
Mon. May 23 — Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
Tue. May 24 – Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz
Wed. May 25 – Schorndorf, DE @ Manufaktur
Thu. May 26 – Kriens, CH @ Südpol
Fri. May 27 – Lyon, FR @ Le Sonic
Sat. May 28 – Limoges, FR @ Le Phare
Sun. May 29 – Hondarribia, ES @ Psilocybenea
Mon. May 30 – Braga, PT @ gnration
Tue. May 31 – Lisbon, PT @ ZDB
Wed. June 1 – Madrid, ES @ Berlin Café
Thu. June 2 – Valencia, ES @ Loco Club
Fri. June 3 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound Festival
Sun. June 5 – Nimes, FR @ This Is Not A Love Song
Thu. June 9 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sat. June 11 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
Mon. June 13 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
Tue. June 14 – Houston, TX @ Rudyard’s
Wed. June 15 – Austin, TX @ Sidewinder
Thu. June 16 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links Deep Ellum
Sat. June 18 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
Sun. June 19 – Kansas City, KS @ Riot Room
Mon. June 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
Tue. June 21 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
Thu. June 23 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s
Fri. June 24 – Detroit, MI @ Marble Bar
Sat. June 25 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall
Wed. June 29 – Allston, MA @ The Great Scott
Thu. June 30 – Port Chester, NY @ Garcia’s
Sat. July 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Tue. July 12 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings[tickets]
Wed. July 13 – Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
Thu. July 14 – Nashville, TX @ Exit / IN
Fri. July 15 – Decatur, GA @ Eddie’s Attic
Sat. July 16 – Birmingham, AL @ Sloss Music & Arts Festival
Sun. July 17 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle
