New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Missing Piece Group) Critically acclaimed "folktronica" artist and songwriter
Crowder will release his highly anticipated solo debut album Neon Steeple on May 27th via Capitol CMG's sixsteprecords. Long embraced for his tenure as the frontman of the wildly progressive group
David Crowder Band, this is his first set of new music in 2+ years and marks his official entrance as a solo artist. Just less than a week away from the worldwide release, iTunes premiered the album in full as an iTunes
Radio First Play, check it out here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/station/idra.868342243
Crowder described Neon Steeple as "The Appalachians and Ibiza. Folk music and EDM. The music of the People. Folktronica.
Digital and Analog. The Ones and Zeros and the Handshake. The Banjo and the 808. A critique and a hope"
Among the new tracks on Neon Steeple is a duet with music icon
Emmylou Harris on "My Sweet Lord." His single "I AM" also holds strong in the Top 5 of Billboard's Christian
Music Songs chart. Further strengthening his ties into folk/country music,
Crowder will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on May 31, the week of his album release.
In support of Neon Steeple,
Crowder will headline a fall tour which kicks off in Springfield, MO on
September 30. The tour will include special guests All Sons & Daughters, Capital
Kings and
Ellie Holcomb on select dates.
As part of the
David Crowder Band, they were named one of the "most thoughtful, progressive and exciting acts in contemporary Christian music" by The New York Times, garnering 9 Dove Awards, 22 Dove nominations, and 2 GRAMMY nominations. The band's final release, Give Us Rest, entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #2, debuted at #1 on iTunes, sold 50,000 copies in the first week alone, and gave the band their highest debut in their 12-year career. In total, they've sold over 2 million albums, 2.9 million digital tracks, and had 11 Top 10 albums on Billboard's Christian Albums Chart, including four that reached #1.
Neon Steeple Fall 2014 Tour
09.30 - Springfield, MO | Remington's
10.01 - Chicago, IL | House of Blues
10.02 - Minneapolis, MN | University of Northwestern - St. Paul
10.04 - Cleveland, OH |
Grace Church
10.05 - Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre at Old
National Centre
10.06 - Charlotte, NC | Forest Hill Church
10.09 - Long Island, NY | The Space at Westbury*
10.10 - Lancaster, PA | Lancaster Bible College*
10.11 - Marriottsville (Baltimore), MD | Chapelgate Presbyterian Church*
10.12 - Winchester, VA (DC) | Winchester Church of God*
10.15 - Aiken (Augusta), SC | Millbrook Church
10.16 - Tallahassee, FL | City Church
10.17 - Orlando, FL | Northland Church
10.18 - Ft. Myers, FL | McGregor Baptist Church
10.19 - Jacksonville, FL | Christ's Church
10.21 - Panama City, FL |
Marina Civic Center
10.23 - San Antonio, TX | Floores Country Store
10.24 - Baton Rouge, LA | Greenwell Springs Church
10.25 - Houston, TX | Warehouse Live*
10.26 - Tulsa, OK | First Baptist Church Broken Arrow*
10.28 - Denver, CO | Paramount Theatre
10.30 - Phoenix, AZ | Sun Valley Community Church
11.01 - San Diego, CA | Skyline Church
11.02 - Irvine, CA | Mariners Church
11.04 - San Francisco, CA | Regency Ballroom
11.06 - Sacramento, CA |
Bayside Church
11.07 - Portland, OR | Rolling Hills Community Church
11.08 - Seattle, WA | Showbox Sodo
11.09 - Bellingham, WA | Christ The King Community Church
11.13 - Dallas, TX | Crossroads Church
11.14 - Jackson, MS | Morrison Heights Baptist Church
11.15 - Atlanta, GA | The Tabernacle
*Ellie Holcomb appearing in place of All Sons & Daughters
Neon Steeple is available for pre-order now on iTunes. All pre-orders come with an instant grat download of "I Am" and "My Beloved."
