New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Rhiannon Giddens has released "Yet to Be," a new single from her forthcoming album, You're the One, which is due August 18 on Nonesuch Records and is available to pre-order here. "Yet to Be" features Jason Isbell and tells the story of a Black woman and an Irish man falling in love in America. Giddens chose to collaborate with Isbell for his steadfast advocacy and support for Black women in the industry, admiring both his singing and his character. You can watch the video here:
You're the One, Giddens' first album of all original songs, has already received critical praise, with Uncut calling the album an "accomplished tour d'horizon by [a] prolific polymath." The Arts Desk says: "Mingling Memphis-style horns with an Appalachian feel and her own particular soulful Americana, this isn't tricksy music, just upfront, inclusive, immediate and human." Of the title track "You're the One," the New York Times says "the song explodes out of her string-band foundations-banjo and fiddle-into full-tilt rock choruses, bursting with euphoria."
Giddens also recently announced the biggest headlining shows of her career, including performances at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, the Barbican Centre in London, the Beacon Theatre in New York City, and the Ace Theater in Los Angeles. See below for details and tickets; for all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
You're the One, produced by Jack Splash (Kendrick Lamar, Solange, Alicia Keys, Valerie June, Tank and the Bangas), features twelve songs, written over the course of Giddens' career, that burst with life-affirming energy, drawing from the folk music that she knows so deeply, as well as its pop descendants. It was recorded with a band composed of Giddens's closest musical collaborators from the past decade alongside musicians from producer Splash's own Rolodex, topped off with a horn section, making an impressive ten- to twelve-person ensemble. The collaborators include Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi plus multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell, bassist Jason Sypher, and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu. The album features electric and upright bass, conga, Cajun and piano accordions, guitars, a Western string section, and Miami horns, among other instruments, capturing the inclusive spirit that channels through all of her work.
RHIANNON GIDDENS ON TOUR
Sep 13 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Sep 14 The Sheldon St. Louis, MO
Sep 15 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
Sep 17 Athenaeum Center Chicago, IL
Sep 18 Michigan Theater Grand Rapids, MI
Sep 19 St. Cecilia Music Center Grand Rapids, MI
Sep 20 Koerner Hall Toronto, ON
Sep 22 House of Blues Boston, MA
Sep 23 University of Maine Orono, ME
Sep 24 FreshGrass North Adams, MA
Sep 26 Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA
Sep 27 University of Maryland College Park, MD
Sep 28 Carolina Theater Greensboro, NC
Sep 30 UNCW Kenan Auditorium Wilmington, NC
Oct 1 Modlin Center, University of Richmond Richmond, VA
Oct 2 Paramount Theatre Charlottesville, VA
Nov 5 George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall* Fairfax, VA
Nov 9 The Granada Theatre* Santa Barbara, CA
Nov 10 Balboa Theatre* San Diego, CA
Nov 11 Soka Performing Arts Center* Aliso Viejo, CA
Nov 12 The Saroya at CSUN* Northridge, CA
Nov 15 Bing Concert Hall* Stanford, CA
Nov 16 Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts* Davis, CA
Nov 17 Zellerbach Hall* Berkeley, CA
Nov 18 Green Music Center* Sonoma, CA
Feb 10 Maison de la Culture Creteil, FRANCE
Feb 11 Doornroosje Main Hall Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS
Feb 13 Paradiso Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Feb 14 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, BELGIUM
Feb 17 Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, GERMANY
Feb 18 Lido Berlin, GERMANY
Feb 19 Kulturkirche Ost Cologne, GERMANY
Feb 21 Barbican Hall London, UK
Feb 23 Pavilion Theatre Glasgow, UK
Feb 25 Vicar Street Dublin, IRELAND
Mar 14 Holy Cross University Worcester, MA
Mar 16 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
Mar 19 Penn State University Eisenhower Auditorium State College, PA
Mar 20 Memorial Hall Cincinnati, OH
Apr 19 Meany Center for the Performing Arts Seattle, WA
Apr 25 Theatre at Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
