Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers have released the first song, “High Neck Lace,” from their much-anticipated new album, Loved Wild Lost. which arrives on April 21st.
Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers teamed with producer Brian Deck (Iron & Wine, Modest Mouse, Josh Ritter) on Loved Wild Lost. It’s their first time working with an outside collaborator and the result is their most compelling collection of songs to date. The richly layered sound forms the ideal foundation for Bluhm’s soaring vocals and increasingly powerful songcraft. Further color comes from San Francisco’s Magik*Magik Orchestra (Death Cab for Cutie, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Walkmen), whose complex arrangements serve to amplify the indelibly universal themes of Loved Wild Lost.
“Loved Wild Lost is a sincere and sophisticated collection of songs steeped in tradition, but of its own time,” says Nicki Bluhm. “After three solid years of playing as a band across the country, we have had time to learn, reflect and grow. This album displays a departure into the deeper and more contemplative themes of people in transition and the struggle to retain the energy and optimism of youth as life becomes more complex.”
“The longer something moves away from its inception point, the more it takes on a life and a narrative of its own,” adds Nicki’s husband one of the band’s songwriters, Tim Bluhm. “In these songs, I think you can clearly hear that happening; idealism and optimism losing control to the forces of inertia and a life of constant traveling. Happiness becomes an intention and love becomes a long-term study of oneself and of one another.”
Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers will herald Loved Wild Lost with a series of month-long residencies in intimate venues in Chicago, Nashville and their own native San Francisco Bay Area (announced tour dates below). In addition, the band has slated a number of headlining shows and performances at upcoming festivals through the summer. Additional dates will be announced soon – for complete details and ticket information, please visit www.nickibluhm.com.
North American Tour Dates are below:
MARCH
11 San Rafael, CA Terrapin Crossroads
18 San Rafael, CA Terrapin Crossroads
22 Squaw Valley, CA Winter WonderGrass
23 Chico, CA Sierra Nevada Big Room
24 Chico, CA Sierra Nevada Big Room
25 San Rafael, CA Terrapin Crossroads w/ Phil Lesh
APRIL
14 Chicago, IL Schubas
15 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House
16 Nashville, TN The Stone Fox
17 Birmingham, AL Avondale Brewing Co. w/JJ Grey & Mofro
18 Asheville, NC New Mountain
21 Chicago, IL Schubas
22 Louisville, KY Waterfront Wednesday
23 Nashville, TN The Stone Fox
24 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio
25 Columbus, OH A&R Bar
28 Chicago, IL Schubas
29 Cincinnati, OH Taft Ballroom
30 Nashville, TN The Stone Fox
MAY
2 Guthrie, OK Queen of the Prairie Festival
21-24 Cumberland, MD DelFest
JUNE
4-7 Hunter Mountain, NY Mountain Jam
JULY
22-26 Floyd, VA Floyd Fest
AUGUST
14-16 Lyons, CO Rocky Mountain Folks Festival
