Nickel Creek Announce First New Album in 9 Years, A Dotted Line, for April 2014 Release

Acoustic trio Nickel Creek is coming back from a hiatus this year with a new album set for release in April.

The group announced an “indefinite hiatus” in 2007, but their last album was 2005’s Why Should the Fire Die? The new album, A Dotted Line, will be the end of a nine-year hiatus for members Chris Thile and Sean and Sara Watkins. It is set to drop on April 1. Nickel Creek will tour in support of this album with dates in the spring and summer of 2014, including stops at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the Newport Folk Festival.

The band formed in 1989, and as they approached the 25th anniversary of Nickel Creek, the members decided they should mark the occasion. They got together in 2013 to begin writing again, and came away with six new co-written songs. In addition to the six tracks they wrote together, the upcoming album will include one song written by Thile and one written by Sean Watkins. Two cover songs will also appear on A Dotted Line: “Where Is Love Now” by Sam Phillips and “Hayloft” by Mother Mother.

Of the group getting back together, Sara Watkins says, “We were excited every day to be there. Having grown up singing together, there is something natural about our voices and it’s really fun to harmonize. Our voices have come to match each other’s really well. Sean and I are siblings, and Chris is about as close to a sibling as you could get.”

Nickel Creek Spring 2014 Tour Dates
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Apr 16: Birmingham, AL – Alabama Theatre
Apr 17: Asheville, NC – US Cellular Center
Apr 18: Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Apr 19: Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Apr 22: Savannah, GA – Johnny Mercer Theatre
Apr 24: Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center
Apr 25: Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
Apr 29: New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
May 01: Boston, MA – House of Blues
May 03: Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
May 04: Washington, DC, US – 9:30 Club
May 06: Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
May 07: Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre
May 09: Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
May 10: Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
May 11: Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
May 14: Salt Lake City, UT – Kingsbury Hall
May 16: Portland, OR – McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom
May 17: Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre
May 19: Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
May 20: San Diego, CA – Balboa Theatre
May 21: Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
June 19: Telluride, CO – Town Park
Jul 26: Newport, RI – Fort Adams State Park