Beloved American singer-songwriter Cat Power (née Chan Marshall) has announced that she will be releasing her first new record in six years, this coming October 5 via Domino Records. Titled Wanderer, this album will be a followup to 2012’s splendid Sun.
Wanderer‘s eleven tracks were self-produced by Marshall, featuring contributions from a mix of both new and “longtime friends and compatriots,” the former group including recent tour-mate Lana Del Rey on the cut “Woman.” Given that it has had a six-year gestation period, it can be reasonably assumed that everyone involved has put a lot into the album.
Power specifically mentioned that the record was meant to document her journey as a wanderer. “The course my life has taken in this journey — going from town to town, with my guitar, telling my tale; with reverence to the people who did this generations before me,” she wrote in a press release. “Folk singers, blues singers, and everything in between. They were all wanderers, and I am lucky to be among them.”
Fortunately for her multitudes of fans, Marshall will be touring heavily in support of the record, so it will be a great chance to experience her wondrous music live. She will kick off a North American Tour in September at Chicago’s Riot Fest, followed by a run of dates supporting the National, then an extensive headlining tour. She’ll then hop across the pond for a brief European run-around before returning to the US for another round in November.
The record will be available on CD and digitally as well as a limited “baby-blue vinyl” pressing that comes with a seven-inch. Marshall has teased the album with a new desert-set trailer featuring a clip from the album’s title song, which has an aura of reminiscent of early American traditional music.
Check out the teaser video and further album information below.
Wanderer Track List
1. Wanderer
2. In Your Face
3. You Get
4. Woman (feat. Lana Del Rey)
5. Horizon
6. Stay
7. Black
8. Robbin Hood
9. Nothing Really Matters
10. Me Voy
11. Wanderer / Exit
Cat Power Fall/Winter Tour Dates
09/15: Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
09/25: Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre *
09/27: Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for the Performing Arts *
09/28: Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion *
09/30: New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
10/05: Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
10/06: South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
10/08: Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
10/09: Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
10/11: Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
10/12: Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
10/13: Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
10/23: London, UK – Roundhouse
10/25: Paris, FR – Le Trianon
10/26: Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
10/28: Berlin, GE – Astra
10/29: Zurich, SW – X-Tra
10/30: Lausanne, SW – Les Docks
11/01: Barcelona, SP – Razzamatazz
11/02: Madrid, SP – Circo Price
11/05: Bologna, IT – Estragon
11/06: Milan, IT – Alcatraz
11/17: Seattle, WA – The Showbox
11/18: Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
11/21: Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at Ace Hotel
11/23: Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory OC
11/24: San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
11/25: Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
11/27: Austin, TX – Emo’s
11/28: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
11/29: Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
12/19: Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
* with The National
Photo Credit: Alyssa Fried
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