Luke Winslow-King is no newcomer to the world of Americana music. He’s been blending styles like jazz, folk, bluegrass, blues and rock since the early 00s. He’s back with a new album titled Blue Mesa and we’ve got the premiere of the first single from the record, a chunk of swamp blues chock full of boogieing rhythms and wailing guitar licks called “Leghorn Women.” Blue Mesa will be out on May 11 through Bloodshot Records – you can preorder it here.

While New Orleans is always coursing through the veins of Winslow-King, the record was cut a world away in Italy. Holed up in the fortress village of Lari in rural Tuscany, he worked with Italian blues guitarist Roberto Luti, Chris Davis of King James and the Special Men and Mike Lynch on organ.

Blue Mesa track list

1. You Got Mine
2. Leghorn Women
3. Blue Mesa
4. Born to Roam
5. Better for Knowing You
6. Thought I Heard You
7. Break Down The Walls
8. Chicken Dinner
9. After the Rain
10. Farewell Blues

Winslow-King will be bringing his unique brand of New Orleans-inspired Americana music on the road this spring and summer. The tour starts on the east coast in May, stretching throughout the month and June as he heads west through the heartland. There are not any dates during July, but in August he’ll cross the Atlantic to bring real American music to Europe.

Luke Winslow-King 2018 Tour Dates

05/09 – Pittsburgh PA @ Hard Rock Cafe
05/10 – Washington DC @ Pearl Street Warehouse
05/11 – Rehoboth Beach, DE @ Dogfish Head
05/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
05/13 – Cambridge, MA @ Atwoods
05/14 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
05/15 – Rochester, NY @ Abilene Bar & Lounge
05/16 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
05/17 – Nashville, TN @ High Watt
05/18 – Newport, KY @ Southgate House Revival
05/19 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
06/07 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
06/08 – Manhattan, KS @ Larry Norvel Band Shell
06/09 – Topeka, KS @ Uncle Bo’s Blues Bar
06/15 – Ferndale, MI @ Otus Supply
06/16 – Delton, MI @ Buttermilk Jamboree
08/23-26 -Tønder, Denmark @ Tønder Festival
08/27 – Hamburg, Germany @ Nochtwache
08/28 – Berlin, Germany @ Quasimodo
08/31 – Quintana Martín Galidez, Spain @ Festival Valle de Tobalina
09/03 – Krefeld, Germany @ Kulturrampe
09/05 – Bristol, UK @ The Hen and Chicken
09/06 – Oxford, UK @ The Jericho Tavern
09/07 – Chester, UK @ St Mary`s Creative Space
09/08 – Scrooby, UK @ Scrooby Village Hall
09/09 – Old Portsmouth, UK @ The Square Tower