LARKIN POE LIGHT A “HOLY GHOST FIRE” UNVEIL THE LATEST TRACK TODAY FROM FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM
March 27, 2020
GRAMMY® Award-nominated sister duo Larkin Poe today released “Holy Ghost Fire,” the latest track from their forthcoming new album, SELF MADE MAN, out June 12.
“Music is a raw power. In tough times, music can galvanize your heart and help you rise above – all you’ve got to do is sing,” says Rebecca Lovell. “’Holy Ghost Fire’ is our anthem dedicated to the healing energy of music.”
Earlier this month Larkin Poe released the first song off the album, “She’s A Self Made Man”, which was met by immediate critical acclaim, with American Songwriter writing, “Murky blues ooze off chunky riffs, delivering something ominous on ‘She’s a Self Made Man.’ It goes deep. It’s melodious and mucky. It’s a punch to the gut.” CLASH named the “biting, fantastically emphatic new single” as its “Track of the Day,” noting, “Its crunching guitar palette is augmented by flashes of sterling Americana, hearkening to their Nashville base.” Classic Rock declared, “’She’s A Self Made Man’ kicks all kinds of ass. If delta blues had a baby with punk, and raised it on beefy rock’n’roll, it might have turned out like this.” Clash and Relix premiered the video for “She’s A Self Made Man” earlier in the week.
SELF MADE MAN – which follows 2018’s chart-topping, GRAMMY® Award-nominated fourth studio album, VENOM & FAITH – was self-produced by Larkin Poe, like its predecessor, with “our good buddy and engineer” Roger Alan Nichols at his Nashville studio, Bell Tone Recording. From the thunderous power of the album-opening “She’s A Self Made Man,” through the nostalgic “Tears of Blue to Gold” and fierce Chicago blues of “Scorpion,” to the front porch jubilation of “Easy Street,” the album is ambitious in both its eclectic, energetic sound and its resolutely welcoming mission, its universal lyrical approach fueled by tradition, invention, and Larkin Poe’s remarkable ability to touch the hearts and souls of their fellow humans worldwide.
“This is, in a lot of ways, is the first lyrically uplifting record we’ve made,” Megan Lowell says. “People can go through terrible things. People can weather immeasurable sorrow and hard times, and yet we can still come out on the other side, pull ourselves together, and thrive. This record reflects some of the joy and positivity that we ourselves feel and appreciate.”
LARKIN POE TOUR DATES
(INCLUDING RESCHEDULED HEADLINE SHOWS) BELOW:
June
18 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
19 – Henderson, KY – WC Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival
20 – Winnetka, IL – Winnetka Music Festival
August
2 – Mammoth Lakes, CA – Mammoth Festival Of Beers & Bluesaplooza
12 – North Little Rock, AR – University of Arkansas: Pulaski Technical College
14 – Hamilton, OH – Whimmydiddle
15 – Cockeysville, MD – Hot August Music Festival
16 – Thornton, NH – White Mountain Boogie N Blues Festival
27 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA (Theatre of Living Arts) * new venue
28 – Boston, MA – Royale
29 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
September
8 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
10 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre
21 – Jackson, WY – Center for the Arts
24-27 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
23-27 – Ketchum, ID – Argyros Performing Arts Center
27 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest
October
9 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
+ More headline fall shows soon TBA
UK/European tour postponed to Feb/March 2021