Nahko Announces Debut Solo Album and Tour

In news that will delight his loyal fans and followers, acclaimed artist Nahko of Medicine for the People has announced the release of his debut solo album, My Name Is Bear, on October 20th, 2017 through Side One Dummy Records.

Spanning his formative years as an emerging artist travelling through the wild landscapes of Alaska, Hawaii and Louisiana, My Name Is Bear is a collection of deeply personal songs that tell the tales of Nahko’s awakening as an artist and his most revealing work yet.

'My Name Is Bear is actually the prequel to Medicine For The People. It’s where this all began, before this chapter even started. I felt like I needed to retrace my steps before I could move forward,' Nahko explains.

'I've been waiting for years on these songs, for the time to be right to release them. It’s now.' 

The 30 date headline tour heads across 6 countries including the USA, Germany, Belgium, France, Holland, and the UK, with a show at London Islington’s, Assembly Hall on Friday December 1st.

General tickets in Europe will go on sale August 16th, 2017.

Dates are as follows:

20/11: Hamburg, Germany — Fabrik

22/11: Berlin, Germany — Lido

23/11: Munich, Germany — Technikum

25/11: Amsterdam, Holland — Melkweg

26/11: Nijmegen, Holland — Dornroosje

27/11: Leuven, Belgium — Depot

29/11: Paris, France — La Maroquinerie

30/11: Manchester, UK — Academy 3

1/12: London, UK — Assembly Hall

2/12: Bristol, UK — The Fleece

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For further information about Nahko and his tour, visit nahko.com.

Dylan LeBlanc Returns to the UK with Tour in September

Muscle Shoals’ singer/songwriter Dylan LeBlanc returns to the UK with a tour in September. 

The shows, LeBlanc's first in the UK for almost 5 years, are in support of album Cautionary Tale which came out on Single Lock Records last year.

11/9 - The Lexington - London, UK

13/9 - CCA - Glasgow, UK

14/9 - Whelans - Dublin, Ireland

15/9 - The Lantern - Bristol, UK

16/9 - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds, UK

17/9 - Greystones - Sheffield, UK

LeBlanc’s first two releases were the acclaimed 2010 recordings Pauper’s Field and 2012's Cast The Same Old Shadow. With his reflective, mournful songs that belied his age, critics previously hailed the young singer; The Guardian noted that LeBlanc was 'favourably compared with Harvest-era Neil Young and country-folk breakouts Fleet Foxes.'

After the success of his first two albums, LeBlanc slipped into a blur of booze and self-doubt. At just 23-years-old, Dylan came home to Muscle Shoals, Alabama to write a new life for himself. In between the moments of clarity and a few familiar falls, he wrote his third album Cautionary Tale: a collection of shimmering, arresting songs with the same haunting vocals that caught the attention of Lucinda Williams and Bruce Springsteen, now with a sharpened edge honed by hastened maturity. 

Cautionary Tale was released in 2016 and features Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) and is produced by John Paul White (Civil Wars) and Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes). White and Tanner perform on the release as well.

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For more information about Dylan and his upcoming tour dates, visit dylanleblanc.com.