DONOVAN WOODS RELEASES NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING LP + ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR
Earlier this year, acclaimed songwriter Donovan Woods announced his seventh studio album, Things Were Never Good If They’re Not Good Now, due July 12 via End Times Music.
Now he shares a second single from the record, the unflinching “Back For The Funeral”, co-written with Lori McKenna and Matt Nathanson. Throughout an album of heart-wrenching songs, none hit harder than “Back for the Funeral”. Taking place in a small town, a group of friends who haven’t seen each other in years return to memorialize a schoolmate after they overdosed on pills.
“There’s so much writing done about being back in your hometown and what it does to you,” Woods explains. “But there’s the idea that you only go there with bad news—which can be true—and what it does to your feelings about your hometown.”
However, the song poignantly shows that even though someone may return to their hometown for unfortunate reasons, reconnecting with old friends is a positive byproduct of the circumstance.
Upcoming Shows:
05/09 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore ^
05/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theater ^
05/12 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern ^
05/18 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman ^
06/13 – Perth, AU @ Milk Bar
06/14 – Adelaide, AU @ Jive
06/15 – Melbourne AU @ Northcote Social Club
06/16 – Melbourne, AU @ Sooki Lounge
06/20 – Maitland, AU @ The Stag
06/21 – Sydney, AU @ The Great Club
06/22 – Brisbane, AU @ Black Bear Lodge
07/05-07/07 – Orillia, ON @ Mariposa Folk Festival
07/25 – Burlington, ON @ Royal Botanical Gardens #
08/03 – Ben Eoin, NS @ Live at the Lake Songwriters’ Circle
10/03 – Victoria, BC @ McPherson Playhouse Theatre
10/05 – Vancouver, BC @ The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts
10/06 – Kelowna, BC @ Community Theatre
10/08 – Edmonton, AB @ Winspear
10/09 – Calgary, AB @ Jack Singer Concert Hall
10/11 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
10/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/15 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s
10/16 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
10/24 – Huntsville, ON @ Algonquin Theatre
10/25 – Peterborough, ON @ Market Hall Performing Arts Centre
10/26 – Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Centre
10/29 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PTB
11/01 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
11/02 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
11/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
11/04 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantic
11/09 – Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
12/04 – Kitchener, ON @ Centre in the Square
12/05 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
^ w/ Drew Holcomb
# co-headline w/ Hayden
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