On Thursday, folk-rock trio The Wood Brothers announced their new album, Kingdom In My Mind, due out on January 24th via Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers. The forthcoming album follows up the band’s 2018 Grammy-nominated 2018 LP, One Drop of Truth, which arrived in February of 2018.

The band—comprised of brothers Oliver Wood (bass) and Chris Wood (guitar) alongside Jano Rix (drums)—showcases its experimental side on the new album, which was born from a series of extended instrumental jam sessions as the trio was breaking in their new Nashville recording studio/rehearsal space.

Chris Wood shared his thoughts on the new album in a press release. He explained,

We all have these little kingdoms inside of our minds. And without really planning it out, the songs on this album all ended up exploring that idea in some way or another. They look at the ways we deal with our dreams and our regrets and our fears and our loves. They look at the stories we tell ourselves and the ways we balance the darkness and the light.

If we had known we were making a record, we probably would have been too self-conscious to play what we played. At the time, we just thought we were jamming to break in our new studio, so we felt free to explore all these different ways of playing together without worrying about form or structure. It was liberating.

Oliver Wood added,

We weren’t performing songs. We were just improvising and letting the music dictate everything. Somebody would start playing, and then we’d all jump into the groove with them and see where it went. Normally when recording, you’re thinking about your parts and your performances, but with these sessions, we were just reacting to each other and having fun in the moment.

Along with the announcement, The Wood Brothers shared the album’s lead single, “Alabaster”, which premiered via Rolling Stone. Listen to The Wood Brothers’ new “Alabaster” single below:

The Wood Brothers – “Alabaster”

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Fans can head here to pre-order The Wood Brothers’ forthcoming Kingdom In My Mind album.

The Wood Brothers continue their 2019 fall tour with a performance at Placerville, CA’s Hangtown Music Festival on Friday, October 25th.

See below for the album tracklist and a full list of the band’s upcoming tour dates. For ticketing, and more information, head to The Wood Brothers’ website.

The Wood Brothers – Kingdom In My Mind Tracklist

1. Alabaster
2. Little Bit Sweet
3. Jitterbug Love
4. Cry Over Nothing
5. Don’t Thing About My Death
6. Little Bit Broken
7. The One I Love
8. Little Blue
9. A Dream’s A Dream
10. Satisfied
11. Little Blue (Reprise)

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The Wood Brothers 2019/2020 Tour Dates

10/25 – Placerville, CA – Hangtown Music Festival
11/7 – Roanoke, VA – Shaftman Performance Hall ^
11/8 – Highlands, NC – Highlands Food & Wine Festival ^
11/9 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall ^
11/10 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre ^
11/12 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant ^
11/13 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman ^
11/14 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue ^
11/15 – Madison, WI – Barrymore Theatre ^
11/16 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue ^
12/3 – Baton Rouge, LA – Manship Theatre ^^
12/4 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theater ^^
12/5 – Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre ^^
12/6 – Dallas, TX – The Kessler Theater ^^
12/7 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom ^^
12/9 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown ^^
12/11 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen ^^
12/12 – Steamboat Springs, CO – Strings Music Festival
12/13 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater ^^
12/14 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater ^^
12/15 – Breckenridge, CO – Riverwalk Center ^^
1/29 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
1/30 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
1/31 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
2/1 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
2/3 – Toronto, Canada – Mod Club Theatre
2/5 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center
2/6 – Burlington, VT – Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
2/7 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
2/8 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre
2/9 – State College, PA – The State Theatre
2/11 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre
2/12 – Richmond, VA – The National
2/13 – Chattanooga, TN – Walker Theatre
2/14 – Nashville, TN – The Ryman
2/27 – 3/1 – Punta Cana, DR – Avett Brothers at the Beach

^ w/ Nicole Atkins
^^ w/ Katie Pruitt

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