Throughout the course of this year, I’ve written quite a bit about the St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada-born singer/songwriter and guitarist, Dallas Green and his acclaimed, commercially successful folk rock/alt country-solo recording project City and Colour. And as you may recall, Green may arguably be one of the most commercially successful Canadian artists of his generation — he’s won 3 Juno Awards, including two Songwriter of the Year Awards — and in Canada he has 3 Double Platinum-certified albums, 1 Platinum-certified album and 1 Gold-certified album.
Slated for an October 11, 2019 release through his newly minted Dine Alone Records imprint, Still Records, Green’s sixth album, the Jacquire King-produced A Pill for Loneliness features the honky tonk-ballad meets towering, anthemic hook-driven shoegazer rock “Astronaut” and the aching and plaintive “Strangers.” The album’s third and latests ingle “Living in Lighting” borrows its title from John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and is a gorgeous slow-burn of a song with a cinematic air — and much like its predecessors, the song focuses on a troubled relationship with a sort of novelistic attention to psychological detail of its characters.
Green will be embarking on an extensive North American tour that will feature back-to-back nights in Nashville, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston and New York. One night in each of those cities will take place in a seated theater, featuring Green playing an intimate solo show with stripped down versions of songs across his catalog with Ben Rogers, the first artist to sign onto Green’s new label. The second night will feature Green and his touring band playing in general admission rock and indie rock venues with Ruby Waters opening. You can check out the tour dates below.
For this tour, Green has partnered with PLUS1. $1 from every ticket sold in Canada and the States will be donated to charitable foundations — Crisis Text Line here in the States and MusiCounts and Indpsire in Canada. Since launching in 2013, Crisis Text Line has provided free, 24/7 confidential support for those in crisis across the country, exchanging over 100 million messages from folks across the country. If you or someone you know needs help, have them text 741714 in the US to connect with a trained Crisis Counselor.
