RAYLAND BAXTER’S WIDE AWAKE OUT NOW ON ATO RECORDS
PRAISE FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, GQ, ROLLING STONE, NPR MUSIC AND MORE
MASSIVE NATIONAL HEADLINING TOUR INCLUDES SHOWS IN TORONTO ON
JULY 24
TORONTO, ON – July 13, 2018 – Rayland Baxter’s new LP Wide Awake has arrived with a tremendous splash and is out today on ATO Records. The album that Relix is calling “modern American rock music at its finest” has also had songs spotlighted by the New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR Music and GQ, which named lead single “Casanova” one of their “Songs of the Summer 2018.” “Casanova” has also been the #1 most added song at Triple A and Americana radio.
Rayland’s had a busy release week, appearing everywhere from the Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show to live sessions with Paste, Relix, and WFUV. Rayland currently has more than 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify; he taped a Singles Session this week and performed a Fans First show in Brooklyn in May. Latest digital single “79 Shiny Revolvers” has been featured on many Spotify playlists as well, including New Music Friday and Fresh Folk, and also was placed on Apple Music’s Best of the Week playlist.
Watch the animated video for “79 Shiny Revolvers” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6VKdDcDCBY
Watch Rayland perform “Casanova” live at Paste Studios in NYC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0_COKWYFao
Tonight, Rayland hosts an album release show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC to kick off a massive national headlining tour throughout the summer and fall, which also includes a stop in Toronto on July 24 and Vancouver in September. He will open several shows on Shakey Graves’ tour August, and will perform alongside Shakey at Red Rocks on August 30. Full dates below.
Wide Awake is produced by Butch Walker (Weezer, Pink, Pete Yorn) and features Walker himself on bass, Cage the Elephant’s Nick Bockrath on guitar, Dr. Dog’s Eric Slick on drums, and piano wizard Aaron Embry (Elliott Smith, Brian Eno) on keys. Rayland’s father Bucky Baxter contributes pedal steel, as does original Nashville Cat Lloyd Green.
Listen to Wide Awake on all platforms here: http://wideawake.raylandbaxter.com/
PRAISE FOR ‘WIDE AWAKE’
“Bound to be one of the year’s best rock records…modern, American rock music at its finest” – Relix
“His best yet…If you don’t know Baxter, you’re in for a treat” – Nashville Scene
“A Paul McCartney-style ballad with a plush, full-scale orchestral buildup” – New York Times (on 79 Shiny Revolvers)
“Finally, a song that can unite our very fractured nation!” – GQ (on Casanova)
“A piano driven earworm” – NPR Music/World Café (on Strange American Dream)
“A crunchy, Beatles-y track” – Rolling Stone (on Casanova)
“Big, psych-jangle production and cynically humorous lyrics” – American Songwriter
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
12-Jul- Washington, DC – Union Stage
13-Jul- New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
14-Jul- Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
15-Jul- Richmond, VA – Broadberry
18+19-Jul- Nashville, TN – Basement East
20-Jul- Birmingham, AL – Saturn
21-Jul- Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
24-Jul- Toronto, ON – Adelaide Hall
25-Jul- Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
26-Jul- Detroit, MI – Otus Supply
27-Jul- Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache
28-Jul- Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
29-Jul- Chicago, IL – Taste of Lincoln Avenue
1-Aug- Indianapolis, IN – Hifi
2-Aug- Davenport, IA – Triple Crown Whiskey Bar
3-Aug- St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
4-Aug- Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
5-Aug- Omaha, NE – Slowdown
8-Aug- Boulder, CO – Outdoor Hill Stage
9-Aug- Denver, CO – Bluebird
10-Aug- Crested Butte, CO – Public House
12-Aug- Ft. Collins, CO – Bohemiam Nights at New West Fest
24-Aug- Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden w/ Shakey Graves
25-Aug- Missoula, MT – Big Sky Amphitheatre w/ Shakey Graves
26-Aug- Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory w/ Shakey Graves
27-Aug- Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory w/ Shakey Graves
28-Aug- Boise, ID – Knitting Factory w/ Shakey Graves
30-Aug- Morrison, CO – Red Rocks w/ Shakey Graves
1-Sep- Nashville, TN – Live on The Green
5-Sep- Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
6-Sep- Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
7-Sep- Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
8-Sep- Eugene, OR – Hifi Music Hall
9-Sep- Portland, OR – Doug Fir
14-Sep- San Diego, CA – Belly Up
15-Sep- Los Angeles, CA – Moroccan Lounge
16-Sep- Templeton, CA – Whale Rock Festival
19-Sep- Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s Night Club
20-Sep- Crystal Bay, NV – Red Room at Crystal Bay
21-Sep- Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst
22-Sep- San Francisco, CA – August Hall
23-Sep- Sonoma, CA – Harvest Music Festival
28-Sep- Roseland, VA – Devil’s Backbone Hoopla
30-Sep- Asbury Park, NJ – Sea Hear Now Festival
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