S.G. Goodman Announces New Record, Single, and Tour

S.G. Goodman has broken the news that she will be releasing a new LP, Planting By the Signs, out on June 20th. Her new single, “Fire Sign” can be found below.

Planting By the Signs will be the first record Goodman has released in three years. After a grueling, extensive touring schedule, Goodman experienced severe burnout and more than a few losses, such as the death of her best friend and dog, Howard, a friend, and a mentor, Mike. With all this weighing on her, it was time to stop for a bit.

Goodman took this time to reconnecting with nature and all that is bigger than us in the world. She notes the importance of stories, and how they are a constant fixture for her music:

“As an ‘old story keeper,’ I’ve centered myself around the idea that passing down stories and sayings connect us through the generations. This notion was a driving force in the creation of this album as a whole, as I was compelled to share the concept of planting by the signs with my nieces and nephews.”

(Planting by the signs is an old Appalachian wisdom; it’s the idea that “cutting your hair, or laying down shingles, are best timed to lunar and planetary cycles.”)

Goodman notes that this is “her best record yet.” With “Fire Sign” providing a glimpse of what’s to come, it’s clear she’s entered her new era.

UPCOMING DATES 

WITH TYLER CHILDERS, TRAMPLED BY TURTLES, LORD HURON 

4/3 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Arena +

4/4 - Miramar Beach, FL - My Morning Jacket's One Big Holiday

4/13 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena +

4/19 - Lexington, KY - Kroger Field +

5/29 - Jacksonville, FL - VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena +

5/30 - Gainesville, FL - Heartwood Soundstage

6/1 - Orange Beach, AL - The Wharf Amphitheater +

6/27 - Lexington, KY - The Burl (w/ Secular Pets)

6/28 - Lexington, KY - The Burl (w/ Nick Harley)

7/5 - Duluth, MN - Bayfront Festival Park “

8/7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE ^

8/8 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live! ^

8/9 - Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brook Amphitheatre ^
8/27–8/28: Tønder, DK - Tønder Festival
8/31: The Hague, NL - Once in a Blue Moon Festival

+ w/ Tyler Childers

“ w/ Trampled By Turtles

^ w/ Lord Huron

CMAT Announces US Tour Dates

While tour dates for the UK were quickly announced, American CMAT fans noticed the unfortunate lack of US dates. As always, CMAT delivered. It’s time to get your boots on and start two-stepping!

These dates will sell out quick, so get your tickets ASAP! You can sign up for CMAT pre-sale list on her website.

The general sale will take place April 4th, 2025 at 10am.

CMAT, Queen of “Cuntry,” Announces New Record, Single, and Tour

The wait begins: the inimitable CMAT, goddess of all things superlative, campy, and twangy has announced her forthcoming LP, Euro-Country, out on August 29th. The first single, “Running/Planning,” is out on streaming services now, as well as an incredible video on YouTube, linked below.

As she explains to NME,

“‘Running/Planning’ is about having to chase your own tail to be good enough to exist. It’s an abstracted view of societal pressure on women – specifically through a relationship lens: You start dating someone, you get engaged, you get married, you have kids etc., etc., etc… everything has to follow this linear pattern. (That’s the reason for the repetitive chorus!).”

She expands:

“And the minute you don’t follow that path, your mam starts giving out to you. That narrow path that everyone is supposed to be on…the minute you get outside of that, it gets incredibly stressful. And I don’t know anyone who is like, ‘Yeah, love this!'”

Typically CMAT, she has been gleefully running around London, plastering every inanimate object she come across or that takes her fancy with CMAT stickers. Emblazoned with the font of her new album cover, dodging prosecution and penalties, CMAT’s Instagram stories show every part of the journey. Her latest concoction is a sticker that reads “Lord, let that Tesla crash.”

Preorders, bundle, and more can be found on CMAT’s webstore: https://cmat.terrible.group/

Two very cool Rough Trade variants can be found here:

https://www.roughtrade.com/en-us/product/cmat/euro-country

CMAT Tour Dates for UK:

May 23rd - Wide Awake Festival, London, UK
May 25th - Neighbourhood Festival, Warrington, UK
Jun 5th - Primavera, Barcelona, ESP
Jun 6th - London Stadium, London, UK *
Jun 12th - St James Park, Newcastle, UK *
Jun 14th - St James Park, Newcastle, UK *
Jun 15th - St James Park, Newcastle, UK *
Jun 27th - Glastonbury, UK
Jul 12th - NOS, Lisbon, POR
Jul 26th - Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
Jul 27th - Tramlines Festival, Sheffield, UK
Aug 1st - Belladrum Tartan Heart, Belladrum, UK
Aug 2nd - All Together Now, Waterford, IRE
Aug 7th - Syd For Solen, Copenhagen, DEN
Aug 8th - Way Out West, Gothenburg, SWE
Aug 14th - Cabaret Vert - Charleville Mezeries, FR
Aug 15th - Lowlands, Biddinghuizen, NL
Aug 16th - Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, UK
Aug 28th - Boucher Playing Fields, Belfast, UK *
Oct 2nd - O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
Oct 4th - Academy, Manchester, UK
Oct 5th - O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
Oct 6th - NX, Newcastle, UK
Oct 9th - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
Oct 12th - Rock City, Nottingham, UK
Oct 13th - Corn Exchange, Cambridge, UK
Oct 15th - Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, UK
Oct 16th - O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK
Oct 17th - UEA, Norwich, UK
Oct 19th - Octagon, Sheffield, UK
Oct 20th - O2 Academy, Bristol, UK
Dec 5th - 3Arena, Dublin, IRE

New Music: Jack Van Cleaf, "Smoker"

New Music: Jack Van Cleaf, “Smoker”

When Zach Bryan calls you a genius, you know you’ve made it.

Jack Van Cleaf released his first record, Fruit from the Trees after he graduated from college. He earned the praise of artists like Noah Kahan, opening for him on tour, Van Cleaf’s very first. “Rattlesnake,” his single, ended up on Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist List. It’s this way that Bryan discovered Van Cleaf, even releasing his own cover. Now, you can hear the newest version of “Rattlesnake” as a duet with Bryan, which, incredibly, was Bryan’s idea, sending Van Cleaf a DM. Bryan expands,

“To become the best of friends with people through music in the city. Think that may be the point of all this. Jack & me re-recorded one of the best written songs of all time (Jack is a genius) and hope u guys listen to it.”

Van Cleaf will be releasing his new record JVC on May 9th, an album about “the vertigo of growing up, it’s about re-defining and re-understanding yourself.”

On “Smoker,” Van Cleaf explains, “Smoking is something I’ve put down and taken breaks from but come back to fairly consistently since I was sixteen.” One day, while conversing with someone, the thought hit him:

“‘Oh, I’m a smoker.’ It made me think about what I would’ve thought of myself as a little kid, because smokers scared me back then…the song is cataloging all the life you’ve lived in a way, some of which you might not be the most proud of—reckoning who you are now with who you were as a kid and who you thought you’d be when you grew up—recognizing the differences—wondering what needs to change.”

Tracklist for JVC:

1. Off to the Races

2. Piñata 

3. Still

4. Rattlesnake (feat. Zach Bryan)

5. Using You 

6. Go Home, Danny

7. Shouldn’t Have Gone to L.A.

8. Thinkin’ About It 

9. Green

10. Teenage Vampire (feat. Gatlin)

11. Smoker

12. Hikikomori

13. Couch Potato 

14. Life

Tour Dates:

Thur. April 3 - New York, NY @ Club 101 *

Thur. May 8 - Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room - SOLD OUT ^ 

Sun. May 11 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern !

Mon. May 12 - St. Louis, MO @ Duck Room at Blueberry Hill !

Tue. May 13 - Des Moines, IA @ xBK !

Wed. May 14 - Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads !

Fri. May 16 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall !

Mon. May 19 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head !

Tue. May 20 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada !

Wed. May 21 - Austin, TX @ 3TEN ACL Live !

* with Ethansroom

^ with Emma Ogier