The Marcus King Band recently announced a new album, Carolina Confessions, due out on October 5th via Fantasy Records. Produced by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson), the new album showcases the 22-year-old frontman’s maturation as a songwriter, as King takes writing credit on all ten tracks, in addition to on one co-written with The Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach. The studio band features drummer Jack Ryan, bassist Stephen Campbell, trumpeter/trombonist Justin Johnson, saxophonist Dean Mitchell, and keyboardist DeShawn “D’Vibes” Alexander. Today, The Marcus King Band has released the album’s third single, “Where I’m Headed”, following the release of“Homesick” and “Welcome ‘Round Here”, which premiered in August.
About the new song, “Where I’m Headed”, King told Billboard:
“I wrote that about a very special lady,” who’s still in the picture, says King, who crafted the track from a hook he’s been sitting on for awhile. “It’s just about always being on the road and not really knowing where you’re going next. A lot of times people ask where we’re going and I don’t really remember without looking at the tour book. So I’m saying to her that I don’t know where I’m headed, but I know you’ll be there.”
Ahead of today’s official release, The Marcus King Band performed “Where I’m Headed” last week for their television debut on CONAN. Listen to the studio version below:
King continues about the album, “I wanted this record to focus a little bit more on songwriting and the structure of the tune itself.” King describes the ten-song catalog as “the confessional side of things. Music, for me, is a way to say what’s on my mind and kind of a way to explain that — just like true confession, if you feel guilty and want to get some things off your chest. That’s how writing is and making music is for me.”
See below for a full tracklist, as well as The Marcus King Band’s extensive tour schedule. For more information, head to The Marcus King Band’s website.
Carolina Confessions Tracklist:
“Confessions”
“Where I’m Headed”
“Homesick”
“8 a.m.”
“How Long”
“Remember”
“Side Door”
“Autumn Rains”
“Welcome ‘Round Here”
“Goodbye Carolina”
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The Marcus King Band Tour Dates
8.22 @ Duling Hall in Jackson, MS**
8.23 @ Tipitina’s in New Orleans, LA**
8.24 @ House of Blues – Bronze Peacock in Houston, TX**
8.25 @ Mohawk in Austin, TX**
8.26 @ House of Blues – Cambridge Room in Dallas, TX**
8.29 @ Launchpad in Albuquerque, NM**
8.30 @ The Green Room in Flagstaff, AZ**
8.31 @ Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix, AZ**
9.1 @ 191 Toole in Tucson, AZ**
9.4 @ Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA**
9.5 @ Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA**
9.6 @ Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA**
9.7-9.8 @ Big Blues Bender in Las Vegas, NV
9.10 @ The Catalyst – Atrium in Santa Cruz, CA**
9.11 @ Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA**
9.12 @ Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, CA**
9.14 @ The Commonwealth Room in South Salt Lake City, UT**
9.15 @ Telluride Blues & Brews in Telluride, CO
9.16 @ Gothic Theatre in Denver, CO**
9.18 @ Bourbon Theater in Lincoln, NE**
9.19 @ Delmar Hall in St. Louis, MO**
9.21 @ Zydeco in Birmingham, AL**
9.22 @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion in Bristol, TN
9.23 @ Bogart’s in Cincinnati, OH**
9.25 @ The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN**
9.26 @ Thalia Hall in Chicago, IL**
9.27 @ Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Saint Paul, MN**
9.28 @ Gabe’s in Iowa City, IA**
9.29 @ Kilbourn City Live in Wisconsin Dells, WI**
9.30 @ Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI**
10.5 @ The Marcus King Band Family Reunion in Black Mountain, NC
10.6 @ The Marcus King Band Family Reunion in Black Mountain, NC
10.10 @ La Cigale in Paris, France
10.11 @ Café Charbon in Coulanges-les-nevers, France
10.12 @ Arcadium in Annecy, France
10.13 @ Avignon Blues Festival in Avignon, France
10.15 @ Santeria Social Club in Milano, Italy
10.16 @ Kaufleuten Festsaal in Zurich, Switzerland
10.17 @ Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg, Germany
10.18 @ Batschkapp in Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
10.19 @ Columbia Theater in Berlin, Germany
10.21 @ Knust in Hamburg, Germany
10.22 @ Paradiso Noord in Nieuw-amsterdam, Netherlands
10.23 @ Doornroosje in Nijmegen, NL
10.25 @ The Fleece in Bristol, United Kingdom
10.26 @ Islington Assembly Hall in London, United Kingdom
10.27 @ Night & Day Café in Manchester, United Kingdom
10.28 @ Stereo in Glasgow, United Kingdom
11.7 @ Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, TN*
11.8 @ Songbirds South in Chattanooga, TN*
11.10 @ Volcano Room at Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, TN*
11.12 @ Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA*
11.13 @ The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ*
11.15 @ Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia, PA*
11.16 @ Irving Plaza in New York, NY*
11.17 @ Pearl Street in Northampton, MA*
11.18 @ The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA*
11.21 @ Aura in Portland, ME*
11.23 @ Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington, VT*
11.24 @ Cohoes Music Hall in Cohoes, NY*
11.25 @ Iron Works in Buffalo, NY*
11.26 @ Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, ON*
11.27 @ The Club at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, PA*
11.29 @ The Loft in Lansing, MI*
11.30 @ Elevation in Grand Rapids, MI*
12.1 @ St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, MI*
12.2 @ Bluebird Nightclub in Bloomington, IN*
12.4 @ Mercury Ballroom in Louisville, KY*
12.6 @ 9:30 Club in Washington D.C.*
1.20 @ Island Exodus 10 in Runaway Bay, Jamaica
**w/ Bishop Gunn
*w/ Ida Mae
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[via Billboard]
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