Anderson East’s highly anticipated new album, Encore, is out today on Low Country Sound/Elektra Records (stream/purchase HERE).
In celebration of the release, East performed his #1 single, “All On My Mind,” on this morning’s “TODAY” show (watch HERE), while, earlier this week, he performed “Girlfriend” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (watch HERE).
Last night, East kicked off his “Encore World Tour 2018” with a sold out show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. The extensive tour will span throughout the year and includes a sold out show tonight at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg and two sold out shows next weekend at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley among many others. All tickets are on sale now. See below for complete details.
Widespread critical praise for Encore…
“…an often lustrous revisiting of raucous Southern soul, rousingly delivered and pinpoint precise. He has a voice full of extremely careful scrape and crunch, but his howls never feel unhinged.”—The New York Times
“…drawing inspiration from the sophistication of Donny Hathaway’s compositions and arrangements, the grandness of Van Morrison’s Caledonia Soul Orchestra and the dashing song interpretation of Joe Cocker.”—NPR Music
“…highlights an exciting singer-songwriter effortlessly able to blend elements of rock, blues, country and soul. East sounds both deeply classic and yet fresh…East’s voice is a thing of wonder, marbled like a slab of beef that’s been drenched in bourbon.”—Associated Press
“…this remains a sharp, soul-drenched, organically based set that solidifies the R&B roots at the heart of East’s talents…The songs are terrific, East sells them with his gritty, committed vocals and Encore is poised to push the talented singer-songwriter over the top and into the mainstream.”—American Songwriter
“One of Nashville’s most promising new talents.”—Billboard
Encore was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb and recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio along with additional production at House of Blues and Farmland Studio. The album features eleven songs, including “All On My Mind,” “King For A Day” and “Girlfriend” as well as renditions of songs by Ted Hawkins and Willie Nelson.
photo credit: Joshua Black Wilkins
The release of Encore culminates a breakout series of years for East following his widely praised debut album, Delilah. In addition to the “TODAY” show and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, East has previously performed on “Ellen,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “CBS This Morning Saturday” and Daryl Hall’s “Live from Daryl’s House” and has lent his talents to several notable projects. He’s been featured on Dave Cobb’s Southern Family compilation, contributed a song to Brandi Carlile’s Cover Stories LP and crafted the original song “What Would It Take” for the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack.
ENCORE TRACK LIST:
1. King For A Day (Anderson East, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton)
2. This Too Shall Last (Anderson East, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Raitiere)
3. House Is A Building (Anderson East, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Raitiere)
4. Sorry You’re Sick (Ted Hawkins)
5. If You Keep Leaving Me (Anderson East, Chris Stapleton, Aaron Raitiere)
6. Girlfriend (Anderson East, Dave Cobb, Aaron Raitiere, Tim Bergling)
7. Surrender (Anderson East, Aaron Raitiere, Adam Hood)
8. All On My Mind (Anderson East, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Aaron Raitiere)
9. Without You (Anderson East, Steve McEwan)
10. Somebody Pick Up My Pieces (Willie Nelson)
11. Cabinet Door (Anderson East, Jillia Jackson)
ENCORE WORLD TOUR 2018
January 12—Brooklyn, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
January 19—Nashville, TN—3rd & Lindsley (SOLD OUT)
January 20—Nashville, TN—3rd & Lindsley (SOLD OUT)
January 24—London, U.K.—Omera (SOLD OUT)
January 26—Berlin, Germany—Musik & Frieden (Schwarzes Zimmer)
January 27—Hamburg, Germany—Nochtspeicher
January 28—Worpswede, Germany—Music Hall
January 30—Stockholm, Sweden—Kägelbanan Södra Teatern
February 8—Dallas, TX—Trees
February 9—Austin, TX—The Parish (SOLD OUT)
February 10—Houston, TX—Studio at Warehouse Live
February 13—Jackson, MS—Duling Hall
February 15—Atlanta, GA—Terminal West
February 16—Athens, GA—Georgia Theatre
February 17—Birmingham, AL—Iron City Birmingham (SOLD OUT)
March 1—Los Angeles, CA—El Rey Theatre
March 2—San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore
March 2-4—Phoenix, AZ—M3F Fest 2018
March 3—Solana Beach, CA—Belly Up
March 6—Crystal Bay, NV—Crystal Bay Club Casino
March 7—Sacramento, CA—Harlow’s
March 9—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall
March 10—Seattle, WA—Neumos
March 11—Vancouver, BC—Imperial
March 13—Boise, ID—The Olympic
March 14—Salt Lake City, UT—The State Room
March 16—Denver, CO—Gothic Theatre
March 17—Fort Collins, CO—Washington’s
March 18—Mountain Village, CO—Club Red, Telluride Conference Center
March 20—Kansas City, MO—The Madrid Theatre
March 21—Columbia, MO—The Blue Note
April 3—South Burlington, VT—Higher Ground
April 5—Boston, MA—Paradise Rock Club
April 6—Washington, DC—9:30 Club
April 7—Philadelphia, PA—Theatre of Living Arts
April 10—Toronto, ON—Horseshoe Tavern
April 11—Syracuse, NY—Westcott Theater
April 13—Columbus, OH—A&R Music Bar
April 14—Cleveland, OH—Beachland Ballroom
April 15—Cincinnati, OH—20th Century Theater
April 17—Lexington, KY—Manchester Music Hall
April 18—Asheville, NC—Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall
April 20—Charleston, SC—Charleston Music Hall
April 21—Charlotte, NC—The Underground
April 22—Raleigh, NC—Lincoln Theatre
April 24—Charlottesville, VA—Jefferson Theater
April 26—Macon, GA—Cox Capitol Theatre
April 27—Knoxville, TN—Bijou Theater
April 28—Chattanooga, TN—Revelry Room
May 11—Louisville, KY—Headliner’s Music Hall
May 12—Indianapolis, IN—The Vogue
May 13—Detroit, MI—The Shelter
May 15—Madison, WI—Majestic Theatre
May 17—Minneapolis, MN—Fine Line Music Café
May 18—Chicago, IL—Thalia Hall
May 20—Gulf Shores, AL—Hangout Festival 2018
