Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket) Announces Fall Tour with Steelism

Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket will set out on his headlining tour this fall in support of his solo LP 4th of July (Stocks in Asia/Thirty Tigers). These dates come on the heels of a successful summer run for My Morning Jacket, which saw the band play such venues as Forest Hills, Electric Forest Festival and Willie Nelson's Outlaw Festival.

Joining on these dates is the band Steelism, who will serve as Carl's backing band and also direct support throughout the tour. Steelism and Carl have a storied history of playing together, most recently at Newport Folk Festival where Steelism served as Carl's backing band.

Carl recently also covered Beck's "The Golden Age" for Amazon's On The Road Playlist. The track also featured Tom Blankenship (My Morning Jacket) on bass, Russ Pollard (Everest) on drums, Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick) on keys, Adam Landry (Deer Tick) on guitars and Caitlin Rose on backing vocals.

Of the song, Broemel said, "The original song is such a masterpiece, the sounds and production are impeccable, it is restrained and yet so powerful. I thought it might be fun to approach the song in a more live feeling bombastic way...more like Neil Young Crazy Horse might have played it." Consequence of Sound, who premiered the track noted: "Indeed, compared to Beck's version, Broemel's shines bigger and brighter. Similar to a sunrise that slowly envelopes the whole sky, the cover radiates a special pastoral sheen, its guitars gorgeous, sun-kissed, and stretching, like the wide open roads that seem to crisscross endlessly throughout America." You can listen to the son

here.

Co-produced by Teddy Morgan, 4th of July features fellow My Morning Jacket members Bo Koster and Tom Blankenship, with Koster co-writing a few tracks. Additional guest appearances include Neko Case, Laura Veirs, Russ Pollard, Shelly Colvin, Richard Medek, and Jordan Caress. Recorded between album and tour cycles, 4th of July is a reflective meditation. It examines the passage of time marveling at how different our lives look now from the engrained images of ourselves that we've held onto from the past.

In September 2014, Nashville-based instrumental outfit, Steelism, were introduced to a national audience with the release of their debut full-length album, 615 to FAME. The record, featuring ten original instrumentals and one cover, became a calling card for the band's versatile yet distinct sound, drawing influence from film score composers like Ennio Morricone and '60s instrumental acts like Booker T. & the M.G.s, The Ventures and Pete Drake. With their latest effort, ism, Steelism offers a more holistic listening experience, inspired by midcentury modern design, early Brian Eno productions and 70s film scores. They also introduce featured vocalists into their instrumental canon for the first time with guest appearances from Tristen, Ruby Amanfu, Andrew Combs & Jessie Baylin. ism is available now via the band's own label imprint, Intoxicating Sounds, distributed by Thirty Tigers.

Order the album on:
iTunes // Amazon // Carl Broemel Store

Tour Dates:
11/13 - Decatuer, GA @ Eddie's Attic ~
11/14 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East ~
11/15 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar ~
11/16 - Chicago, IL @Schuba's Tavern
11/18 - Indianapolis, IN @The HiFi ~

~ w/ Steelism

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