Lissie's CASTLE Out Now + North American Tour Confirmed

Castles, the highly anticipated new album from Lissie is out now on Lionboy/Thirty Tigers. Additionally, the album's hit single "Best Days" is currently #13 on Triple A Radio and climbing.

In support of the release, Lissie confirms a run of headlining North American dates this summer-kicking off May 2 at Los Angeles' Teragram Ballroom and making stops inNew York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and more. Tickets for the dates are on sale now at lissie.com. See below for complete tour details.

Written predominantly from Lissie's farm in northeast Iowa, Castles represents a new openness in her approach to songwriting and recording. Having moved out of the music industry machine and back to her native Midwest, the grounding she found living and working on a farm ushered in a period of exploration. Castles is a portrait of an artist who has always been on the move and is finally creating a sense of permanency-a chance to catch her breath and reflect.

Of the album, Lissie reflects, "It's the record people always wanted me to make but I couldn't really make it until I got to be in charge. Before I was trying to please too many people. It stopped being fun. But eventually you get to the stage where you accept yourself for who you are. I'm not trying to keep up with anyone else. If I can make a living doing something I'm passionate about, that's a good life."

The posse of co-creatives joining Lissie on Castles include old friends like Bill Reynolds(Band of Horses) and Martin Craft, Jim Irvin, Julian Emery and Curt Schenider(who worked in a large capacity on My Wild West), as well as new collaborators like producers AG and Liam Howe.

Lissie's album My Wild West-the follow up to Catching a Tiger (2010) and Back to Forever (2013)-peaked at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and Top 10 on the Independent Album chart. Lissie also appeared in the most recent season of David Lynch's Twin Peaks with NME saying of her "intense" performance: "Closing the episode with the Stevie Nicks-esque 'Wild West,' Rock Island's most exciting troubadour more than earned her Lynch-commissioned screen time."

LISSIE-CASTLES

1. World Away

2. Crazy Girl

3. Castles

4. Blood & Muscle

5. Best Days

6. Feels Good

7. Boyfriend

8. Somewhere

9. Love Blows

10. What Am I Gonna Do

11. Peace

12. Sand

13. Meet Me In The Mystery

LISSIE LIVE

April 25-Louisville, KY-Waterfront Wednesday

May 2-Los Angeles-Teragram Ballroom

May 3-San Francisco, CA-The Independent
May 6-Portland, OR-Doug Fir Lounge
May 7-Seattle, WA-Crocodile Café

May 8-Vancouver, BC-Imperial

May 16-Toronto, ON-Adelaide Hall
May 17-Ann Arbor, MI-The Ark
May 18-Evanston, IL-SPACE
May 20-Millvale, PA-Mr. Smalls Theatre
May 22-Cambridge, MA-The Sinclair
May 23-New York, NY-Bowery Ballroom

May 25-Philadelphia, PA-World Café Live

May 26-Washington, DC-9:30 Club

June 2-Rock Island, IL-Laura's Legacy
June 5-Dallas, TX-KXT Sun Sets @ Dallas Arboretum

June 7-Manchester, TN- Bonnaroo

Photo Credit: Gretchen Robinette

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