The Rails to Release New Album OTHER PEOPLE July 29 via Thirty Tigers

It would have been easy for The Rails to have picked up where they left off in the wake of their acclaimed 2014 album Fair Warning. And, had they done just that, who would have held it against them? Within months of its release, the debut set of songs by the duo comprised of Kami Thompson (daughter of Richard and Linda Thompson) and James Walbourne (The Pretenders, The Kinks, The Pogues) had harvested myriad rave reviews and sundry other accolades, among them Mojo's Folk Album of the Year award and the prize for Best Newcomer at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. But for a duo brought together by serendipity - they first met during sessions for an album by Kami's mother - there was never any doubt that the way forward was to stay open to the vagaries of chance and embrace new possibilities. Four years later, they're back with an album - Other People, out June 29, 2018 with Thirty Tigers - that emphatically vindicates the pair's restless curiosity. Comprised of ten original compositions and four bonus tracks from an earlier EP, The Rails' second album is one which lays itself open to the stormy weather of life.

THE RAILS US TOUR

Mon 2 July Nashville TN - Ryman Auditorium *

Tue 3 July Louisville KY - Palace Theatre *

Thu 5 July Covington KY - Octave +

Fri 6 July Cincinatti OH - Taft Theatre *

Sat 7 July Northfield OH - Hard Rock Live *

Sun 8 July Indianapolis IN - Murat Theatre *

Tue 10 July Milwaukee WI - Riverside Theater *

Wed 11 July Grand Rapids MI - 20 Monroe Live *

Mon 16 July Minneapolis MN - The State Theater *

Wed 18 July St Louis MO - Peabody Opera House *

Thu 19 July Des Moines IA - Stephens Auditorium *

Mon 23 July Los Angeles CA - Moroccan Lounge +

Wed 25 July New York NY - Mercury Lounge +

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