"Little Wide Open is produced by the National's Aaron Dessner and features contributions fromamong othersJustin Vernon, Muna's Katie Gavin, Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath, and Lucinda Williams. It's out May 15 on Dead Oceans. The music video for lead single Javelin stars Morby and comedian Caleb Hearon. Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield also makes a cameo. Watch below. Rachel Kushner wrote an essay, titled Field Guide to the North American Troubadour, to accompany Little Wide Open."
"This is a song I wrote about being in love with someone you keep circling around the globe, relentlessly traveling through the air and down highways, and then returning home alone to middle America, Morby said of Javelin in a press statement. [Amelia] shines here, with her incredible vocals. I had invited her into the studio and asked that she create a backing choir out of just her voicebut her presence is so special that her backing vocals' can't help but take the lead."
Little Wide Open is produced by The National's Aaron Dessner and will be released May 15 on Dead Oceans. The album features contributions from Justin Vernon, Muna's Katie Gavin, Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath, and Lucinda Williams. The lead single 'Javelin' has a music video starring Kevin Morby and comedian Caleb Hearon, with a cameo from Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee. 'Javelin' centers on loving someone who travels relentlessly and returning home alone to middle America. Amelia Meath provides prominent backing and lead-like vocals. Rachel Kushner wrote an accompanying essay titled Field Guide to the North American Troubadour. An extensive European and North American tour begins in May.
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