City and Colour Announces New Album 'Love Still Held Me Near'
Thursday, 19 January 2023
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Vanessa Heins
City and Colour has announced a new album.
Dallas Green will release 'Love Still Held Me Near', the follow-up to 2019's 'A Pill For Loneliness', on March 31 through the Dine Alone Records imprint Still Records. He explained how it deals with the passing away of his best friend in 2019:
"The Love Still Held Me Near was born out of unimaginable loss and the subsequent journey through the grief and heartache that followed. It’s about digging deep down into yourself and attempting to unearth hope and light in the things that can comfort you through those times. For me that has always been writing and recording music, so that’s exactly what I did."
Green produced the record with his longtime band member and collaborator Matt Kelly, who has also toured with Green's other band Alexisonfire. As a preview, he's shared the single Underground, an expansive folk-tinged rock track that counsels you to live your life to its fullest before it's too late.
Check it out below alongside the previously released opening track Meant To Be. Underground's video will premiere on YouTube at 10pm GMT tonight (January 19).
'The Love Still Held Me Near' tracklist:
1. Meant to Be
2. Underground
3. Fucked it Up
4. The Love Still Held Me Near
5. A Little Mercy
6. Things We Choose to Care About
7. After Disaster
8. Without Warning
9. Hard, Hard Time
10. The Water is Coming
11. Bow Down to Love
12. Begin Again
City and Colour has headline shows and festival appearances in Australia lined up in February. Green will also support Red Hot Chili Peppers when they play Vancouver on March 29, and has European festival appearances in the diary for the summer at Mad Cool and NOS Alive.
City and Colour Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed February 01 2023 - SYDNEY Enmore Theatre
Tue February 07 2023 - BENDIGO Ulumbarra Theatre
Thu February 09 2023 - MELBOURNE Forum
Mon February 13 2023 - BRISBANE Tivoli
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