Latest from upcoming album Every New Beginning, due out on May 24th on Yep Roc Records
May 7, 2024 – Nashville, TN – “Time flies sometimes at the speed of light,” says songwriter and performer Kim Richey, waxing on the impetus of her new single, “Chapel Avenue.” “I grew up between the late 50s and 60s—before mobile phones and the internet, as did my songwriting friend Don Henry,” Richey says. “One day, when we were writing we started talking about how we loved growing up when we did and all the childhood memories we had in common—roving bands of kids on bikes, matinees, tree houses, Halloween—all that.” Combining those memories to capture a universally recognizable series of flashbacks, the pair crafted a bittersweet ballad—a Kim Richey special—and a fitting opening number to ease listeners into Richey’s upcoming studio album Every New Beginning—out May 24th on Yep Roc Records.
“Skateboards and lemonade stands
4th of July parade bands
Creature feature matinees
High dive – I double dare you
Hormones enough to scare you
Daydreaming summertime away”
Fans can stream or purchase “Chapel Avenue” today at this link, check out Richey’s previously released singles “Joy Rider” and “Floating On The Surface” at their respective links, and pre-order or pre-save Every New Beginning ahead of its May release right here. Fans who pre-order the project on vinyl have the option of Clear Coke Bottle Vinyl or a Limited Edition (250 worldwide pressing!) Translucent Orange Vinyl that includes an autographed handwritten note from Richey. On May 15, Richey heads across the Atlantic to kick off her UK tour before heading back to the stage in the States in June. Tour dates can be found below or at kimrichey.com/tour.
About Every New Beginning: Due out May 24, 2024, Every New Beginning features ten tracks, written or co-written by Richey with a coterie of characters, over the course of several years, and produced by critically lauded multi-instrumentalist and producer Doug Lancio (Patty Griffin, John Hiatt). It was recorded at Skinny Elephant studio in Nashville with engineer Dylan Alldredge in August 2023 with musical assistance from longtime collaborators like Dan Mitchell and Neilson Hubbard—who produced Richey’s 2013 album Thorn in My Heart—and newer friends like Nashville neighbor Aaron Lee Tasjan, who lends his irrepressibly sparkly musicality to the proceedings. Astute ears will also notice the playing of Lex Price and string wizardry from the Accidentals throughout the album. Every New Beginning manages to continue the throughline of Richey’s nearly 30-year career while simultaneously adding a new chapter. The songs represent the full spectrum of the Ohio native’s gifts as both a revered songwriter who can leap from melancholy to mirthful in a single couplet and owner of one of music’s truly celestial voices.
Catch Kim Richey On Tour:
May 15 – Camden, UK – Green Note*
May 16 – Swindon, UK – The Old Stables, Cricklade
May 18 – London, UK – Half Moon, Putney
May 19 – Bristol, UK – Bristol Folk House
May 21 – Aberdeen, UK – The Blue Lamp
May 23 – Glasgow, UK – Glad Cafe*
May 24 – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – The Cluny 2
May 25 – York, UK – Newbald Village Hall
May 26 – Birmingham, UK – Birmingham Kitchen Garden
June 11 – Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry
June 13 – Auburn, AL – Sundilla Acoustic Concert Series
June 14 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
June 15 – Charlotte, NC – The Evening Muse
June 26 – Nashville, TN – Riverside Revival
Sept. 8 – Denver, CO – Swallow Hill Music – Tuft Theater
Sept. 9-14 – Whitefish, MT – Whitefish Songwriter Festival
Oct. 4 – State College, PA – The Attic at the State Theatre
Oct. 5 – Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java
Oct. 6 – Avenel, NJ – Avenel Arts Center
*sold out
For all tour dates and ticket information, please visit kimrichey.com/tour.
About Kim Richey: From her critically acclaimed self-titled 1995 debut to Long Way Back… The Songs of Glimmer in 2020, Richey has consistently impressed listeners, garnered accolades, and attracted famous fans with her deft songwriting and crystalline vocals, both of which have made her an in-demand collaborator. Richey has penned No.1 hits for Radney Foster (“Nobody Wins”) and Trisha Yearwood (“Believe Me Baby (I Lied)”)—the latter earning her a Grammy nomination for Best Country Song—as well as songs for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Loveless, and Brooks and Dunn, among others. Her voice has graced scores of recordings, providing peerless harmonies, including Jason Isbell’s watershed Southeastern, Trisha Yearwood’s Everybody Knows, Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams, Reba McEntire’s Starting Over, and Has Been by Capt. Kirk himself, William Shatner. Most recently Richey co-headlined a night of Brandi Carlile’s Girls Just Wanna Weekend Festival in Mexico, sharing the stage with a wide range of artists including Carlile—who cites Richey as a formative influence—Brandy Clark, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Annie Lennox, Allison Russell, and Sarah McLachlan. She was also a special guest at Jason Isbell’s annual Ryman Auditorium residency, sitting in to reprise her role for the anniversary performance of Southeastern. Richey hits the road in the US and Europe this spring in support of Every New Beginning. For more information, visit KimRichey.com or follow her at Facebook.com/KimRicheyMusic and Instagram @kimrichey.