David Gray releases new single, announces album and Irish tour dates

The English singer-songwriter also drops lead single and album-opener, ‘The Sapling’. The album will be released on March 8, 2019 through IHT Records/AWAL Recordings.

In a press release speaking of Gold In A Brass Age, Gray says: “With this album, my default position was to do everything differently. I didn’t think ‘this would be a good hook or ‘these lyrics could work for a chorus’. I was keen to get away from narrative. Instead of writing melodies, I looked for phrases with a natural cadence, so that the rhythm began with the words. I reimagined where a song might spring from and what form it could take.”

The new material explores electronic textures and sound palettes and is produced by Ben DeVries. The tour will kick off March 15, 2019 in Cardiff before a headlining show at Dublin's Bord Gais Theatre on April 5. He’ll also make stops in Castlebar and Belfast. The full list of tour dates can be found below.

With a career spanning more than 25 years, this will be the Grammy nominees eleventh studio album. Listen to new single 'The Sapling' here:

Full List of tour dates:

Fri, 15 Mar                  Cardiff                         St David’s Hall

Sat, 16 Mar                 Cambridge                  Corn Exchange

Sun, 17 Mar                London                        Royal Festival Hall

Tue, 19 Mar                Brighton                      Dome

Wed, 20 Mar              Southend                     Cliffs Pavilion

Fri, 22 Mar                  Manchester                 Bridgewater Hall

Sat, 23 Mar                 Nottingham                 Royal Concert Hall

Sun, 24 Mar                Gateshead                   Gateshead

Tues, 26 Mar              Liverpool                      Philharmonic Hall

Wed, 27 Mar              Bournemouth              Pavilion Theatre

Fri, 29 Mar                  Birmingham                Symphony Hall

Sat, 30 Mar                 York                              Barbican

Sun, 31 Mar                Glasgow                        Royal Concert Hall

Tues, 2 Apr                  Belfast                         Waterfront

Thu, 4 April                 Castlebar                     Royal Theatre

Fri, 5 April                   Dublin                         Bord Gais Theatre

Tue 30 Apr                  Utrecht                        TivoliVredenburg

Wed 01 May               Berlin                           RBB Sendesaal

Thu 02 May                 Antwerp                      De Roma

Sat 04 May                  Cologne                       Carlswerk Victoria

Mon 06 May               Copenhagen                 Vega

Tue 07 May                 Oslo                             Sentrum Scene

Wed 08 May               Stockholm                   Cirkus

Tickets go on general sale November 9. http://www.davidgray.com/