Amos Lee’s new record, Spirit, will be available August 19 on John Varvatos Records/Republic Records. This is Lee’s sixth full-length album but the first that he produced himself, and it draws on a range of sounds that have influenced him. As he explains, “I grew up listening to mostly 90s R&B, and hip hop. When I got my first acoustic guitar in college I dug deep into Prine, Joni Mitchell, Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Townes Van Zant, but my love for R&B never wavered. I started listening to a lot of Earth, Wind, and Fire, Al Green (Belle era), and Bill Withers, and got more feel for major 7 chords, and less straight ahead, folky, chord progressions. When I wrote “Till You Come Back Through” I was pretty inspired by “Simply Beautiful” by Al Green, and other slinky ballad type stuff that’s acoustic guitar based. The rhythm section, led by Jaron Olevsky’s gorgeous arrangement, really set the scene for me to deliver the vocal, which was so much fun to sing. I was really lucky to have such talented, generous souls on this record.”

Today we premiere “Til You Come Back Through” from Spirit (which is now available for pre-order via iTunes and Amazon). Lee will embark on a national headlining tour in September with the dates listed below the stream.

Amos Lee Tour Dates

September 6 Burlington, VT Flynn Center for the Arts
September 7 Torrington, CT Warner Theater
September 9 Boston, MA Boston Opera House
September 10 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
September 11 Philadelphia, PA Academy of Music
September 13 Washington, D.C. Kennedy Center
September 14 Richmond, VA The National
September 16 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheatre
September 17 Louisville, KY Iroquois Amphitheatre
September 18 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
September 20 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium
September 21 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center
September 23 Atlanta, GA Cobb Energy Center
September 24 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theater
September 26 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theater
September 27 Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
September 28 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
October 26 Indianapolis, IN Old National Centre – Murat Theatre
October 28 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
October 29 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
October 30 Minneapolis, MN Northrop Auditorium
November 1 Des Moines, IA Hoyt Sherman Theater
November 2 Salina, KS Stiefel Theater for the Performing Arts
November 4 Denver, CO The Buell Theater
November 9 San Diego, CA Spreckels Theater
November 11 Los Angeles, CA The Theater at The Ace Hotel
November 15 Oakland, CA The Fox Theater
November 17 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater
November 18 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
November 19 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre