Gregory Alan Isakov The Weatherman

Words can't express how much joy flooded my heart when I heard the news this morning that Gregory Alan Isakov was releasing his new album "The Weatherman" on July 9! I'm so elated that I can't even think clear enough right now to type my own description, and AmericanSongwriter.com did a brilliant job enough so here's their words (and Gregory's himself) on this upcoming record:

“The idea of a weatherman is really powerful,” says Gregory Alan Isakov, an indie-folk troubadour whose voice channels Paul Simon and whose songs combine the rootsy influence of Bruce Springsteen with the sharply-worded insight of Leonard Cohen. “There’s a guy on television or on the radio telling us the future, and nobody cares. It’s this daily mundane miracle, and I think the songs I chose are about noticing the beauty in normal, everyday life.”

Isakov recorded The Weatherman, his third full-length album, in the cozy mountain town of Nederland, Colorado. The songs were tracked on analog gear and mixed to tape, resulting in a record that evokes the vintage sounds of its creator’s influences. Take that, digital.

The Weatherman will be released on July 9, three days into a summertime tour that will take this South Africa-born/Colorado-based traveler across the continent. In the meantime, fans can stream “Saint Valentine” below. Come for the finger-plucked guitar arpeggios; stay for the vocal harmonies, which swirl in the background like a well-played B3.

(No official album art has been released yet so just a photo of Gregory on the side for now!)

1. Amsterdam
2. Saint Valentine
3. Second Chances
4. Living Proof
5. Time Will Tell
6. O’ City Lights
7. Astronaut
8. California Openback
9. The Universe
10. Suitcase Full of Sparks
11. Honey, It’s Alright
12. All Shades of Blue
13. She Always Takes It Black