Kevin Morby’s Little Wide Open trades restless drift for hard-earned steadiness, mapping middle-American domesticity, memory, and partnership into widescreen soft-rock forms that feel less revivalist than quietly lived-in. Aaron Dessner’s production keeps the frame clean and open, letting the songs arrive with the unforced inevitability of classic Petty or heartland-era FM transmission.
Category: Kevin Morby
While We Wait: A Conversation With Kevin Morby
On the heels of his latest and seventh long-player, This Is A Photograph, we caught up with Kevin Morby to discuss Memphis, Butterflies, and his appreciation for someone who died 25 years ago. Hallelujah! Hallelujah.
Kevin Morby :: This Is A Photograph
The awareness of our own mortality is a blessing and a curse. This isn’t a new idea, and it’s one that we’ve seen reflected time and again in art. While catalysts vary, for Kevin Morby it was witnessing the sudden collapse of his father at a dinner. Thankfully his dad survived the incident, but much in the same way that just seeing parents, or ourselves, get older can send us down that spiral staircase of mortality, Morby turned his thoughts inward.
Diversions :: Kevin Morby On His Favorite Demos/Home Recordings
For this installment of Diversions we caught up with Kevin Morby on the eve of his upcoming release, A Night At The Little Los Angeles (Sundowner 4-Track Demos). Comprised of ten tracks recorded at Morby’s home studio in Kansas, we asked the singer-songwriter to riff on some of his all-time favorite demos and/or home recordings. From Jandek to Aretha, and beyond.
Going Home With Kevin Morby
Kevin Morby fled the midwest as a young man. What’s brought him back and how has it inspired his new album, the accepting and fervent Sundowner?
Death Is So On the Table :: A Conversation with Kevin Morby
Kevin Morby doesn’t feel at home in this world anymore. The songwriter joins Aquarium Drunkard to discuss the holy and profane elements of his latest album, the double lp “Oh My God,” detailing how the lens of religion allowed him to “tell a story of humanity.”
Kevin Morby: Live At Gold Diggers
In 2013 Kevin Morby released his first work as a solo artist, Harlem River . As a debut, the record laid the foundation of an aesthetic framework he’s continued to mine and augment over three consecutive […]
Kevin Morby/Peaking Lights:: Harlem River (After Hours Dub)
Who knows where the time goes? It’s been five years since Kevin Morby released his debut lp Harlem River , and to celebrate, the singer/songwriter commissioned Aaron Coyes of Peaking Lights to create a blissful dub of the album’s […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Kevin Morby / Second Session
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Kevin Morby returns this week with his second installment for our ongoing cover series, […]
Catching Up With Kevin Morby
“Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy/they were all my friends and they died,” Kevin Morby sings on “1234,” a punk-influenced gem from his new album, City Music. In Morby’s mouth, the recitation of the departed Ramones’ […]
AD Presents: Kevin Morby – Nov 13 – Berlin, Germany
Aquarium Drunkard returns to Berlin presenting Kevin Morby with Meg Baird at the Columbia Theater on Sunday night, November 13th. We’re giving away tickets to local AD readers…leave a comment below to enter — winners notified at the end of the […]
Catching Up With Kevin Morby :: The AD Interview
Kevin Morby sings like a man who’s seen things. His latest, Singing Saw, out April 15th via Dead Oceans, is his third solo album, and like its predecessors, it’s an excellent recording. Morby’s world is lived-in and […]
AD Presents: Kevin Morby / Rodrigo Amarante @ The Teragram
This Tuesday night, Aquarium Drunkard presents an evening with Kevin Morby and Rodrigo Amarante at The Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. Tickets are still available, here , and we have several pairs saved for AD readers. To enter, leave a comment below. Winners […]
The Lagniappe Sessions: Kevin Morby covers The Germs, Dylan and Silver Jews
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Kevin Morby’s week-long tour of the west coast with Jessica Pratt begins […]
AD Presents: An Evening With Jessica Pratt & Kevin Morby
Friday, February 27th, Aquarium Drunkard presents an intimate evening with Kevin Morby and Jessica Pratt in Long Beach. Location to be announced . Limited capacity. Tickets available for purchase, here . We have a few pair to giveaway to AD readers. To […]