Steve Gunn began his career as a member of Kurt Vile’s backup band, The Violators, before moving on to pursue a solo career. Gunn, who has been dubbed the “indie guitar god” by Uproxx’s Steven Hyden, continues to create new music on a regular basis nearly fifteen years later. Gunn has officially confirmed his next sixth studio album, Other You, which will follow up on his 2019 release The Unseen In Between.
Gunn has released two lead tracks, “Other You” and “Reflection,” which give fans a taste of his upcoming album’s nostalgic vibe. The former is an ambient tune with watery guitars, while the latter is a more quiet ballad with Gunn’s pensive words set over cascading instrumentals.
Gunn explained how he came up with the title, Other You, in a statement released accompanied the album’s announcement.
“I came up with this title when we were recording vocals and Rob [Schnapf] was very into harmonies. There was a third part and I just couldn’t find the note. I couldn’t vocalize it. He went in and took my voice and put it into his computer program, then he could playback and ‘sing’ the note with my voice using the computer. And he said, ‘Sing to the other you.’ So I was singing along to myself singing a note I couldn’t sing.”
Listen to “Other You/Reflection” above and find Steve Gunn’s Other You album art, tracklist, and tour dates below.
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1. “Other You”
2. “Fulton”
3. “Morning River”
4. “Good Wind”
5. “Circuit Rider”
6. “On The Way”
7. “Protection”
8. “The Painter”
9. “Reflection”
10. “Sugar Kiss”
11. “Ever Feel That Way”
07/22 — Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House^
07/23 — Livingston Manor, NY @ Catskill Brewery^
07/24 — Burlington, VT @ Backside 405^
07/25 — Peaks Island, ME @ Lion’s Club^
07/26 — Keene, NH @ Nova Arts^
07/27 — Newport, RI @ Folk On^
07/29 — New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine^
12/02 — Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall #
12/03 — Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center #
12/04 — Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club #
12/05 — Lakeside, MI @ Lakeside Inn #
12/07 — Nashville, TN @ Third Man #
12/08 — Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West #
12/09 — Charlotte, NC @ Recover Brands #
12/10 — Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle Tavern #
12/11 — Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle #
12/12 — Baltimore, MD @ Creative Alliance #
12/14 — Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair #
12/15 — Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City Arts #
12/16 — Kingston, NY @ Tubby’s #
12/17 — Ardmore, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall #
12/18 — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom #
^ with William Tyler
# with Jeff Parker
