RIVER WHYLESS; New Album Kindness, A Rebel, Out Everywhere June 8th, Colorado Dates

River Whyless, the North Carolina-bred folk-rock outfit, have premiered their third studio album Kindness, A Rebel exclusively via NPR’s First Listen.
PRESS HERE to listen! The collection will be available everywhere to stream and purchase on June 8^th.

The 11-track LP (via Roll Call Records) thrives on its rich songwriting and fluid lyricism while also staying true to their effortless fusion of Americana and folk-rock. The album features singles, “Born In The Right Country,” Van Dyke Brown,” “Motel 6” and “Darkness In Mind.”

According to the band, “Kindness, A Rebel isn’t intent on espousing our political views. While it unapologetically seeks to speak truth to power, this album is more interested in examining what’s beneath and beyond the divide. In short, the four of us spent much of 2017 trying to understand what’s happening, and why, and how we might help to make it better. When politics becomes about winning for winning’s sake, violence becomes inevitable. But violence is easy. It’s natural, predictable, cliché. Kindness is much harder. It requires patience in the face of ignorance, it asks that we swallow our pride, subdue our egos, and admit that our convictions are never absolute. Kindness rebels against the base and the complacent, rejects the parts of us that are prone to pettiness, greed and self-pity-it defies the lesser self that lives in each of us.”

Additionally, River Whyless will be kicking off their summer tour on June 1^st, making stops in Nashville, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago & more. PRESS HERE for ticket information and full tour routing can be found below.

Kindness, A Rebel Tracklisting
1. All of My Friends
2. Born In The Right Country
3. Motel 6
4. Van Dyke Brown
5. Failing Farm
6. New Beliefs
7. The Feeling of Freedom
8. War is Kind
9. Another Shitty Party
10. Darkness In Mind
11. Mama Take Your Time

River Whyless Tour Dates
6/1/18 – Charlotte, NC – Live on the Green at First Ward Park
6/2/18 – Herndon, VA @ Herndon Festival
6/3/18 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival
6/7/18 – Roanoke, VA – Martin’s Downtown
6/8/18 – Alexandria, VA – Grist Mill Park
6/9/18 – Canton, NC – Cold Mountain Festival
6/10/18 – Roswell, GA – Chattahoochee Nature Center
6/12/18 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
6/13/18 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
6/15/18 – Fall River, MA – Narrows Center for the Arts *
6/16/18 – Allston, MA – Great Scott *
6/17/18 – Croton-on-Hudson, NY – Pete Seeger’s Clearwater Revival
6/19/18 – Buffalo, NY – 9th Ward at Babeville *
6/20/18 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues ^
6/21/18 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall *
6/22/18 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *
6/23/18 – Viroqua, WI – Pierce Hill Performing Arts *
6/25/18 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck *
6/27/18 – Vail, CO – Vail Bluegrass Series
6/28/18 – Pueblo, CO – Brues Alehouse Brewing Company
7/15/18 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall (Independent Venue Week)
7/19/18 – Nashville, TN – High Watt +
7/20/18 – Chattanooga, TN – Songbirds +
7/21/18 – Tallahassee, FL – Sundown Summer Concert Series
7/24/18 – Mobile, AL – The Merry Widow +
7/25/17 – New Orleans, LA – The Parish @ House of Blues +
7/26/18 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall – Upstairs +
7/27/18 – Austin, TX – 3Ten at ACL Live +
7/28/18 – Dallas, TX – Three Links +
7/30/18 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad +
7/31/18 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar +
8/1/18 – San Diego, CA – Casbah +
8/2/18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Moroccan Lounge +
8/3/18 – Anaheim, CA – The Parish @ House of Blues +
8/4/18 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel +
8/6/18 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Trading Post +
8/7/18 – Arcata, CA – Humboldt Brews +
8/9/18 – Eugene, OR – HiFi Lounge +
8/10/18 – Bend, OR – Volcanic Theatre +
8/11/18 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater +
8/12/18 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern +
8/13/18 – Spokane, WA – The Bartlett +
8/15/18 – Bozeman, MT – Live from the Divide
8/16/18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
8/17/18 – Carbondale, CO – Steve’s Guitars
8/19/18 – Lyons, CO – Rocky Mountain Folks Fest
8/21/18 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
8/22/18 – St. Louis, MO – Duck Room
8/24/18 – Indianapolis, IN – White Rabbit Cabaret
8/25/18 – Cincinnati, OH – Live from the Ludlow Garage
9/5/18 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
9/6/18 – Bar Harbor, ME – Criterion Theatre
9/21/18 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
9/23/18 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond
10/13/18 – Livingston, KY – The Moonshiner’s Ball
11/22-24/18 – Vienna, Austria – Blue Bird Festival

* Jalen N’Gonda supports
^ Supporting Lake Street Dive
+ Adam Torres supports