In 2012, Cat Power (real name Chan Marshall) released Sun, which was her first album of all original material since The Greatest, in 2006. Marshall tends to take her time between releases these days, but after another six years, she’s finally back: Her next album, Wanderer, is set for release on October 5 via Domino.
The announcement wasn’t accompanied by a new single, although Marshall did share a minute-long video teaser to the album, which shows her walking on sand dunes as a gentle song, which seems to consist only of Marshall’s lead and backing atmospheric vocals, plays over the footage. Like Sun before it, Wanderer is self-produced, and it also features a guest appearance from Lana Del Rey on the track “Woman.”
Marshall says the album is about her “journey so far”:
“The course my life has taken in this journey — going from town to town, with my guitar, telling my tale; with reverence to the people who did this generations before me. Folk singers, blues singers, and everything in between. They were all wanderers, and I am lucky to be among them.”
Check out the Wanderer album art and tracklist below, as well as Cat Power’s upcoming tour dates.
1. “Wanderer”
2. “In Your Face”
3. “You Get”
4. “Woman” (feat. Lana Del Rey)
5. “Horizon”
6. “Stay”
7. “Black”
8. “Robbin Hood”
9. “Nothing Really Matters”
10. “Me Voy”
11. “Wanderer / Exit”
09/15 — Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
09/25 — Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre *
09/27 — Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts *
09/28 — Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *
09/30 — New York, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium ^
10/05 — Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
10/06 — South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
10/08 — Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
10/09 — Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
10/11 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater
10/12 — Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
10/13 — Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
10/23 — London, UK @ Roundhouse
10/25 — Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
10/26 — Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
10/28 — Berlin, GE @ Astra
10/29 — Zurich, SW @ X-Tra
10/30 — Lausanne, SW @ Les Docks
11/01 — Barcelona, SP @ Razzamatazz
11/02 — Madrid, SP @ Circo Price
11/05 — Bologna, IT @ Estragon
11/06 — Milan, IT @ Alcatraz
11/17 — Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/18 — Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/21 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
11/23 — Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory OC
11/24 — San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
11/25 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/27 — Austin, TX @ Emo’s
11/28 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11/29 — Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
12/19 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
* with The National
^ with The National, Future Islands, U.S. Girls, and Bully
Wanderer is out 10/5 via Domino. Pre-order it here.
