Today, Logan Ledger releases his sophomore album Golden State, a ruminative and graceful 10-song collection steeped in many of the ineffable qualities embodied by California: wild-eyed idealism, uneasy predictability, and the infinite promise of rebirth and renewal.
Produced by three-time GRAMMY winner Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile, Turnpike Troubadours, Tanya Tucker), Golden State marks a stylistic departure from the timeless country noir of Ledger’s critically lauded, self-titled 2020 debut. The album features performances by Cage the Elephant guitarist Nick Bockrath, pedal-steel player Russ Pahl (Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson), Jennings’ longtime bassist Ted Russell Kamp and drummer Jamie Douglass, and Jennings himself (on piano, Wurlitzer, organ, and celeste), dreaming up a lush and spirited sound partly inspired by the California country-rock scene of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Mainly recorded live at the famed Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, the result is a sublime setting for Ledger’s meditation on loss and despair and the search for transcendence.
In addition to his single “All The Wine In California,” another of Golden State’s mesmerizing moments is “Some Misty Morning,” a luminous duet between Ledger and singer/songwriter Erin Rae. Ledger reflects, “I tend to write songs that can be interpreted either spiritually or secularly, so that song could be either about looking forward to the afterlife or about waiting for a reunion with someone you love.”
Later this month, Ledger will make his debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage, closely followed by appearances at the Americana Music Festival in Nashville and the BeachLife Ranch Festival in Redondo Beach, CA. In October, he will join Vincent Neil Emerson for a series of dates in the western United States. Further tour plans will be announced next week.
Logan Ledger Tour Dates
9/10 – The Groove (In Store), Nashville, TN
9/16 – The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN
9/22 – 3rd & Lindsley/AmericanaFest 2023, Nashville, TN
9/24 – Beachlife Ranch Festival, Redondo Beach, CA
10/4 Cypress, Reno, NV*
10/5 Temblor Brewing Company, Bakersfield, CA*
10/11 Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR*
10/12 Volcanic Theatre Pub, Bend, OR*
10/13 Trout Lake Hall, Trout Lake, WA*
10/14 Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA*
10/16 District Bar, Spokane, WA*
10/18 Top Hat Lounge, Missoula, MT*
10/19 The Coop, Columbia Falls, MT*
10/20 The Rialto, Bozeman, MT*
10/21 Mangy Moose, Teton Village, WY*
*support for Vincent Neil Emerson
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