Yasmin Williams has announced that she’ll follow 2021’s excellent Urban Driftwood with a new album, Acadia, on October 4 via Nonesuch (pre-order).
She says:
I’m so proud to finally present Acadia to y’all. It’s my most sonically expansive work to date and features an array of accomplished musicians and friends including Immanuel Wilkins on saxophone, Aoife O’Donovan and Darlingside on vocals, Marcus Gilmore on drums, Kaki King and William Tyler on guitar, Dom Flemons on bones, and more artists who played phenomenally. I played several instruments on the album, including, but not limited to, many kinds of guitars, calabash drum, kora, and banjo. The sonic world of the album ranges from classically minded folk music to full rock with jazz influences and everything in between.
The first single from the album, “Virga,” features Darlingside, who’s music NPR describes as “exquisitely arranged, literary-minded baroque folk-pop” on vocals and experimental multi-instrumentalist Rich Ruth on synth. This song is the first I’ve ever released that includes lyrics. I hope y’all take a listen to it and let me know what you think!
As Yasmin mentions, “Virga” is out now and it’s a breathtaking first single. Over the course of six and a half minutes, she fuses gorgeous acoustic guitar arpeggios with airy, fluttery vocals from Darlingside that could fit on a Sufjan Stevens record. Listen to this wonderful new song below. The album also includes Yasmin’s 2023 single “Dawning,” which features wordless vocals by Aoife O’Donovan. You can watch the video for that song below too.
Yasmin also has several tour dates coming up, including a run opening Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka‘s co-headlining fall tour. That tour hits the NYC-area on October 2 at The Capitol Theatre and October 3 in Central Park. All dates are listed below.
Tracklist
1. Cliffwalk (feat. Dom Flemons)
2. Harvest (feat. Kaki King, Darian Donovan Thomas)
3. Hummingbird (feat. Allison de Groot, Tatiana Hargreaves)
4. Virga (feat. Darlingside)
5. Sisters
6. Dawning (feat. Aoife O’Donovan)
7. Dream Lake (feat. Malick Koly)
8. Nectar (feat. Magro)
9. Maluma (feat. Marcus Gilmore, Immanuel Wilkins)
Yasmin Williams — 2024 Tour Dates
September 6 – Kennedy Center (DECLASSIFIED SERIES with Ben Folds, Madison Cunningham, Robert Thomas, and the National Symphony Orchestra) – Washington, DC
September 8 – Evanston Folk Festival – Evanston, IL
September 29 – The Met – Philadelphia, PA *
September 30 – Roadrunner – Boston, MA *
October 2 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY *
October 3 – Central Park SummerStage – New York, NY *
October 5 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL *
October 6 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN *
October 8 – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO *
October 10 – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden – Boise, ID *
October 11 – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater – Troutdale, OR *
October 12 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC *
October 14 – Britt Pavilion – Jacksonville, OR *
October 15 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA *
October 17 – The Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA *
October 18 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA *
October 19 – Vina Robles Amphitheatre – Pasa Robles, CA *
October 23 – Stoughton Opera House – Stoughton, WI
October 25 – The Block – Muskegon, MI
October 26 – The Ark – Ann Arbor, MI
November 7 – Pitchfork Music Festival – London, UK
* w/ Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka
I’m so proud to finally present Acadia to y’all. It’s my most sonically expansive work to date and features an array of accomplished musicians and friends including Immanuel Wilkins on saxophone, Aoife O’Donovan and Darlingside on vocals, Marcus Gilmore on drums, Kaki King and William Tyler on guitar, Dom Flemons on bones, and more artists who played phenomenally. I played several instruments on the album, including, but not limited to, many kinds of guitars, calabash drum, kora, and banjo. The sonic world of the album ranges from classically minded folk music to full rock with jazz influences and everything in between.
The first single from the album, “Virga,” features Darlingside, who’s music NPR describes as “exquisitely arranged, literary-minded baroque folk-pop” on vocals and experimental multi-instrumentalist Rich Ruth on synth. This song is the first I’ve ever released that includes lyrics. I hope y’all take a listen to it and let me know what you think!
As Yasmin mentions, “Virga” is out now and it’s a breathtaking first single. Over the course of six and a half minutes, she fuses gorgeous acoustic guitar arpeggios with airy, fluttery vocals from Darlingside that could fit on a Sufjan Stevens record. Listen to this wonderful new song below. The album also includes Yasmin’s 2023 single “Dawning,” which features wordless vocals by Aoife O’Donovan. You can watch the video for that song below too.
Yasmin also has several tour dates coming up, including a run opening Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka‘s co-headlining fall tour. That tour hits the NYC-area on October 2 at The Capitol Theatre and October 3 in Central Park. All dates are listed below.
Tracklist
1. Cliffwalk (feat. Dom Flemons)
2. Harvest (feat. Kaki King, Darian Donovan Thomas)
3. Hummingbird (feat. Allison de Groot, Tatiana Hargreaves)
4. Virga (feat. Darlingside)
5. Sisters
6. Dawning (feat. Aoife O’Donovan)
7. Dream Lake (feat. Malick Koly)
8. Nectar (feat. Magro)
9. Maluma (feat. Marcus Gilmore, Immanuel Wilkins)
Yasmin Williams — 2024 Tour Dates
September 6 – Kennedy Center (DECLASSIFIED SERIES with Ben Folds, Madison Cunningham, Robert Thomas, and the National Symphony Orchestra) – Washington, DC
September 8 – Evanston Folk Festival – Evanston, IL
September 29 – The Met – Philadelphia, PA *
September 30 – Roadrunner – Boston, MA *
October 2 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY *
October 3 – Central Park SummerStage – New York, NY *
October 5 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL *
October 6 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN *
October 8 – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO *
October 10 – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden – Boise, ID *
October 11 – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater – Troutdale, OR *
October 12 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC *
October 14 – Britt Pavilion – Jacksonville, OR *
October 15 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA *
October 17 – The Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA *
October 18 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA *
October 19 – Vina Robles Amphitheatre – Pasa Robles, CA *
October 23 – Stoughton Opera House – Stoughton, WI
October 25 – The Block – Muskegon, MI
October 26 – The Ark – Ann Arbor, MI
November 7 – Pitchfork Music Festival – London, UK
* w/ Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka
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