S.G. Goodman – Michael Told Me
Today, S.G. Goodman released her new single “Michael Told Me” the fourth from her forthcoming third studio album, Planting by the Signs, due out June 20 via her very own Slough Water Records / Thirty Tigers.
“Michael Told Me” is an expertly constructed song that spans the distance between grief and reconciliation using the city of Los Angeles as a narrative anchor. That’s where S.G. Goodman and her longtime collaborator Matt Rowan fell out due to the grueling nature of touring, which led to a two-year period of silence between the two friends. Los Angeles is also where Goodman learned the news that her father figure and mentor, whom she lovingly referred to as “Murray Dad Mike,” had died tragically in a freak accident involving a tree. She was on the road when she learned this news, and trucked on. But that grief opened up a line back to Matt. A line that led to the making of this album, of two friends reuniting and co-producing, and recreating musical magic in the studio, in honor of their shared father figure.
Says S.G., “The grief of losing a father figure amounted to needing all of my chosen brothers. We told each other that we loved each other, and Matt told me he would take care of Mike’s partner and all of our friends while we finished up our run. The song “Michael Told Me” was started shortly after our falling out in 2021, and the song fully revealed itself in the winter of 2024.”
“It is a song of reconciliation, and a testament to my relationship to two great men who believe that there is something worth getting to on the other side of feeling hurt. Our friendship had been pruned back for a time, but Mike had always assured me that new growth would come, and I believed him. It truly is one of life’s greatest gifts to understand and to experience love that can overcome ruptures.”
“Michael Told Me” follows the release of singles “Snapping Turtle,” “Satellite” and “Fire Sign.” Her first album in three years, Planting by the Signs is a reminder of the Kentucky born and raised singer-songwriter’s razor-sharp lyricism, singular voice and seamless blend of indie rock and subtle rural influences.
Goodman will also be embarking on a headline tour across the U.S. starting this September with dates including NYC’s Bowery Ballroom, L.A.’s Troubadour and Nashville’s Basement East.
UPCOMING DATES
WITH TYLER CHILDERS, TRAMPLED BY TURTLES, LORD HURON
5/29 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena +
5/30 – Gainesville, FL – Heartwood Soundstage
6/1 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater +
6/27 – Lexington, KY – The Burl (w/ Secular Pets)
6/28 – Lexington, KY – The Burl (w/ Nick Harley)
7/5 – Duluth, MN – Bayfront Festival Park “
8/7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE ^
8/8 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! ^
8/9 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre ^
+ w/ Tyler Childers
“ w/ Trampled By Turtles
^ w/ Lord Huron
SUMMER EUROPEAN TOUR
8/23 – Falkenberg, Sweden – Rootsy Summer Fest
8/24 – Stockholm, Sweden – Stockholm Roots
8/26 – Oslo, Norway – Belleville
8/28–8/29 – Tønder, Denmark – Tønder Festival
8/31 – Den Haag, Netherlands – Once In A Blue Moon Festival
9/2 – London, UK – Oslo Hackney
9/4 – Manchester, UK – Gullivers
9/5 – Bristol, UK – Louisiana
U.S. HEADLINE FALL TOUR
9/18 – Dallas, TX – Kessler Theater *
9/19 – Houston, TX – Heights Ironwork *
9/20 – Austin, TX – Antone’s *
9/23 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress *
9/24 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s ~
9/26 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour ~
9/27 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel *
9/30 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater *
10/1 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile *
10/3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room *
10/4 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater *
10/22 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West +
10/24 – Nashville, TN – Basement East +
10/25 – Asheville, NC – Eulogy +
10/26 – Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom +
10/27 – Washington D.C. – The Atlantis +
10/29 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom +
10/30 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live +
11/1 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair +
11/2 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse +
11/4 – Toronto, ON – The Great Hall +
11/5 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark +
11/7 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall +
11/8 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line +
11/10 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway +
* w/ John Calvin Abney
~ w/ Becca Mancari
+ w/ Fust
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