Jillette Johnson – The Pain, My Friend
On March 6, Jillette Johnson will release a new 5-song EP The Pain, My Friend, produced by Joe Pisapia.
About the EP, Johnson explains: “I wrote and recorded The Pain, My Friend at a time in my life where I’m really just wanting to connect to the joy of writing songs that I had when I started out as a kid. I think this body of work reflects that sense of unbridled, unfiltered, childlike magic.”
“There are few things I love as much as touring, and I’m so excited to get back on the road to play my new EP live, in person, for real people. And to do it opening for a band that I’m a true fan of, plus we’re playing some of my favorite rooms in the country?… such a privilege!,” she adds about the forthcoming tour.
The Pain, My Friend follows a string of singles and EPs Johnson has been steadily releasing over the last 5 years. Here 2021 LP It’s A Beautiful Day And I Love You was acclaimed by American Songwriter, GRAMMY.com, No Depression, NPR Music, Refinery29, Rolling Stone and UNCUT, who called it “a springboard into ’60s pop, ’70s rock, and Noughties indie…It’s an adventurous palette that suits her well.” The Nashville Scene said the album “…offers the kind of songwriting that can make a record feel truly timeless… anchored by floating piano and Johnson’s smooth, flawless vocals.” To date, her music has been streamed over 10,000,000 times across all platforms.
In support of the release, she will hit the road for a run of tour dates supporting Fantastic Cat that will kick off on April 11 in Woodstock, NY and make stops in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and her hometown of Nashville, TN at Row One on April 23.
Tour Dates supporting Fantastic Cat:
4/11 – Woodstock, NY – Levon Helms Barn
4/14 – Boston, MA – Middle East
4/15 – Fairfield, CT – Stage One
4/16 – Philadelphia, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
4/17 – Washington, DC – The Hamilton
4/18 – Baltimore, MD – The 8×10
4/19 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
4/21 – Charlotte, NC – The Evening Muse
4/22 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl
4/23 – Nashville, TN – Row One
4/24 – Indianapolis, IN – HiFi
4/25 – Chicago, IL – Garcia’s
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