Hear a new song from Kevin Morby, “Badlands”

Chantal Anderson

On May 15, Kevin Morby returns with new album Little Wide Open via Dead Oceans. He’s already released a handful of singles, including the recently released “Die Young,” and today he’s delivered the third single from the album, “Badlands.” It features Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, whose vocals are intended to mimic tornado sirens. Hear it below.

Kevin Morby’s last album was 2022’s This is a Photograph.

Kevin Morby tour dates:

Thu. May 7 – New York, NY @ Lucinda’s
Fri. May 8 – Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios *
Wed. May 13 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen *
Thu. May 14 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
Fri. May 15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
Fri. May 15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge (Kilby Block Party After Party)
Sun. May 17 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
Mon. May 18 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre *
Tue. May 19 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall *
Thu. May 21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
Fri. May 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *
Sat. May 23 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s *
Sun. May 24 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box *
Tue. May 26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
Wed. May 27 – Santa Fe, NM @ The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing *
Fri. May 29 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater *
Sat. May 30 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall *
Mon. June 1 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Argo *
Tue. June 2 – Chicago, IL @ Metro *
Thu. June 4 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall *
Fri. June 5 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY *
Sat. June 6 – Montréal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield *
Sun. June 7 – Boston, MA @ Royale *
Tue. June 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
Wed. June 10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel *
Fri. June 12 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre *
Sat. June 13 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground *
Sun. June 14 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
Tue. June 16 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
Thu. June 18 – Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
Fri. June 19 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall
Sat. June 20 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Thu. July 2 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso *
Fri. July 3 – Beuningen, NL @ Down the Rabbit Hole
Sat. July 4 – Lille, FR @ L’Aéronef *
Sun. July 5 – Hérouville-Saint-Clair, FR @ Festival Beauregard
Mon. July 6 – Paris, FR @ Salle Pleyel *
Wed. July 8 – London, UK @ Troxy *
Thu. July 9 – Manchester, UK @ The Ritz *
Fri. July 10 – Brighton, UK @ CHALK *
Sat. July 11 – Brugge, BE @ Cactusfestival
Sun. July 12 – Köln, DE @ Even Flow Festival
Tue. July 14 – Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik *
Wed. July 15 – Galzignano Terme, IT @ Anfiteatro del Venda *
Thu. July 16 – Feldkirch, AU @ Poolbar Festival *
Fri. July 17 – Vienna, AU @ Simm City *
Sat. July 18 – Munich, DE @ Technikum *
Fri. July 24 – Eau Claire, WI @ Eaux Claires Festival