JOHN R. MILLER PICKS UP THE PACE ON FRENETIC CONSPIRACIES, CULTS & UFOS
LISTEN AND WATCH THE LYRIC VIDEO FOR
THE SLIGHTLY UNHINGED CONSPIRACIES, CULTS & UFOS HERE
NEW ALBUM HEAT COMES DOWN OUT OCTOBER 6
VIA ROUNDER RECORDS
MILLER PLAYS CATBIRD FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND, HEALING APPALACHIA BENEFIT WITH TYLER CHILDERS, JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT, MARCUS KING AND MORE IN SEPTEMBER
TORONTO, ON – August 18, 2023 – John R. Miller, who will release his latest album, Heat Comes Down, via Rounder Records on October 6, picks up the pace on his frenetic new single, Conspiracies, Cults & UFOs, out today. As Miller frantically sings about sleep-deprived all-night drives, the music attempts to keep up the raucous pace. You can almost picture Miller behind the wheel of a van, late at night, mimicking the song’s chorus – just ranting “conspiracies, cults and UFOs” over and over and over again. Listen and watch here, and pre-order Heat Comes Down here.
Miller belongs to the rare breed of songwriters whose expansive introspection uncovers many truths about the state of the human condition. On Heat Comes Down, the West Virginia-raised, Nashville-based artist intimately narrates his sleepless nights and nostalgic daydreams, existential dread, and nuanced observations of the troubled world around him. But while a number of its songs convey a certain unease, Miller endlessly imparts the kind of lovely reassurance that can only come from shared catharsis.
The follow-up to his 2021 Rounder Records debut Depreciated—an album No Depressions says “casually saunters towards a full existential breakdown that’ll leave you gasping for air”— Heat Comes Down finds Miller teaming up with producers, Andrija Tokic and John James Tourville (both known for their work with artists like Sunny War and The Deslondes). Over a three-day session at The Bomb Shelter (Tokic’s Nashville studio), Miller joined forces with several members of his longtime live band, (drummer John Clay Burchett, guitarist J. Tom Hnatow, fiddle player Chloe Edmonstone), as well as bassist, Craig Burletic and Jeff Taylor (a multi-instrumentalist whose credits include Willie Nelson and Elvis Costello).
Miller will head out on a two-month fall tour, wrapping up in Nashville, TN for a Lightning 100 Nashville Sunday Night show at 3rd & Lindsley. This weekend, Miller plays at Catbird Festival in Bethel, NY, and next month the West Virginia-raised Miller takes part in the Healing Appalachia benefit show in Lewisburg, WV alongside other acts including Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Marcus King and more. The show raises funds for Hope in the Hills, which helps support recovery efforts around central Appalachia.
JOHN R. MILLER 2023 TOUR DATES
August 19 - 20 - Bethel, NY - Catbird Music Festival
September 21 – 23 – Lewisburg, WV – Healing Appalachia
September 22 - 23 - Whispering Beard Folk Festival - North Bend, OH
September 27 – St Louis, MO – Off Broadway
September 29 – Denver, CO – Cervantes’ Other Side
September 30 – Boulder, CO – eTown Hall
October 4 – Bozeman, MT – Rialto Bozeman
October 5 – Columbia Falls, MT – The Coop
October 6 – Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge
October 7 – Walla Walla, WA – Billsville West
October 8 – Bellingham, WA – The Shakedown
October 10 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
October 12 – Portland, OR – Show Bar
October 13 – Talent, OR – The Talent Club
October 14 – Albany, CA – Ivy Room
October 15 – Mariposa, CA – The Grove House
October 16 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s
October 18 – Costa Mesa, CA – The Wayfarer
October 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Gold-Diggers
October 21 – Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit Live
October 24 – San Antonio, TX – The Lonesome Rose
October 25 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
October 26 – Austin, TX – The White Horse
October 27 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
October 29 – Little Rock, AR – White Water Tavern
October 30 – Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s
November 2 – Chattanooga, TN – Songbird South
November 3 – Macon, GA – Grant’s Lounge
November 4 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl
November 5 – Charlotte, NC – Visulite Theatre
November 7 – Charleston, SC – The Charleston Pour House
November 8 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
November 9 – Richmond, VA – The Camel
November 10 – Thomas, WV – Purple Fiddle
November 11 – Morgantown, WV – 123 Pleasant Street
November 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Café
November 14 – Washington, DC – Pearl Street Warehouse
November 15 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Café
November 16 – Newport, KY – The Southgate House Revival
November 18 – Lexington, KY – The Burl
November 19 – Nashville, TN – 3rd & Lindsley