Following his recent appearance at The Great Escape, Greg Freeman has just dropped his new single, “Curtain,” accompanied by a music video directed by Carl Elsaesser. It is the second track to be revealed from his forthcoming album Burnover, set for release on 22nd August via Transgressive Records/Canvasback Music. Watch the video for “Curtain” below and find out more.
Pre-order/pre-save Burnover here: https://transgressive.lnk.to/burnover
The video uses repurposed footage from one of Carl’s short films. Describing the track as “a love song of sorts,” Freeman noted its spontaneous feel, sharing that the vocals were likely a first take to preserve a free-flowing, unpolished quality. The song features subtle touches like barnyard animal sounds, but Freeman credits Cam and Sam’s performances on soprano saxophone and piano as the elements that “really made the song.”
“Curtain” follows the previously released single “Point and Shoot,” building anticipation for the album’s release later this summer. The last month has been busy for the rising singer songwriter. He started off the month on tour in the US with Hamilton Leithauser (The Walkmen) and just wrapped up a headlining tour in Europe, including festival appearances at The Great Escape & Dot to Dot Festival. Looking ahead, Freeman will be playing with This Is Lorelei at NYC’s Knockdown Center on July 19th, followed by another headlining EU tour starting in August, and then will be capping it off with an October U.S. tour supporting Grandaddy.
When Freeman quietly released his debut LP I Looked Out in 2022, it had no PR campaign, label, or music industry promo, but still garnered praise from notable critics. The word-of-mouth success of that release had Freeman on a relentless tour schedule.
Explosive, unsettling, and undeniable, the 10 tracks presented on Burnover meld energetic indie rock with an ambling twang. The album truly shines when Freeman tweaks the formula, like on “Curtain.” Originally demoed as a meandering guitar jam, the track came to life when pianist Sam Atallah tracked a tack-piano take at the studio. His lively leads invigorate the song, especially as Freeman sings lines like, “My thoughts die out slowly on the blood swept plains where I see you every night / And to the lonely hours, it’s like burning the furniture to keep the house bright at night.” Freeman says, “As soon as Sam laid down the piano, we heard the song for what it was and it came alive.” Burnover is Freeman’s most adventurous and personal yet, cementing him as a singular songwriting talent.
Burnover tracklisting:
01 Point and Shoot
02 Salesman
03 Rome, New York
04 Gallic Shrug
05 Burnover
06 Gulch
07 Curtain
08 Gone (Can Mean A Lot of Things)
09 Sawmill
10 Wolf Pine
Greg Freeman plays
May:
16th The Great Escape, BRIGHTON
17th London Calling, AMSTERDAM
20th Jaki, COLOGNE
21st Continental, BRUSSELS
22nd La Mecanique Ondulatoire, PARIS
24th Dot to Dot Festival, BRISTOL
25th Dot to Dot Festival, NOTTINGHAM
August:
28th – 31st End of the Road Festival, DORSET
September:
1st The Albert, BRIGHTON
2nd The Lexington, LONDON
5th Brudenell Social Club, LEEDS
6th The Hug and Pint, GLASGOW
7th The Workmans Club, DUBLIN
9th YES, MANCHESTER
10th Clwb Ifor Bach, CARDIFF
11th Hare and Hounds, BIRMINGHAM
13th Ekko, UTRECHT
14th Blue Shell, COLOGNE
15th Molotow, HAMBURG
17th Bar Brooklyn, STOCKHOLM
18th Vega, COPENHAGEN
19th Lark, BERLIN
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