Dark-Folk and Americana artist Don de Leaumont will release his ambitious new album, Dancing on My Father’s Grave and Other Stories, due out on November 14th, 2025, via Dark Waters Records. With over three decades of performing music and sharing the stage with acts such as Amigo the Devil, Mike Glabicki (Rusted Root), The Avett Brothers, and Kevn Kinney (Drivin’ N’ Cryin’) among many others, de Leaumont has crafted this project as a labor of love, and an ode to his haunted roots of New Orleans’ cemeteries, Bourbon Street dive bars, and loves won and lost.
Don commented:
“Dancing On My Father’s Grave” was the first song written for this album back in 2020. At that time, I was nearing 50 and reflecting on my relationship with New Orleans, the city, and my father. In New Orleans, there are Jazz Funerals, where people dance to send off the deceased. I combined that with another bit of New Orleans folklore and finally put my feelings to music about the passing of my father. It’s a bittersweet song from me to a guy I didn’t really hate to see go.”
Don will release additional singles in the coming weeks to support the album.
Pre-save and pre-orders are available from these links:
Bandcamp Pre-Sale – https://tinyurl.com/7tecy78j
Ampwall Pre-Sale – https://tinyurl.com/26c34fpc
DSP Pre-Save:
Spotify – https://tinyurl.com/mpcft6mk
A physical release of the album is coming in 2026.
Drawing inspiration from artists like Marissa Nadler (Marissa is featured on the track “The Hearse They Rode In On” and mentored Don for this release), Emma Ruth Rundle, Kevn Kinney, Tom Waits, and Nick Cave, Don explores themes of conflict, mysticism, and the haunting beauty of his hometown of New Orleans. While not a concept album, the record reflects the city’s folklore and spiritual undercurrents that have fascinated the world for over three centuries.
“This album comes from a place so far down inside of me that I wouldn’t have dared go to in the past,” says Don. “Facing those emotions, stories, and life experiences head-on and putting them into music—it’s the proudest I’ve ever been of an album.”
Mentored and inspired by acclaimed dark folk artist Marissa Nadler, Don was pushed beyond his comfort zone. “Marissa came along when I needed it most,” he shares. “She offered guidance, inspiration, and tough love… she pushed me to challenge myself as a songwriter, player, and singer.”
Dancing on My Father’s Grave and Other Stories will be released via Dark Waters Records on November 14th, 2025 via Bandcamp, Ampwall, and all DSPs.
For fans of Marissa Nadler, Emma Ruth Rundle, and Nick Cave, Don de Leaumont delivers a sound steeped in folklore, shadow, light, and truth.
In addition to his musical output, Don is an acclaimed music journalist and the author of Southeast of Heaven (edited by Katherine Turman of Louder Than Hell fame). His namesake website is a home for his take on heavy, psychedelic, and outsider music, as well as his podcast interview series, Talking The Talk with Don. He is also the co-host of the Glacially Musical Pouredcast and contributes to Ghost Cult Magazine. Don lives in South Carolina with his brilliant wife, and his awesome dog, Ozzy Pawsbourne.