20 April, 2018Print
Donovan Woods Releases New Album to Critical Acclaim
'Both Ways' Out TodayListen to 'Both Ways' HERE
"Both Ways captures Woods' growing artistic ambition with bigger production and an expanded palette of sounds, suggesting those songs can exist comfortably alongside his more delicate acoustic numbers."
Rolling Stone Country
"Donovan Woods is an exquisite songwriter who captures the extraordinary aspects of everyday life."
PopMatters
“Both Ways is a lovely, pensive collection of regrets, joys and humanisms… its stunning acoustic backings and ultra-present vocals are the foundation for this truly heartfelt narrative."
Parade Magazine
‘Both Ways,’ the new album from Polaris Prize & JUNO Award-nominated singer-songwriter Donovan Woods, is out today via Meant Well. With a hushed, yet urgent acoustic style and delicate, intricately arranged production, the album’s intimate sound and canon-worthy storytelling showcases Donovan as one of “very few writers who can make you laugh and break your heart in the same song” (NPR’s World Cafe). With inspirations ranging from feminist poet Bronwen Wallace to the novels of Alice Munro, ‘Both Ways’ has won Donovan praise from Billboard, American Songwriter, CBC, No Depression and more.
Having made a career out of writing songs in Nashville for artists, such as Tim McGraw, Billy Currington, and Charles Kelley (Lady Antebellum), Donovan has developed a sound and reputation as a performer in his own right with more than 1.2 million monthly listeners and over 60 million streams on Spotify alone. “Burn That Bridge,” the first single off ‘Both Ways,’ earned Donovan his second #1 on the national public radio charts in Canada, where the song remained for two consecutive weeks.
Donovan and his band, The Opposition, celebrate the release of ‘Both Ways’ by kicking off the tour with sold out shows – in the largest venues of his career to date - across Canada before heading to the US and Europe (full tour below).
Saturday, April 21 - Montreal, QC, Canada @ Le Ministere [SOLD OUT]
Sunday, April 22 - Ottawa, ON, Canada - National Arts Centre [SOLD OUT]
Wednesday, April 25 - Toronto, ON, Canada - Danforth Music Hall [SOLD OUT]
Thursday, April 26 - Edmonton, AB, Canada - Starlite Room
Saturday, April 28 - Calgary, AB, Canada - SAIT’s the Gateway [SOLD OUT]
Sunday, April 29 - Regina, SK, Canada - The Exchange
Monday, April 30 - Saskatoon, SK, Canada - Broadway Theatre
Friday, May 4 - Los Angeles, CA, US @ Hotel Cafe
Sunday, May 6 - Philadelphia, PA, US @ Bourbon & Branch
Tuesday, May 8 - Brooklyn, NY, US @ Knitting Factory
Wednesday, May 16 - Peterborough, ON, Canada @ Market Hall
Thursday, May 17 - Paris, ON, Canada @ Dominion Telegraph Event Centre [SOLD OUT]
Sunday, May 20 - Beverungen, Germany @ Orange Blossom Special Festival 2018 [SOLD OUT]
Monday, May 21 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg
Wednesday, May 23 - Borgerhout, Belgium @ TRIX Centrum voor Muziek
Friday, May 25 - London, UK @ The Borderline
Tuesday, May 29 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ VEGA Musikkens Hus - Ideal Bar
Wednesday, May 30 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Nalen Klubb
Friday, June 1 - Berlin, Germany @ Kantine am Berghain
Sunday, June 24 - Kingston, ON, Canada @ Skeleton Park Arts Festival 2018
Thursday, July 5 - Sunday, July 8 - Winnipeg, MB, Canada @ Winnipeg Folk Festival 2018
Saturday, July 14 - Sunday, July 15 – Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Vancouver Folk Festival 2018
Saturday, August 18 - Elora, ON, Canada @ Riverfest Elora 2018
Saturday, September 22 - Sunday, September 23 - Franklin, TN @ Pilgrimage Festival 2018
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For more information, contact Josh Page (jpage@shorefire.com) or Hannah Schwartz (hschwartz@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, (718) 522-7171.