I felt in my bones that this was the year we got a new album from Marcus King, and the news is HERE.
2024 has already blessed us with a new single from King, and today, the new song is followed with major news of King’s newest project and world tour. Marcus King drops the title single off his upcoming album Mood Swings, set for an April 5th release via American/Republic Records.
In support of this new album, produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, King also announced his 2024 headlining tour across North America and Europe.
“Welcome friends to the musical accompaniment to a manic depressive episode, join me in detailing the highs and lows of a love lost and suffering mind. I find peace in knowing I’m not alone in this struggle, and I look forward to doing plenty of healing together in a town near YOU.”
Marcus King takes off the blinders on this album, sharing the highs and lows of struggling with addiction, mental health, and unpacking trauma. “Mood Swings” is the perfect melodic introduction to what we can expect to see on this album.
King has sat on the material in Mood Swings for some time, waiting for the perfect moment to share the raw material.
“In the early summer of 2020 I arrived at Shangri-La for my first meeting with my hero, the legend, Mr. Rick Rubin. As soon as Rick & I met it was like a spark in the room! I immediately felt welcomed, appreciated and mutually admired.”
Rubin and King secretly holed up in Italy and Malibu while promoting his last album, Young Blood, recording and producing what would become Mood Swings. This project was different than others for King. In fact, he shared that he was not planning on making the album at all…
“I had an escape route already decided for myself and a backup if that didn’t work.”
In the thick of his mental health struggles, King laid it all on the line lyrically when working on the album, noting that:
“There was no hiding behind the guitar at all.”
Letting his prolific songwriting and vocal talent be the front and center of the project. The result? A raw and emotional album that pulls the curtain back on the facade of pretending to be okay, vulnerably sharing his thoughts during the darkest time of his life.
“The track and album title “Mood Swings” is a play on the swinging nature of the material while also referencing my up and down shifts in mood while I was either abusing the wrong substances, in between mood stabilizing meds and anti-psychotics, self-medication on top of that, along with a foot locker FULL of repressed childhood trauma all being taken out on my relationship at the time.”
Through working with Rubin, King learned to use his struggles as creative juice, turning around the trajectory of his life. He shares that this album bears it all and hopes that the vulnerability he shares throughout this project can help others.
“Without this assembly of songs, I don’t think I’d be around. I hope this album can act as a safety blanket, a rescue, or a refuge for anybody struggling with mental health, substance abuse, or relationship issues. That’s what it is for me.”
April 5th can’t come fast enough. I can already tell this is going to be a standout album.
Take a listen to the lead track, “Mood Swings.”
Mood Swings Tracklist:
“Mood Swings”
“F*ck My Life Up Again”
“Soul It Screams”
“Save Me”
“Hero”
“Delilah”
“Inglewood Motel (Halestorm)”
“This Far Gone”
“Bipolar Love”
“Me Or Tennessee”
“Cadillac”
Seeing “Delilah” on this tracklist makes my heart sing. Marcus’ wife, Briley, shared the sweetest video of the song on her social media last year, and fans (including myself) have been begging for its release. King has already taken the track on the road as well, lighting up the room with the ballad.
@kidsmealsupreme Oh my Delilah🤍 @marcusking ♬ original sound – Briley King
Barebacking off the album’s announcement, King also announced dates for an extensive world tour. Stops span all across the United States, Canada, and Europe.
March 7, 2024 – Love Rocks NYC – New York, NY
March 9, 2024 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
April 6, 2024 – U.S. Bank Stadium – Minneapolis, MN w/ Chris Stapleton
April 13, 2024 – 10 Annual Major Rager – Augusta, GA
April 19, 2024 – Moon Crush “Pink Moon” Festival – Miramar Beach, FL
May 06, 2024 – The Moore Theater – Seattle, WA
May 07, 2024 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
May 08, 2024 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
May 10, 2024 – The Masonic – San Francisco, CA
May 11, 2024 – Grand Sierra Ballroom – Reno, NV
May 14, 2024 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
May 15, 2024 – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ
May 17, 2024 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
May 18, 2024 – Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
May 22, 2024 – The Monument – Rapid City, SD w/ Chris Stapleton
May 24, 2024 – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center – Sioux Falls, SD w/ Chris Stapleton
May 25, 2024 – Harrah’s Stir Cove – Council Bluffs, IA
May 26, 2024 – EPIC Event Center – Green Bay, WI*
May 29, 2024 – The Pageant – St Louis, MO
May 30, 2024 – GLC Live at 20 Monroe – Grand Rapids, MI
May 31, 2024 – Blossom Music Center – Cleveland OH w/ Chris Stapleton
June 01, 2024 – Railbird Festival – Lexington, KY
June 02, 2024 – Salt Shed – Chicago, IL
June 04, 2024 – College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT*
June 06, 2024 – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion – Philadelphia, PA w/ Chris Stapleton
June 07, 2024 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA w/ Chris Stapleton
June 08, 2024 – Landmark Theatre – Syracuse, NY
June 10, 2024 – Ruby Amphitheater – Morgantown, WV*
June 12, 2024 – T-Mobile Center – Kansas City, MO w/ Chris Stapleton
June 13, 2024 – Thunder Ridge Nature Arena – Ridgefield, MO w/ Chris Stapleton
June 14, 2024 – The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
June 15, 2024 – Globe Life Field – Arlington, TX w/ Chris Stapleton
July 11, 2024 – Darien Lake Amphitheater – Darien Center, NY w/ Chris Stapleton
July 12, 2024 – The Pavilion at Star Lake – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Chris Stapleton
July 13, 2024 – Palace Theatre – Albany, NY
July 16, 2024 – Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
July 18, 2024 – Huntington Center – Toledo, OH w/ Chris Stapleton
July 19, 2024 – Schottenstein Center – Columbus, OH w/ Chris Stapleton
July 20, 2024 – The Fillmore Detroit – Detroit, MI
September 04, 2024 – Orpheum – Vancouver, BC
September 06, 2024 – Grey Eagle Event Center – Calgary, AB
September 07, 2024 – Midway Music Hall – Edmonton, AB
September 09, 2024 – Burton Cummings Theatre – Winnipeg, MB
September 13, 2024 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON
September 14, 2024 – London Music Hall – London, ON
September 17, 2024 – Kemba Live! – Columbus, OH
September 19, 2024 – Warner Theatre – Washington, D.C.
September 20, 2024 – Warner Theatre – Washington, D.C.
September 21, 2024 – The Ritz – Raleigh, NC
September 24, 2024 – Avondale Brewing – Birmingham, AL
September 26, 2024 – Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WI
September 28, 2024 – The Sylvee, Madison, WI
September 29, 2024 – Vibrant Music Hall – Des Moines, IA
October 07, 2024 – Roxian Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
October 09, 2024 – State Theatre – Portland, ME
October 11, 2024 – House of Blues Boston – Boston, MA
October 12, 2024 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
October 13, 2024 – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY
October 17, 2024 – La Riviera – Madrid, Spain
October 18, 2024 – Sala Apolo – Barcelona, Spain
October 20, 2024 – Fabrique Milano – Milan, Italy
October 21, 2024 – Komplex 457 – Zurich, Switzerland
October 23, 2024 – Le Transbordeur – Lyon, France
October 25, 2024 – Essigfabrik – Cologne, Germany
October 27, 2024 – Markthalle – Hamburg, Germany
October 28, 2024 – De Roma – Antwerp, Belgium
October 29, 2024 – AFAS Live – Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 31, 2024 – Metropol – Berlin, Germany
November 01, 2024 – The Grey Hall – Copenhagen, Denmark
November 03, 2024 – Bataclan – Paris, France
November 05, 2024 – Eventim Apollo – London, UK
November 06, 2024 – Albert Hall – Manchester, UK
November 07, 2024 – Barrowland Ballroom – Glasgow, UK
November 09, 2024 – O2 Institute – Birmingham, UK
November 10, 2024 – The Great Hall – Cardiff, UK
November 12, 2024 – Olympia – Dublin, Ireland
*No Citi Presale