Molly Burch Announces New Album 'Daydreamer' With Lead Single Physical
Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Tonje Thilesen
Molly Burch has announced her new album.
The follow-up to 2021's 'Romantic Images' is titled 'Daydreamer' and will arrive on September 29 via Captured Tracks.
As a teaser, the Texan singer-songwriter has shared the lead single, Physical, the first track Burch worked on with producer Jack Tatum. Its dark, '80s-inspired synth-pop sound serves as a precursor for the rest of the record, which was inspired by old diaries Burch found after relocating to her hometown of Los Angeles. She said:
"Growing up I was extremely shy and filled with self-hatred. I would hide out in my bedroom to watch TV and daydream. I was so uncomfortable in my body and that was the age I started dealing with body dysmorphia, which later formed into an eating disorder. It was also the age I started realising I could sing, and how badly I wanted to pursue that, but told myself I couldn’t."
"I see myself as a daydreamer," she added. "Someone who uses their imagination to escape reality when sadness and longing begins. When I think of my most prominent daydreaming years, I see an insecure and introverted thirteen year old hiding out in her bedroom. I had a voice inside of my head spinning a web of negative self talk.
"But I equally gave space to my very big dreams which ultimately guided my career as a musician. During the pandemic, I started to lose sight of what aspects of my life brought me joy and what felt like going through the motions. I felt I was at the peak of letting external opinions fully dictate my self worth.
"So I examined my insecurities, the mean stories I would create about myself, and the body issues that had plagued me for too long. I decided, through songwriting, to look back at formative life moments, to connect with the reasons why I’ve dedicated my life to music and also try to heal old and still open wounds. This album is dedicated not only to my thirteen year-old self, but the thirteen year-old selves that still linger within all of us. It’s filled with bops and ballads and I’m so excited to share it with you."
Burch will accompany the LP's release with a series of US tour dates in late September and throughout October. Tickets are on sale.
'Daydreamer' tracklist:
1. Made Of Glass
2. Physical
3. Baby Watch My Tears Dry
4. 2003
5. Tattoo
6. Unconditional
7. Heartburn
8. Champion
9. Beauty
10. Bed
Molly Burch Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri September 29 2023 - AUSTIN Texas - Mohawk (USA)
Sat September 30 2023 - HOUSTON Texas - Upstairs at White Oak Music Hall - Complex (USA)
Sun October 01 2023 - DALLAS Texas - Club Dada (USA)
Tue October 03 2023 - ATLANTA Georgia - Purgatory Stage at Masquerade Music Park - Complex (USA)
Wed October 04 2023 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Basement (USA)
Fri October 06 2023 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - Songbyrd Music House (USA)
Sat October 07 2023 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Johnny Brenda's (USA)
Mon October 09 2023 - NEW YORK New York - Bowery Ballroom (USA)
Wed October 11 2023 - FERNDALE Michigan - Loving Touch (USA)
Fri October 13 2023 - CHICAGO Illinois - Sleeping Village (USA)
Sat October 14 2023 - SAINT PAUL Minnesota - Turf Club (USA)
Sun October 15 2023 - OMAHA Nebraska - Main Room at Slowdown - Complex (USA)
Wed October 18 2023 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - Kilby Court (USA)
Fri October 20 2023 - SEATTLE Washington - Tractor Tavern (USA)
Sat October 21 2023 - PORTLAND Oregon - Mississippi Studios (USA)
Mon October 23 2023 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Cafe Du Nord (USA)
Wed October 25 2023 - LOS ANGELES California - Highland Park Ebell Club (USA)
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