Jerry Leger “Out There Like The Rain” new single and video out now!
UK Tour in May
Latest album ‘Donlands’ out now
Credit: Scott Doubt
“Heartache has rarely sounded so haunting.” UNCUT
Canadian singer-songwriter Jerry Leger has released the music video for his latest single, “Out There Like The Rain” off his latest album, ‘Donlands’, released via Latent Recordings. It comes ahead of his 12-date UK tour next month, which kicks off in Lewes on May 15.
Leger’s self-penned, “Out There Like The Rain” marries Dan Mock’s moog synth and Aaron Goldstein’s pedal steel to lay the foundations for the Canadian’s dreamy vocals. Americana Highways said the song was in “John Lennon territory” whilst Americana UK praised the production. The video was produced by Joshua Parrett, with additional footage from Katie Methot and sees a cutout of Leger and various cityscapes overlaid onto an animated backdrop.
Speaking about the new video, Leger said: “Joshua Parrett put together a surrealistic video for “Out There Like The Rain” that captures the song’s mood beautifully. The recording has what I think is my best vocal performance so far.”
On Donlands, Leger teamed up with producer Mark Howard (Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Neil Young) whose trademark atmospheric sound adds an entirely new dimension to his approach. Named after the street in Toronto’s east end where it was recorded, in what once was the Donlands Theatre, the album presents Jerry Leger as he’s never been heard before.
The UK tour, which is a part of a European run of dates which sees him visit The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, is a chance for fans to hear the songs of ‘Donlands’ come to life in a live setting.
May 15 – Union Music Store, Lewes
May 16 – Railway Inn, Winchester
May 17 – Wood Festival, Oxford
May 18 – Artisan Tap, Stoke-On-Trent
May 19 – St. Mary’s Creative Space, Chester*
May 20 – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
May 21 – Glad Cafe, Glasgow†
May 22 – Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham
May 23 – Cluny 2, Newcastle◊
May 24 – The Chapel @ Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham
May 26 – The Castle Hotel, Manchester*
May 27 – Green Note, London
*support: Toria Wooff
†support: Sarah Jane Scouten
◊support: Tom Blackwell
Tickets: http://jerryleger.com/tour/
About Jerry Leger
‘Donlands’ is the 14th album of Canadian singer-songwriter Jerry Leger’s 19-year career. As the Toronto music scene has grown in stature over the past few years on the world stage, Leger has made his own significant contributions. He has received the praise and respect of fellow artists, among them Ron Sexsmith (“he’s the real deal”) and Doug Paisley, while maintaining a long relationship with Cowboy Junkies as part of their Latent Recordings roster. His work has received rave reviews from numerous publications including Uncut Magazine and Rolling Stone.