Umphrey’s McGee have announced the release a new studio album “Asking For A Friend” on July 01, 2022 via Nothing Too Fancy Music. Ahead of the release the band issued “Small Strides” in March. Stream the official audio through the YouTube player below:
Stream/Download here: https://ineffable.to/smallstrides
The Chicago improv crew’s 15th studio record is the follow-up to 2021’s “You Walked Up Shaking In Your Boots But You Stood Tall And Left A Raging Bull,” and was recorded across three different studios over the last three years. Guitarist and vocalist Brendan Bayliss describes it as “tapping into the idea that we were all isolated yet somehow still connected and experiencing the same emotions.”
Adds drummer Kris Myers of the 14-track: “This album reflects how our songwriting has really come a long way since the days of putting Lego together, a term given to explain our past process of assembling the greater sum of the parts in eclectic fashion. Instead, we were able to naturally connect with these songs with our hearts, and a little less from our heads through simple, serene songs.”