Broemel tells Entertainment Weekly of the track, “I was standing over my son’s crib playing guitar trying to help him fall asleep when I came up with this song. Being around such a new human being inspired me to think back on my own childhood dreams and how they have come true in many ways, but in such a different fashion than I had imagined.” The song features vocals from Laura Veirs. Additional collaborations on the record include fellow My Morning Jacket members Bo Koster and Tom Blankenship, with Koster co-writing a few tracks. Neko Case, Russ Pollard, Shelly Colvin, Richard Medek, and Jordan Caressalso appear on the album. Recorded in Nashville between album and tour cycles, 4th of July examines the passage of time marveling at how different our lives look now from the engrained images of ourselves that we’ve held onto from the past.

Broemel is currently on tour as a member of Ray LaMontagne’s band with a full solo tour coming in October. Carl Broemel solo tickets are on sale now. See a full list of upcoming tour dates below.

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Tour Dates:

8/19 – Nashville, TN at Grimey’s (In Store)

8/20 – Nashville, TN at Basement East

8/21 – Louisville, KY at Zanzabar

8/27 – Arrington, VA @ Lock’n Festival *

10/6 – Lexington, KY at The Burl

10/7 – Asheville, NC at The Grey Eagle

10/8 – Charlotte, NC at The Evening Muse

10/10 – Athens, GA at Caledonia Lounge

10/12 – Decatur, GA at Eddie’s Attic

10/13 – Birmingham, AL at Workplay

10/14 – New Orleans, LA at Preservation Hall

10/15 – Oxford, MS at Proud Larrys

10/28-30 – Live Oak, FL @ Suwannee Hulaween*

* w/ My Morning Jacket

1. Sleepy Lagoon
2. 4th of July
3. Rockingchair Dancer
4. Snowflake
5. Landing Gear
6. In The Dark
7. Crawlspace
8. Best Of

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