Maria Taylor releases 'Something About Knowing,' announces winter tour

Alabama singer-songwriter Maria Taylor released her fifth solo album, Something About Knowing, last month and she'll hit the road in early 2014 on a winter tour in support of it.

She'll play the Cat's Cradle Back Room on Saturday, February 1. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketfly for $10.

Check out the music video for "Up All Night" from the album Something About Knowing below.

Maria Taylor announces fall tour, coming to Chapel Hill

Photo by Jason Hamric

Alabama singer-songwriter Maria Taylor just released a new album in August titled Overlook (check out our review HERE). Now she's preparing to hit the road on a lengthy fall tour in support of the album.

She'll come to Local 506 in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, November 22. Dead Fingers and The Grenadines will open the show. Tickets are on sale now via etix for $12.

Download the songs "Matador" and "Bad Idea?" from the new album Overlook via the widgets below.

Album Review: Maria Taylor - Overlook

Maria Taylor’s Overlook is an album that will easily get lost in the shuffle. As a whole, there is little that stands out, good or bad, to make it memorable, but there are some moments that come close.

Overlook starts out promising with “Masterplan” and “Matador” both of which combine darker rock tones with brighter folk and dance rhythms two of the more ear-catching songs on the record. “Masterplan” builds nicely, but “Matador” could do with some more variation in the dynamics to help keep the repetitive rhythms fresh.

Maria Taylor and Whispertown 2000 line-up tour, play Chapel Hill

Former Saddle Creek siren Maria Taylor will hit the road in April in support of her new album LadyLuck due out on Nettwerk Records on April 7. Maria will take The Whispertown 2000 on tour with her, the first group signed to Gillian Welch's Acony Records. The band's sophomore album Swim was released via Acony in October.

The tour includes a stop at Local 506 on April 9. Tickets for the show are on sale now for $8 via etix.com.

The dates below are a patchwork of dates found around the web. I'll update the list as more shows are announced. The dates have been updated with the complete tour schedule.

The first single from LadyLuck "Time Lapse Lifeline" was released via digital download services last month but you can download the track for free via Spinner.com.

Maria Taylor w/ The Whispertown 2000 dates:
04.04.09 - Gainesville, FL - Common Ground [Tickets]
04.05.09 - Orlando, FL - The Social [Tickets]
04.06.09 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
04.07.09 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
04.08.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
04.09.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 [Tickets]
04.10.09 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
04.11.09 - Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary
04.12.09 - Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House [Tickets]
04.13.09 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's [Tickets]
04.14.09 - Allston, MA - Great Scott [Tickets]
04.16.09 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
04.17.09 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo [Tickets]
04.18.09 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop [Tickets]
04.19.09 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
04.21.09 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
04.22.09 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar [Tickets]
04.24.09 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
04.25.09 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
04.26.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
04.28.09 - Seattle, WA - Vera Project [Tickets]
04.29.09 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
05.01.09 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord [Tickets]
05.02.09 - Visalia, CA - Cellar Door
05.03.09 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour

Maria Taylor - "Time Lapse Lifeline" (mp3)