Listen: Fruition Share New Single “Feeling Weird”
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Fruition have released their second new single of the year, “Feeling Weird.” The new number arrives after “Hard to Make Money,” which also serves as the name of their impending tour, which commences next week on Wednesday, March 13, at the Music Box in Cleveland and will be followed by Midwest stops in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota.
Songwriter and lead vocalist on the single Kellen Asebroek shared background on the new song via press release. He offered, “Feeling Weirdʻ is a bit of a Fruition deep-cut. We’ve had it in our back pocket for over a decade now and I think the lyrical content kinda reflects that; a youthful mix of silliness and melancholy. Born literally from a hungover van-ride after a long night of partying, back in the days where we would sleep on the floors and couches of whoever was brave enough to host a whole pack of road-dogs.”
“Even though on the surface the song says ʻwoe is meʻ, it also has just enough emotional maturity to recognize that the problems and troubles I was experiencing were of my own doing – and that it would be my own responsibility to course-correct them. Lastly, I styled this tune to be a nod to the great comical-yet-heartbroken tradition of folk songwriters like John Prine and John Hartford. Because after all, life has a tendency to often be comically heartbreaking, doesn’t it,” the musician concluded.
According to the Portland, Ore. band’s official press release, they have been at work writing and recording new music over the past year. The group noted that some of the fresh material will be performed on the road, making its way to forthcoming setlists and serving as the latest listen at Fruition’s trademark sound.
For tickets to the band’s upcoming tour stops visit their official website.
Scroll down for a complete list of dates.
Fruition Tour Dates:
March 13 – Music Box – Cleveland, Ohio
March 14 – Magic Bag – Ferndale, Mich.
March 15 – Midtown – Grand Rapids, Mich.
March 16 – The Acorn – Three Oaks, Mich.
March 18 – SPACE – Evanston, Ill.
March 19 – Buskirk Chumley – Bloomington, Ind.
March 21 – Stoughton Opera House – Stoughton, Wis.
March 22 – Castle Theatre – Bloomington, Ill.
March 23 – Wildwood Saloon – Iowa City, Iowa
March 24 – Parkway Theater – Minneapolis
April 24 – Baja Wondergrass – El Sargento, Mexico
May 14 – WOW Hall – Eugene, Ore.
May 15 – Humboldt Brews – Arcata, Calif.
May 17 – Golden Road Gathering – Placerville, Calif.
May 18 – Felton Music Hall – Felton, Calif.
May 19 – The Guild Theatre – Menlo Park, Calif.
May 22 – The Siren – Morro Bay, Calif.
May 23 – The Casbah – San Diego, Calif.
May 24 – Valley Bar – Phoenix, Ariz.
May 25 – Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown, Calif.
