S.G. Goodman has announced a new album, Planting by the Signs, which will be released on June 20 via Slough Water/Thirty Tigers. The Kentucky singer-songwriter has today previewed the follow-up to 2022’s Teeth Marks with a catchy, driving new song called ‘Fire Sign’. Check it out and find the album cover and tracklist below.
“After touring relentlessly for 2 years, ‘living like the sun don’t shine / on the same dog’s ass everyday,’ as the song puts it, I came off the road questioning my purpose and choices,” Goodman said of the new single in a press release. “People are quick to tell you that you are not working hard enough, but slow in telling you that you are working hard enough. That seems to be up to you, as well as your ‘why?’. Despite this burnout and other personal setbacks, I found the fire to keep pushing and to make what I believe is my best record yet. ‘Who’ll put the fire out?’ The only person who can put my fire out is myself.”
Commenting more broadly on the album, which features guest appearances from Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matthew Rowan, Goodman shared: “As an ‘old story keeper’, I’ve centered myself around the idea that passing down stories and sayings connects us through generations. This notion was a driving force in the creation of this album as a whole, as I was compelled to share the concept of planting by the signs with my nieces and nephews.”
Planting by the Signs Cover Artwork:
Planting by the Signs Tracklist:
1. Satellite
2. Fire Sign
3. I Can See the Devil
4. Snapping Turtle
5. Michael Told Me
6. Solitaire
7. I’m In Love
8. Nature’s Child [feat. Bonnie “Prince” Billy]
9. Heat Lightning
10. Planting by the Signs [feat. Matthew Rowan]
11. Heaven Song
