Georgia singer-songwriter Clover County will deliver their debut album this September.
Announced today, Finer Things will be released on September 26 via the artist’s own record label Undercover Lover Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers. The 12-track release was produced by Carrie K, who is best known for their work with Noah Kahan, Maggie Antone, and Koe Wetzel. Clover said this about the forthcoming record:
“Finer Things is the shoebox I keep under my bed full of old love letters and trinkets I can’t quite let go of. It’s polaroids, bottle caps and plane tickets. It’s a memorial for all the ways I’ve loved and been loved. These songs began when I was 18 – scrawled in notebooks, half-sung into voice memos, carried with me through the years. I started recording them at 23, and at 24, they’ll start to find their place in the world. Unintentionally, they trace a timeline: from naive to knowing. Finer Things is about all the ways I’ve shown up in love and how it’s shown up for me, the fleeting and the forever. Romantic, familial, platonic. The sweetness, the sting and the spaces in between.”
A new single from the record titled “Virginia Slim” can be heard here. The artist said this about the new track:
“‘Virginia Slim’ is about falling for the idea of someone more than the actual person. After months on the road and too many blurred connections, I was burnt out. This song became a way to be honest with myself: about craving comfort, about romanticizing what’s in front of me and about choosing to protect a friendship instead of rushing into something I wasn’t ready for. Brad Cook helped me write the last few lines, including the most important of the whole song – ‘It’s been a long time since I’ve known love that wasn’t war.’ My two favorite instruments on this song are the Zippo lighter and the fiddle.”
Next month, Clover County will embark on a tour alongside Sam Barber. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.
Clover County tour dates
July 25 – Floyd, VA – FloydFest
August 7 – Boise, ID – Idaho Botanical Garden Outlaw Field *
August 8 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Pavilion *
August 9 – Tacoma, WA – Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park *
August 11 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
August 15 – Forest Grove, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge *
August 16 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre *
September 13 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall *
September 14 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall *
October 4 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
October 31 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Yards Amphitheater *
November 1 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz *
* – supporting Sam Barber