“We want to surprise our audience from song to song,” says Good Morning Bedlam frontman Isaak Elker. “Rather than creating our music to fit a genre, we allow it to be an outpouring of our own stories and unique sound.” Elker, joined in Good Morning Bedlam by his wife Tori on bass and band co-founder Sophia Mae Beyer on fiddle, spent over 200 days playing shows to their ever-growing fanbase in 2019 before the world shut down. In February of 2021, Isaak, Sophia, and Tori returned to Carpet Booth Studios—right where they’d left off tracking new songs in March 2020—to work with Zach Zurn on their third full-length record Lulu. Out today, Lulu hits the band’s desired mark, twisting and turning from song to song, all with the energy of Good Morning Bedlam’s captivating live show. Just when listeners think they have the album figured out, this band will swing in another direction; from a haunting waltz to whistling to jazz scatting to euphoric violin melodies. But it’s not just the musicianship that shines on Lulu. Good Morning Bedlam’s lyrical storytelling completes the picture by bringing all walks of life together under one shared umbrella. “We’re desperate to connect to people through the common human experiences that we write about,” says Isaak.
And connect they do on a wild ride through the broadest scope of the folk music genre. From stage to studio, the energy of Good Morning Bedlam shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. Lulu is now available for streaming or purchase at this link and a list of the band’s upcoming tour dates can be found below.
The band will be playing a special album release show tonight at Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Saint Paul, MN. Fans can purchase tickets to the livestream here.
Catch Good Morning Bedlam On Tour:
Feb. 4 - Saint Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar and Hall (Album release show)
Feb. 5 - Madison, WI - Revival Festival Pre-Party
Feb. 11 - Winona, MN - Ed's
Feb. 18 - Sioux Falls, SD - Severance Brewing
Feb. 19 - New York Mills, MN - New York Mills Cultural Center
Feb. 24 - Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall
Feb. 25 - Bentonville, AR - Meteor Guitar Gallery
Feb. 26 - Little Rock, AR - Stickyz
Mar. 3 - Springfield, MO - Southbound Bar & Grill
Mar. 5 - Burlington, IA - The Washington
Mar. 11 - Wausau, WI - Whitewater Music Hall
Mar. 12 - Appleton, WI - Poplar Hall
Mar. 19. - Austin, TX - SXSW
Mar. 26. - Duluth, MN - Ursa Minor Brewing
Apr. 1 - Green Bay, WI - The Lyric Room
Apr. 9 - Dade City, FL - Stringbreak Music Festival
Apr 28. - Tyron, NC - North Carolina Fine Arts Center
