Venerated singer-songwriter David Ramirez has announced the March 21st release of All the Not So Gentle Reminders (Blue Corn Music), his most ambitious album to date, along with his 2025 U.S. and UK/European tour dates (see list below). The twelve-song collection is an eclectic musical journey featuring richly textured arrangements, ethereal acoustic balladry, sweeping choruses, and hints of cabaret. Listen to the semi-autobiographical, theatrical new track, “The Music Man,” HERE.
All the Not So Gentle Reminders may be the most liberating album in Ramirez’s body of work. As his sixth LP, the album is a creative revelation. “I love all the records I’ve made in the past,” says Ramirez, “but in making them, there was always the thought in the back of my mind of where and what it could get me...This time it was all about just the joy of making it, about having fun with it.”
This approach is evident throughout All the Not So Gentle Reminders, starting with the opener, “Maybe It Was All a Dream,” whose ambient tone slowly builds to a crescendo before an abrupt halt, leading into the soulful synth-pop of “Waiting on the Dust to Settle.” “I Got People” delivers bouncy, classic piano-pop, while “Holiday (Crush)” pulses with an intense indie-rock sensibility. Ramirez wanted the music to have as much of a voice in these songs as the lyrics. His lush orchestration on tracks like “The Music Man,” “Dirty Martini,” and “Nobody Meant to Slow You Down” is as powerful and intoxicating as the space and subtle nuances of “Deja Voodoo,” “Do Not Disturb Me,” and the loungey, retro closer, “Dreams Come True.”
All the Not So Gentle Reminders is a wide-ranging musical tour de force, with Ramirez’s remarkable voice as the constant thread spinning stories and painting poetic imagery throughout. Whether through a faint whisper, a smooth croon, or belting at the apex of a song, David Ramirez has a gift for conveying passion and emotion in every track. The album is a reminder of music's power to evoke a range of emotions—often within a single song.
Catch David Ramirez on tour. Full list of dates below:
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Upcoming David Ramirez 2025 Tour Dates
Jan 22 – Nashville, TN – Basement East*
Jan 23 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway*
Jan 24 – Kansas, MO – Knuckleheads*
Jan 25 – Omaha, NE – Reverb*
Jan 26 – Des Moines, IA – xBk*
Jan 28 – Minneapolis, MN – Parkway Theater*
Jan 29 – Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall*
Jan 30 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School Of Folk Music*
Jan 31 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe*
Feb 1 – Millville, PA – The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls*
Feb 4 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Made*
Feb 5 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s*
Feb 7 – Norfolk, VA – The Annex*
Feb 8 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle*
May 8 – Newcastle, UK – Gosforth Civic Theatre
May 9 – Shipley, UK – The Hullaballoo
May 10 – Barton Upon Humber, UK – The Ropewalk
May 11 – London, UK – The Grace
May 12 – Nottingham, UK – Saltbox
May 14 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg^
May 15 – Eindhoven, NL – Effenaar^
May 16 – Tampere, FIN – Olympia^
May 17 – Helsinki, FIN – G Livelab^
May 18 – Stockholm, SWE – Klub Nalen^
May 21 – Roskilde, DK – Gimle^
May 22 – Esbjerg, DK – Tobakken^
May 23 – Odense, DK – Dexter^
May 24 – Copenhagen, DK – Private^
May 25 – Hamburg, DE – Nochtwache^
May 27 – Berlin, DE – Badehaus^
May 28 – Frankfurt, DE – Nachtleben^
May 29 – Cologne, DE – Arttheater^
May 30 – Leiden, NL – Q-Bus^
*w/Dylan LeBlanc
^ w/Noah Gundersen
