Marcus King today announced the release of “Blues Worse Than I Ever Had,” the final preview track ahead of his forthcoming solo album, Young Blood, due August 26. The track, co-written with Dan Auerbach, has a laid back groove and saturating slide guitar which soundtrack King’s visceral vocal, reflecting on a moment of despair and the hope that lies beyond it. King stated, “At the time, I’d changed medications when I was trying to process the death of family members. I was coasting through life like a zombie. When I’d get off them, I’d feel things that happened six months ago for the first time and crash down.”

Accompanying the song release, King also dropped a live performance video, created at Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound Studio, it features acclaimed musicians including Chris St. Hilaire on drums and Nick Movshon on bass. Watch it here: https://mk.lnk.to/blueslive

Young Blood’s tales of excess, salvation, break up and addiction, draw on some difficult and personal moments, in which King turned to his most stadium sized 70s rock influences, both for musical comfort and also as a foreboding warning. King recently shared with Rolling Stone that Paul Kossoff, cult 70s rock band Free’s guitarist, who died in connection to substance abuse at a similar age to King, was a driving force in him wanting to turn a corner in his life. “I was seeing all these signs,” King recently told Rolling Stone, adding. “I was feeling really paranoid that something was trying to tell me to either slow down or that the end was inevitable and that it was coming pretty soon.”

Despite challenging personal circumstances, King has made his most accomplished work to date. The album has already received widespread acclaim. Jimmy Fallon shared King “is one his favorites”, before his electrifying performance of “Hard Working Man” on the Tonight Show. SPIN  praised King’s “classic ‘70s rock vibes.” FLOOD MAGAZINE proclaimed King “fully embodies the gritty rock sounds the songwriter’s always dipped his toes in.”  Brooklyn Vegan exclaimed, “If you've got a place in your heart for stuff like The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, or ZZ Top, it'd be tough to deny that Marcus truly captures the spirit of that era (and also really shreds.)” and Rolling Stone Magazine stated, he “turned a dark period into a blistering rock album.”  

King has been an outlier from the very beginning. A fourth generation musician from Greenville, SC, who learned guitar at age 3 from his blues rock musician father Marvin King. He navigated troublesome school years to quickly become known as one of the most promising young artists of our time. He followed breakout success with The Marcus King Band, with his Auerbach produced 2020 solo album debut, El Dorado. It garnered a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best Americana Album” and critical praise from The New York Times to NPR’s Weekend Edition. With unparalleled performance prowess and a dynamic live show, King has sold out historic venues from The Beacon to The Filmore. He has opened for Chris Stapleton, Greta Van Fleet and Nathaniel Rateliff and graced the bills of Stagecoach, Fuji Rock, Rock Werchter and more. He also recently launched his own custom Gibson guitar and signature Orange guitar amplifier, the MK Ultra, which sold out before it even hit the stores.

King recently announced a massive headline US tour, with dates HERE through September and October 2022 supporting the release of his forthcoming solo album, Young Blood. He will be taking his stadium sized sound to esteemed venues across the U.S, including two nights at venues such as New York’s Beacon Theatre and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Neal Francis and Ashland Craft support select dates, and the tour features comedy by Dean Del Ray. Tickets on sale now HERE and a complete list of dates follows below.

King will continue to tear up the rulebook with the release Young Blood on August 26, redefining the route to modern rock stardom with a timeless sound and a singular voice, equal parts grease and grit, set to soon establish him as one of the most soulful vocalists of his generation.

    It’s Too Late

    Lie Lie Lie

    Rescue Me

    Pain

    Good and Gone

    Blood On The Tracks

    Hard Working Man

    Aim High

    Dark Cloud

     Whisper

     Blues Worse Than I Ever Had

TOUR DATES

Tickets available at marcuskingofficial.com/tour

Sept 9 – The Met – Philadelphia, PA

Sept 10 – The Theater at MGM National Harbor – Washington DC

Sept 11 – House Of Blues – Boston, MA

Sept 15 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY

Sept 16 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY

Sept 17 – KEMBA Live! – Columbus, OH

Sept 18 – Bourbon & Beyond Festival – Louisville, KY

Sept 20 – HISTORY – Toronto, ON

Sept 21 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA

Sept 23 – GLC Live at 20 Monroe - Grand Rapids, M

Sept 24 – The Sylvee – Madison, WI ^

Sept 25 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN

Sept 27 – Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN

Sept 29 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN

Sept 30 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN

Oct 1 – The Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA

Oct 2 – The Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA

Oct 4 – Stubb's Bar-B-Q – Austin, TX

Oct 6 – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ

Oct 7 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA

Oct 11 – The Masonic – San Francisco, CA

Oct 13 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR

Oct 14 – The Neptune Theatre – Seattle, WA

Oct 15 – The Neptune Theatre – Seattle, WA

Oct 17 –  The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

Oct 18 – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO

Oct 20 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO

Oct 21 – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL

Oct 22 – The Fillmore  Detroit- Detroit, MI

Oct 23 – Agora Theatre – Cleveland Ohio

Oct 25 – The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC

Oct 26 – Avondale Brewing Company - Birmingham, AL

Oct 27 – The Fillmore New Orleans – New Orleans, LA

Neal Francis, Ashland Craft and comedy by Dean Delray unless festival or otherwise stated.

^ Neal Francis and Dean Delray only