S.G. Goodman - "Michael Told Me"

Photo by Ryan Hartley

S.G. Goodman's upcoming album is predominantly about grief and reconciliation. Of all the singles we've heard from Planting by the Signs so far, "Michael Told Me" might be the song that fits the theme the best. Goodman and her longtime collaborator Matt Rowan had a falling out due to how difficult touring can be. The two friends went two years without talking. Then, while Goodman was on tour, she discovered her father figure and mentor had died in a freak accident. That led to her reconciliation with Rowan, which led to the creation of her upcoming album.

"Michael Told Me" is dripping with pain and heartache. The song fits more into the alt-rock side of Goodman's music, and it's painfully haunting. The raw emotion in "Michael Told Me" reminds me of classics from Tori Amos and Jeff Buckley. The song is one of the most beautiful I've heard in a while, but there is a herculean amount of pain behind that beauty. This one is a must listen, and shows why Goodman is such a beloved artist of ours.

You can watch the video for "Michael Told Me" below. Planting by the Signs is due out June 20 on Slough Water Records/Thirty Tigers, and is available for pre-order here. For more on S.G. Goodman, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include a November 1 show at The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA and a November 2 date at Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, MA.

6/27 - Lexington, KY - The Burl (w/ Secular Pets)

6/28 - Lexington, KY - The Burl (w/ Nick Harley)

7/5 - Duluth, MN - Bayfront Festival Park “

8/7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE ^

8/8 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live! ^

8/9 - Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brook Amphitheatre ^

8/23 - Falkenberg, Sweden - Rootsy Summer Fest

8/24 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Roots

8/26 - Oslo, Norway - Belleville

8/28–8/29 - Tønder, Denmark - Tønder Festival

8/31 - Den Haag, Netherlands - Once In A Blue Moon Festival

9/2 - London, UK - Oslo Hackney

9/4 - Manchester, UK - Gullivers

9/5 - Bristol, UK - Louisiana

9/18 - Dallas, TX - Kessler Theater *

9/19 - Houston, TX - Heights Ironwork *

9/20 - Austin, TX - Antone's *

9/23 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *

9/24 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet's ~

9/26 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour ~

9/27 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel *

9/30 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater *

10/1 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile *

10/3 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room *

10/4 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater *

10/22 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West +

10/24 - Nashville, TN - Basement East +

10/25 - Asheville, NC - Eulogy +

10/26 - Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom +

10/27 - Washington D.C. - The Atlantis +

10/29 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom +

10/30 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live +

11/1 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair +

11/2 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse +

11/4 - Toronto, ON - The Great Hall +

11/5 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark +

11/7 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall +

11/8 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line +

11/10 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway +

+ w/ Tyler Childers

“ w/ Trampled By Turtles

^ w/ Lord Huron

* w/ John Calvin Abney

~ w/ Becca Mancari 

+ w/ Fust