KENDELL MARVEL’S NEW ALBUM COME ON SUNSHINE OUT SEPTEMBER 23 

PUT IT IN THE PLATE” DEBUTS TODAY
SUMMER TOUR DATES CONFIRMED

COME ON SUNSHINE TRACKLIST
1. “Don’t Tell Me How To Drink” (written by Kendell Marvel and Chris Stapleton)
2. “Keep Doing Your Thing” (written by Kendell Marvel)
3. “Hell Bent On Hard Times” (written by Kendell Marvel and Dean Alexander)
4. “Never Lovin’ You” (written by Kendell Marvel and Chris Stapleton)
5. “Come On Sunshine” (written by Kendell Marvel and Devon Gilfillian)
6. “Put It In The Plate” (written by Kendell Marvel and Dee White)
7. “Off My Mind” (written by Kendell Marvel, Dan Auerbach and Al Anderson)
8. “Fool Like Me” (written by Kendell Marvel and Waylon Payne)
9. “Habits” (written by Kendell Marvel and Kolby Cooper)
10. “Dyin’ Isn’t Cheap” (written by Kendell Marvel and Josh Morningstar)
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Kendell Marvel will release his anticipated new album, Come On SunshineSeptember 23 via CmdShft (pre-order here). Ahead of the release, “Put It In The Plate” is debuting today—watch a live performance video for the song HERE. Written by Marvel and Dee White, the song is a southern-fried stomper aimed at money-hungry televangelists and has already become an audience favorite on the road.
Produced by Beau Bedford (Paul Cauthen, Leah Blevins), executive produced by Marvel and recorded at Dallas’ Modern Electric Sound Recorders, Come On Sunshine explores the wide range of Marvel’s influences, both musically and through his choice of collaborators. To create these ten tracks, which delve into some of life’s most honest and authentic experiences through country, rock and blues, Marvel was joined by several renowned songwriters and musicians including his longtime friend and collaborator Chris Stapleton (vocals, electric guitar, songwriter), Dean Alexander (songwriter, background vocals), Al Anderson (songwriter), Dan Auerbach (songwriter), Nick Bockrath (electric guitar), Kolby Cooper (songwriter), Dan Dyer (background vocals), Devon Gilfillian (songwriter, background vocals), Josh Morningstar (songwriter), Waylon Payne (songwriter) and Mickey Raphael (harmonica).
Reflecting on the album, Marvel shares, “I’m 51 years old, which means I’m long past the point of catering to anybody. I’m just telling the stories I want to tell,” and continues, “I like to work with people who are different than me. Working with Beau Bedford in Dallas meant that I was playing with guys I’d never met before. Guys who had different ideas, different tones, and different ways of playing than my friends back home. We recorded the album live, finishing the whole thing in four days. That’s how you capture magic. The same thing can be said for the people I write with. I prefer left-field people—people who come from different backgrounds and different genres. Devon Gilfillian comes from the R&B world; he hears different melodies than I do. Waylon is a gay man, so he has some experiences that are different than mine. I love to surround myself with people like that, and sit in the writing room with someone who isn’t just like me. Because that’s how you capture magic, too.”
In celebration of the new music, Marvel will perform throughout this summer with upcoming shows at Charlotte’s The Evening Muse, Memphis’ Growlers, Boise’s The Olympic Venue and Spokane’s Lucky You Lounge among many others. Additionally, Marvel’s Nashville residency, “Kendell Marvel’s Honky Tonk Experience,” will return to Exit/In on August 9 with a selection of special guests. See below for complete tour itinerary.

Photo credit: Laura E. Partain  
Born and raised in Southern Illinois, Marvel is one of Nashville’s most respected songwriters with cuts by Chris Stapleton (including the GRAMMY Award-winning “Either Way”), Brothers Osborne (GRAMMY Award-winning “Younger Me”), George Strait, Jamey Johnson, Gary Allen, Jake Owen, Lee Ann Womack, Blake Shelton and more.
Come On Sunshine is Marvel’s third studio album following 2019’s Solid Gold Sounds, produced by Dan Auerbach and David Ferguson. Released to widespread acclaim, Rolling Stone declared, “a clear descendant of the Waylon Jennings and Charlie Rich albums loved by Marvel, and one that is able to stand on its own in the splintered present moment of mainstream pop-country projects and progressive songwriter albums,” while American Songwriter declared, “with the somewhat cheekily titled Solid Gold Sounds, Kendell Marvel shifts from supporting player to front-man with ease” and The Tennessean proclaimed, “a 10-track toast to time-tested honky-tonk storytelling that goes down with smooth sincerity.”
KENDELL MARVEL CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
June 3—Chattanooga, TN—Riverbend Festival 2022
June 4—Charlotte, NC—The Evening Muse
June 10—Maryville, TN—The Shed
June 11—Campbelltown, FL—Southern Fields Brewing
June 17—Memphis, TN—Growlers
June 29—Anchorage, AK—The Backyard Country BBQ
July 4—Gunnison, CO—I Bar Ranch
July 6—Sheridan, WY—Big Horn Equestrian Center
July 13—London, UK—The Lexington
July 14—Valencia, Spain—Club Loco*
July 16—Riaza, Spain—Huercasa Country Festival 2022
July 26—Boise, ID—The Olympic Venue
July 27—Spokane, WA—Lucky You Lounge
August 9—Nashville, TN—Kendell Marvel’s Honky Tonk Experience at Exit/In
August 14—Springfield, IL—Illinois State Fair
September 2—Dove Valley, CO—Seven Peaks Festival 2022
September 16—Pyror, OK—Born & Raised 2022
*with The Wild Feathers

 

 

 

 

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