John Grant readies 'Love is Magic' (watch the title track's video), touring

August 7, 2018

John Grant will release new album Love is Magic on October 12 via Partisan. “Each record I make is more of an amalgamation of who I truly am,” Grant says of his process. “The more I do this, the more I trust in myself, and the further along I go.” John made the album with Benge (Ben Edwards) of Wrangler and side project Creep Show, with help from previous collaborator Paul Alexander of Midlake. The first single is Love is Magic‘s electro-glam title track and he’s just shared the canine-centric video, directed by Fanny Hoetzeneder. “Fanny’s video is a beautiful snapshot of unconditional love,” says John. “But obviously there is still a lot of work involved. At least on the dog’s part.” Watch that below.

You can catch John on tour this fall — his first North American trek in three years — which includes his biggest NYC headline show to date: Warsaw on November 30. Tickets for that show go on sale Wednesday, August 8 at 10 AM.

All tour dates are listed below.

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Love is Magic tracklist
01 Metamorphosis
02 Love is Magic
03 Tempest
04 Preppy Bo
05 Smug Cun
06 He’s Got His Mother’s Hips
07 Diet Gum
08 Is He Strange
09 The Common Snipe
10 Touch and Go

John Grant 2018 Tour Dates:
08/16 – Birmingham, UK – Symphony Hall
08/18 – Wales, UK – Green Man Festival
08/19 – Belfast, UK – Open House Festival
08/20 – Edinburgh, UK – Edinburgh International Festival
10/26 – Reykjavik, IS – Silfurberg
10/29 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Dome
10/30 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
10/31 – Bath, UK – The Forum
11/02 – Sheffield, UK – Octagon Centre
11/03 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall, Manchester **SOLD OUT**
11/07 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega
11/08 – Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
11/10 – Wangels, DE – Rolling Stone Weekender
11/12 – Koln, DE – Kulturkirche
11/13 – Hamburg, DE – Kampnagel
11/14 – Berlin, DE – Astra Kulturhaus
11/16 – Rust, DE – Rolling Stone Park
11/30 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
12/02 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
12/03 – Montreal, QC – Fairmont Theatre
12/05 – Detroit, MI – El Club
12/06 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
12/08 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
12/09 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
12/11 – Denver, CO – Bluebird
12/12 – Salt Lake City, UT – State Room
12/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
12/15 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst – Atrium
12/16 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
12/18 – Seattle, WA – Columbia City Theatre
12/19 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
12/20 – Vancouver, BC – Imperial Vancouver