For the past decade, Andrew Leahey has pushed against the boundaries of Americana music, releasing hook-driven records that have more in common with the heartland rock & roll of Tom Petty than the traditional sounds of his Nashville home. With "Horizonless" — the first single from KICK / MOVE / SHAKE, the upcoming fifth album from Leahey's critically-acclaimed band, Andrew Leahey & the Homestead — he steps into a new sound altogether.

Heavily inspired by the '80s pop hits of Leahey's childhood, "Horizonless" isn't just an expansion — it's a musical makeover. Synthesizers, glittering guitars, stacked vocal harmonies, and larger-than-life pop melodies are the song's building blocks, stacked into sparkling shape by Leahey (a three-time semi-finalist at the International Songwriting Competition) and producer Gregory Lattimer (Albert Hammond Jr., Aaron Lee Tasjan). Already praised by Rolling Stone for his "sharp storytelling and fist-pumping rock & roll swagger," Leahey showcases the full reach of his songwriting with "Horizonless," resulting in a nostalgic alt-pop single for modern times. The album itself, KICK / MOVE / SHAKE, is due October 31st. (Watch the unreleased music video for "Horizonless" here.)

Leahey has a long history of reinvention. A trained vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, he sang classical music at The Juilliard School before shifting focus to his own compositions. Moving to Nashville, he built a national audience with albums like Airwaves and the two-volume American Static while also establishing himself as a modern-day guitar hero, backing up artists like John Oates, Steve Earle, and Butch Walker. KICK / MOVE / SHAKE was written during a rollercoaster era that found him losing his mother to Alzheimer's, playing to sold-out crowds on Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival Tour, and touring the country as Elizabeth Cook's longtime bandleader.

This autumn, Leahey will support KICK / MOVE / SHAKE's release with shows in six countries, sharing shows with acts like Hannah Aldridge, Paul McDonald, and The Pleasures.

TRACK LISTING
Phosophorescent
Horizonless
The One That Got Away Came Back
Sleepwalking The Ceiling
Not Like September
Porcelain and Plastic
Lady Luck
Kristina on the L Train
Train Ran Out
Use Your Daylight

TOUR DATES

Sep 14 Mexico City, Mexico --- Foro Del Tejedor

Sep 21 Nashville, TN -------------The Bluebird Cafe

Oct 28 Edinburgh, Scotland------Voodoo Rooms Lounge

Oct 29 Stirling, Scotland-----------Tolbooth

Oct 30 London, England-----------Water Rats

Oct 31 Stockholm, Sweden --------Sofia Commons

Nov 1 Hoganas, Sweden -----------The Garage

Nov 4 Bergen, Norway --------------House show

Nov 7 Orebro, Sweden --------------Schreibers Garage

Nov 8 Knislinge, Sweden ------------Kom in Live

Nov 9 Uddevalla, Sweden -----------Folkhuset

Nov 12 Trondheim, Norway ----------Bar Moskus

Nov 13 Stockholm, Sweden ---------Twang

Nov 15 Kirton in Lindsey, England --Town Hall

Nov 17 Newcastle, England -----------Cluny 2

Nov 19 London, England --------------Kingsmead House Concerts