Andy Frasco & The U.N. have released their deeply moving new single, “Iowa Moon,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services. “Iowa Moon” heralds the upcoming arrival of Andy Frasco & The U.N.’s eagerly awaited new album, L’Optimist, arriving via Fun Machine Records/Soundly Music on Friday, August 11. Pre-orders are available now.
Co-written by Frasco with Kenny Carkeet (AWOLNATION, Anti-Flag), singer-songwriter Paul McDonald, and veteran troubadour Steve Poltz, “Iowa Moon” sees the hard-traveling songwriter pondering the possibility of getting off the road to remain at home with his beloved, inspired in part by his first real girlfriend.
“She was the first girl I ever really committed to,” Frasco says. “It’s like, I don't know what the fuck I'm doing, this is a new world to me, but I know that I love being with you and I love you teaching me how to love. I'm not really a good communicator outside of my art, so I wrote ‘Iowa Moon’ to say, I know that I'm difficult. I know that I'm on the road all the time. But I love you.”
Frasco’s sixth released studio album and most hopeful and enthusiastic collection thus far, L’Optimist also includes the ebullient first single, “You Do You.”
LISTEN TO “IOWA MOON”
LISTEN TO “YOU DO YOU”
WATCH “YOU DO YOU” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
PRE-ORDER L’OPTIMIST
A much-beloved live outfit renowned for unbridled improvisation, audience interaction, surprising covers, special guests, and animated antics unlike any other, Andy Frasco & The U.N. will celebrate L’Optimist with a stacked live schedule including a just-announced headline run getting underway September 28 at East Lansing, MI’s Hall 224 and then continuing through mid-December. In the meantime, Frasco will spend the summer traveling America on a wide-ranging itinerary that features headline dates, top-billed festival appearances, and an eagerly awaited double bill supporting Slightly Stoopid set for August 13 at Morrison, CO’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Additional dates will be announced. For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.andyfrasco.com/tour.
ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. - TOUR 2023
JUNE
16 – Swanzey, NH – Northlands Music & Arts Festival *
17 – Wellfleet, MA – Beachcomber +
18 – Nantucket, MA – The Chicken Box +
21 – Charlotte, NC – Visulite Theatre ©
22 – Isle of Palms, SC – The Windjammer
23 – Black Mountain, NC – Pisgah Brewing Company
24 – Kill Devil Hills, NC – Outer Banks Brewing Station ^
25 – Kill Devil Hills, NC – Outer Banks Brewing Station ^
27 – Roanoke, VA – 5 Points Music Sanctuary #
28 – Dewey Beach, DE – Bottle & Cork **
29 – Virginia Beach, VA – New Realm Brewing Co. #
30 – Baltimore, MD – Union Craft Brewing
JULY
1 – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival *
2 – Amagansett, NY – The Stephen Talkhouse +
13 – Rochester, NY – Party in the Park - *
14 – Buffalo, NY – Cobblestone Live! *
26 – Victor, ID – Knotty Pine
27 – Salmon, ID – Sweet Water Hollow +
28 – Livingston, MT – Pine Creek Lodge +
29 – Ketchum, ID – Argyros Performing Arts Center +
AUGUST
1 – Durango, CO – Animas City Theatre +
2 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater †
3 – Boulder, CO – Triple A SummitFest
4 – Steamboat Springs, CO – Snow Bowl Steamboat
5 – Telluride, CO – Sheridan Opera House †
6 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen †
10–12 – Yuba, WI – People Fest *
13 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre ++
17-19 - Thornville, OH - Secret Dreams Music & Arts Festival *
25-27 - Chicago, IL – Cultivate *
SEPTEMBER
7- Des Moines, IA - xBk Live +
8 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club $
9 – Indianapolis, IN – All In Music & Arts Festival *
10 – St. Louis, MO – Music At The Intersection *
28 – E. Lansing, MI – Hall 224 ^^
30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theatre ^^
OCTOBER
1 – Washington, DC – Atlantis ^^
4 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom ^^
8 – Portland, ME – Bayside Bowl ^^
11 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry ^^
27-31 - Miami, FL - Bert Kreischer's Fully Loaded at Sea
NOVEMBER
2 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl ††
4 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse ††
5 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre ††
DECEMBER
2 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom $
5 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution Music Hall ##
6 – Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard ##
7 – Austin, TX – Mohawk @
8 – Dallas, TX – Deep Ellum Art Co. ##
9 – Houston, TX – Last Concert Cafe ##
10 - Baton Rouge, LA - Chelsea’s Live
16 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge @
* Festival Appearance
+ An Evening With (2 Sets)
© w/ Special Guest Cosmic Collective
^ w/Special Guest Kind Hearted Strangers
# w/Special Guest Joe Samba
** w/ Special Guest Chris Diller
† w/Special Guest Tenth Mountain Division
++ w/ Slightly Stoopid
^^ w/ Special Guest Cool Cool Cool
†† w/ Special Guest Doom Flamingo
## w/ Special Guest Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers
@ w/ Special Guest Maggie Rose
$ w/ Special Guest Dogs In A Pile
