Americana duo The Imaginaries – husband-and-wife team Maggie McClure and Shane Henry – release their sophomore album Fever today, a 12-song collection recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with 1st and 2nd generation members of the legendary Swampers. Supported in part by the Shoals Music Makers Incentive Program, which invests in artists recording in the Shoals and carrying forward its storied legacy, the album blends gritty blues-rock, soaring pop-Americana, and heartfelt balladry. Guest collaborations include “Whole Lotta Livin’” featuring Vince Gill on guitar, “Crossroads” featuring Joe Bonamassa, and “Wishing Well” featuring Ariel Posen.
The album’s title track arrives with a brand-new music video that embodies the adrenaline and romance woven through the record. Featuring one of Shane’s restored muscle cars, the clip captures the duo on the move – living the roving lifestyle that inspired the song’s Bonnie-and-Clyde-style narrative of love, freedom, and fire.
Fever follows a string of early singles (including “Whole Lotta Livin’” and “Crossroads”) that offered listeners a first glimpse into the album’s emotional range. “Little by Little,” praised for its uplifting message and harmony-rich roots-pop sound, helped set the stage with a message of perseverance. “Constant,” written by Maggie as a love letter to Shane, offered an intimate moment of comfort and devotion. Together with “Wishing Well,” which recently climbed to #3 on CDX TRACtion’s Triple A Surging & Emerging chart, these songs built momentum, carrying the duo into release day with their strongest wave of attention to date. Fever is currently available on CD and LP from your local independent retailer, Amazon.com, and other select stores. Signed copies can be ordered at imaginariesband.com.
Beyond their album, The Imaginaries’ music continues to reach audiences through film and television. Their cover of Frankie Valli’s “My Eyes Adored You,” performed on camera in the Dennis Quaid biopic Reagan, will appear on the film’s official soundtrack - REAGAN: Original Soundtrack Album (out August 29th via Curb Records) alongside Bob Dylan, Clint Black, MORIAH & more. Maggie also co-wrote and sings the end credit song “Learn to Let Go” for the upcoming feature Everything to Me, in theaters September 5th, with Maggie having written the song with the film’s composer Stephanie Economou and artist Chloe Caroline. “Learn to Let Go” will be on the film’s soundtrack, out this fall via Lakeshore Records. The duo’s songs have also appeared in projects including Netflix’s Mending the Line and the forthcoming film The One, in which they perform on screen.
Oklahoma natives Maggie and Shane met when she opened for him at a show in their hometown. They fell in love, married, and moved to Los Angeles before eventually returning to their roots and establishing Muscle Shoals as their creative base. Along the way, they’ve amassed over 75+ sync placements, written/produced songs for and starred in feature films (A Cowgirl’s Song), shared stages with Judy Collins, John Waite, and Sixpence None the Richer, and launched creative ventures beyond the stage – Maggie as a music supervisor and Shane as co-founder of boutique pedal company Westerlund Audio.
To celebrate the release of Fever, The Imaginaries take the stage tonight at Los Angeles’ Hotel Café for a special album release show. They’ll follow it up with a hometown celebration at Oklahoma City’s Beam Live on September 5th – a highlight stop on their ongoing Wheels to the Pavement Tour, which also includes a return to Muscle Shoals with a show at Champy’s on September 13, appearances at Americanafest in Nashville (September 9–10), and 25+ additional dates nationwide before a European run in 2026. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit imaginariesband.com.
Fever by The Imaginaries
1. Fever
2. Wishing Well (feat. Ariel Posen)
3. Crossroads (feat. Joe Bonamassa)
4. Whole Lotta Livin’ (feat. Vince Gill on guitar)
5. Constant
6. I Knew It Was You
7. Buzzard’s Roost
8. Little by Little
9. Breaker
10. Riding That High
11. Here For You
12. Lucky Ones
The Imaginaries – Wheels to the Pavement 2025 Tour Dates
Friday, August 22nd – Hotel Café (Album Release Show w/ Shane Alexander & Shawn Jones) – Los Angeles, CA
Friday, August 29th – Jim and Linda Lee Performing Arts Center – Prescott, AZ
Sunday, August 31st – The Lion’s Den – Pinetop, AZ
Tuesday, September 2nd – Stone Cottage Studios – Boulder, CO
Friday, September 5th – Beam Live (Hometown Album Release Show) – Oklahoma City, OK*
Saturday, September 6th – The Colony – Tulsa, OK *Full Band
Tuesday, September 9th – Americanafest (Gray Matters Studio) – Nashville, TN
Wednesday, September 10th – Americanafest (ACME Feed & Seed - OKFM & TFMAC The Oklahoma Stage) – Nashville, TN *Full Band
Wednesday, September 10th – Americanafest (Analog at Hutton Hotel) – Nashville, TN
Thursday, September 11th – Kimbro’s Pickin’ Parlor – Franklin, TN
Saturday, September 13th – Champy’s – Muscle Shoals, AL
Wednesday, September 17th – The Bur Oak – Madison, WI
Thursday, September 18th – Shank Hall – Milwaukee, WI
Sunday, September 21st – Aster Cafe – Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, September 25th – Oklahoma’s Listening Room – Cushing, OK
Friday, October 3rd – Firehouse Gastro Park – Grand Prairie, TX
Saturday, October 4th – Cottonwood Arts Festival – Richardson, TX
Tuesday, October 4th – The Cicada (w/ Jesse Spradlin – Fort Worth, TX
Saturday, October 18th – The Center at Eagle Hill – Hardwick, MA
Sunday, October 26th – Knuckleheads – Kansas City, MO
Saturday, November 8th – University of West Georgia – Carrollton, GA
