Article Contributed by Big Hassle Media
Published on 2026-06-23
Acclaimed singer-songwriter-bassist Karina Rykman has announced her long-awaited second studio album, Late Checkout, arriving via Karina Rykman/High Rotation Records on Friday, September 25. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now. Recorded with longtime collaborator Gabe Monro at Trey Anastasio’s The Barn in Westford, VT, and LCD Soundsystem’s DFA Studios, the LP is preceded by today’s premiere of the first single, “Easy, Rider,” available everywhere now.
Built on a thick bass groove, the cinematic, sun-drenched track traces a conspiratorial escape down the California coast, with Rykman’s unhurried vocals cutting through the golden haze with impossible coolness. An official music video is streaming now on YouTube.
“‘Easy, Rider’ is a summer bop,” says Karina Rykman. “The propulsive bass line, the reverb-drenched guitar chords, the unbothered vocal vibe…I love this tune. It was written in a windowless basement studio with my producer, Gabe Monro, and then brought to Adam November and Chris Corsico (my band), where we fleshed out the sections together. It was a collaborative triumph.
“The song is a fictionalized story about a NorCal criminal and their escape down the California coast, inspired by a visit to Boonville, CA, last summer. Cash buried in the hills, stolen sailboats pushed to 30 knots, diffusing bombs by cutting wires - it was extremely fun to write about what I don’t know, and run wild with it for the first time ever. What I do know is I can’t listen to it without bobbing my head, and I’m thrilled to let ‘Easy, Rider’ welcome people into the orbit of Late Checkout.”
Watch “Easy, Rider” official music video
Pre-order/pre-save Late Checkout
Rykman — accompanied as always by her tried-and-true bandmates, Adam November (guitar, loopers, effects) and Chris Corsico (drums), as well as a newly expanded band — will mark the arrival of Late Checkout with a busy U.S. tour schedule, kicking off with a hometown headline return and record release event at New York City’s Webster Hall on September 25 and then traveling into December.
Highlights include a two-night stand at Chicago, IL’s Garcia’s Chicago on October 8-9 and a debut headline performance at West Hollywood, CA’s historic Troubadour on November 6. Tickets for all newly announced dates go on sale this Friday, June 26. In addition, Rykman is set for a number of top-billed festival appearances, including Johnstown, PA’s AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival on July 24-25, Fairport, NY’s Hoochenanny Festival on August 16, and Live Oak, FL’s Hulaween on October 23. Additional dates will be announced. For updates and ticket information, please visit [www.karinarykman.com/tour](http://www.karinarykman.com/tour).
Karina Rykman Tour 2026
July
July 24-25 - Johnstown, PA - AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival †
August
August 16 - Fairport, NY - Hoochenanny Festival †
September
September 25 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
October
October 2 - Philadelphia, PA - Ardmore Music Hall
October 3 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall
October 8 - Chicago, IL - Garcia’s Chicago
October 9 - Chicago, IL - Garcia’s Chicago
October 10 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
October 11 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
October 13 - St. Louis, MO - Atomic
October 14 - Nashville, TN - Row One
October 16 - Austin, TX - Brushy Street Commons
October 17 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
October 18 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
October 21 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
October 22 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Music Hall
October 23 - Live Oak, FL - Hulaween †
October 24 - Charleston, SC - The Charleston Pour House
October 25 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle (Backroom)
November
November 5 - San Diego, CA - Winstons
November 6 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
November 7 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
November 12 - Bend, OR - The Domino Room
November 13 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
November 14 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
November 17 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club
November 18 - Salt Lake City, UT - State Room
November 21 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
December
December 3 - Portland, ME - Portland House of Music
December 4 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
December 5 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
† Festival appearance
