「Gallic Shrug」は、アメリカの人気メディア、Rolling Stone、Stereogum、Paste、Brooklyn Vegan、Consequenceなどから賞賛と支持を得た前シングル「Curtain」と「Point and Shoot」に続く。
新進気鋭のシンガー・ソングライターは、8月のEnd of the Roadフェスティバルと9月3日のRough Trade Eastでのインストア・ライヴのために来英し、その後ヨーロッパ全域でのヘッドライン・ランを開始する。
これに先立ち、7月19日にはThis Is Loreleiと共にニューヨークのKnockdown Centerで公演を行い、10月にはGrandaddyをサポートする全米ツアーで幕を閉じる。 彼はワシントンD.C.のリベレーション・ウィークエンド・フェスティバルに出演したばかりで、最近ではハミルトン・ライタウザー（ザ・ウォークメン）とのツアーや、グレート・エスケープ＆ドット・トゥ・ドット・フェスティバルへの出演を含むEUヘッドライナー・ツアーを終えたばかり。
Greg Freeman today has released his new single 'Gallic Shrug', the latest track from his highly anticipated album Burnover, out August 22 via Transgressive Records/Canvasback Music.
This song has a quality sound that combines Americana and rock, and features a light steel guitar style. Greg Freeman's vocals bring an austere yet refreshing impression.
"I was trying to look up lists of 'obscure expressions,' as in like weird old phrases or proverbs," Freeman explains. "The first thing that came up was 'Gallic Shrug,' a kind of niche physical expression, usually associated with French people–to convey indifference or lack of responsibility. I couldn't get that image out of my head. Its a very personal song revolving around this very heartbreaking gesture."
'Gallic Shrug' follows previous singles 'Curtain' and 'Point and Shoot', which earned praise and support from Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Paste, Brooklyn Vegan, Consequence, and more.
The rising singer/songwriter has a jam packed year ahead–he arrives in the UK for End of the Road festival in August and a newly announced in-store show at Rough Trade East on 3rd September, before starting a headline run across Europe.
Ahead of this, he plays NYC's Knockdown Center on 19th July with This Is Lorelei and then will cap it off with an October U.S. tour supporting Grandaddy. He just played Washington, D.C.'s Liberation Weekend festival, and recently wrapped up a tour with Hamilton Leithauser (The Walkmen) as well as a EU headlining tour, including festival appearances at The Great Escape & Dot to Dot Festival.
When Freeman quietly released his debut LP I Looked Out in 2022, it had no PR campaign, label, or music industry promo, but still garnered praise from notable critics, with Steven Hyden of UPROXX calling it “my favorite album of 2022 that I discovered in 2023,” and Paste Magazine naming it among the 25 Best Debut Albums of the 2020s. The word-of-mouth success of that release had Freeman on a relentless tour schedule.
Explosive, unsettling, and undeniable, the 10 tracks presented on Burnover meld energetic indie rock with an ambling twang. The album truly shines when Freeman tweaks the formula, like his previous single ‘Curtain'. Originally demoed as a meandering guitar jam, the track came to life when pianist Sam Atallah tracked a tack-piano take at the studio.
His lively leads invigorate the song, especially as Freeman sings lines like, “My thoughts die out slowly on the blood swept plains where I see you every night / And to the lonely hours, it’s like burning the furniture to keep the house bright at night.” Freeman says, “As soon as Sam laid down the piano, we heard the song for what it was and it came alive.”
Burnover is Freeman’s most adventurous and personal yet, cementing him as a singular songwriting talent.
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