Andrew Combs comes with new album "Dream Pictures"; tours Europe in August/September

Dream Pictures, the sixth album from songwriter Andrew Combs, is a dreamy, dusky record for the quiet hours that bring each day to a close. It was written for the quiet hours that bring each day to a close. At night, after putting his children to bed, he would go into his garage to write, play his guitar, paint, and escape the world for a while. It was during those stretches of solitude at the end of the day when Combs penned the 12 songs that would become Dream Pictures. 

Combs co-produced the record with drummer Dom Billett. The two musicians began touring together in 2017, and their friendship is almost audible throughout the record. With the exception of instrumentalist Spencer Cullum, who contributed to pedal steel, Dream Pictures was entirely recorded and performed by Combs and Billett. The two embraced all the imperfections that came with the homemade tracking process, balancing the rawness of recording with the finesse of Combs' songwriting. They even captured Combs' vocals with a series of live-in-the-studio performances, resisting the temptation to edit different takes together for a more polished product.

"This record is about contentment: being at ease with who I am and where I am at in my life and career," explains Combs. "It’s me sitting back at the end of each day and finding something that is inspiring, and embellishing on it. I don’t think many of these songs could’ve come if I was in turmoil. I think that dovetails with the album title, because being at ease with who I am lets my imagination run wild and gives me the ability to dream."

Dream Pictures will be released through Loose Music and Combs tours through the UK, Ireland and The Netherlands in August/September:

22/08: Guildford, UK - The Keep
23/08: Winchester, UK - The Railway Inn
24/08: Stanford Hall, UK - The Long Road
25/08: Salitaire, UK - The Live Room
26/08: Liverpool, UK - Kazimier Stockroom
27/08: Chester, UK - St Mary's Creative Space
28/08: Dublin, IRL - Workmans Cellar
29/08: Kilkenny, IRL - Cleere's
30/08: Belfast, UK - Deer's Head
31/08: Paisley, UK - Mill Town Music Festival
01/09: Edinburgh, UK - Sneaky Pete's
03/09: London, UK - The Water Rats
05/09: Rotterdam, NL - De Doelen
06/09: Arnhem, NL - Luxor Live
07/09: Deventer, NL - Burgerweeshuis
08/09: Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
09/09: Eindhoven, NL - Americana Mondays