Amos Lee announces new album, ‘Transmissions,’ and shares impactful new single “Hold On Tight”

Philly-based singer-songwriter Amos Lee announced his upcoming album, Transmissions, dropping Friday August 9th, through Hoagiemouth Records (his label) via Thirty Tigers. Lee’s first single “Hold on Tight,” was released Wednesday, with accompanying music video by Anthony Mulcahy and James Delahunty available on YouTube.

Transmissions and “Hold on Tight” marks Lee’s return to his own songwriting following a 2022 tribute to Chet Baker, My Ideal, and last year’s Honeysuckle Switches: The Songs of Lucinda Williams. The new single is a song about the importance of loved ones. With a swelling folk-funk chorus echoing “Worry No More,” “Hold On Tight” and its music video feel organic, simple yet impactful.

The album, produced by Lee himself, was recorded live in a week with his band in upstate New York. It explores “a lot of existential stuff,” says Lee in a press release. “If you really listen to what’s in between the lines, there’s a lot of grappling with your place in the world, grappling with loss. There’s a lot of grappling with the balance between bailing out the boat and rowing at the same time – the experience of writing music and playing songs while trying, as we all are right now, to make sense of a world that feels like it’s changing really quickly.”

Amos Lee will be touring the US this summer, starting off with a concert May 7 at Bowling Green’s SKyPAC and visiting Lancaster and Atlantic City in July. Details at WXPN’s Concert Calendar. Pre-order Transmissions here, watch the video for “Hold on Tight,” or view tour dates below.

MAY
7 – Bowling Green, KY – SKyPAC *
9-11 – Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center +
13 – Huntington, WV – Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center *
14 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah’s Cherokee Center *
16 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheater *
17 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre *
18 – New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre New Jersey *
20 – Albany, NY – The Egg – Hart Theatre *
21 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway *
22 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount Theater *
24 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse *
25 – Portland, ME – State Theatre *
28 – Charleston, SC – Spoleto Festival ^

JUNE
21 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre #
22 – Indianapolis, IN – Rock The Ruins #
24 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant #
25 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater #
27 – La Vista, NE – The Astro #
28 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre #
29 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest

JULY
1 – Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater **
​​3 – Grand Rapids, MI – Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens **
5 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues **
6 – Columbus, OH – Southern Theatre **
8 – Deerfield, MA – Tree House Brewing Company
11 – Lancaster, PA – American Music Theatre **
13 – Atlantic City, NJ – Music Box at the Borgata

SEPTEMBER
13 – Vail, CO – Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater †
14 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater † (SOLD OUT)
15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre † (SOLD OUT)
17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden
19 – San Diego, CA – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park †
21 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl †
23 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre †
24 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery †
25 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic † (SOLD OUT)
27 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater †
28 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery †

* w/ Special Guest Julia Pratt
** w/ Mikela Davis
+ w/ The Nashville Symphony
^ Amos Lee Solo Acoustic Performance
# w/ Special Guest Mutlu
† Co-Headline w/ Indigo Girls