JOHN CRAIGIE
SUPERSONIC, 9 RUE BISCORNET, 75012 Paris Kort
sun. 18.10.2026 20:00
LIVE NATION PRESENTE : JOHN CRAIGIEL-R-25-3202 / L-R-22-1699Achat limité à 8 billets par commande.Depuis plus de dix ans, John Craigie compose une musique qui rassemble, non pas par le spectaculaire, mais par la sincérité et des chansons qui ressemblent à des conversations.Son nouvel album I Swam Here, à paraître le 6 février 2026 sur Zabriskie Point Records, a été écrit et produit par Craigie, puis enregistré entre La Nouvelle-Orléans et Astoria. Sept titres ont été enregistrés aux Deslonde St Studios avec des musiciens choisis par Sam Doores (The Deslondes), parmi lesquels Howe Pearson, Max Bien Khan, Jonny Campos, ainsi qu’une participation de Desiree Cannon. La collaboratrice de longue date Anna Moss est présente sur une grande partie de l’album. Les autres morceaux ont été finalisés au Rope Room à Astoria, dans le même esprit musical. La pochette, peinte par Brittany Schall, fait référence au design des disques de samba et de jazz du milieu du XX? siècle.Les singles de l’album retracent son processus de création. Fire Season, enregistré par Bart Budwig, fait partie des premiers titres écrits et réunit Cooper Trail, Nevada Sowle, Luke Ydstie et Jamie Greenan. Dry Land a été retravaillé à Astoria après que les premières sessions à La Nouvelle-Orléans ne donnaient pas le résultat souhaité. Edna Strange, inspiré par Marty Robbins, est le seul morceau où Craigie joue de la guitare acoustique à cordes acier, accompagné par Max Bien Khan à la guitare nylon et un trio vocal en lieu et place des harmonies d’Anna Moss.Après Pagan Church (2024) avec TK & The Holy Know-Nothings — resté six semaines n°1 du classement Americana Albums — I Swam Here se révèle à la fois ample et intime, façonné par l’héritage musical de la côte du Golfe et la quiétude du Pacifique Nord-Ouest.Artiste infatigable sur scène, John Craigie tourne sans relâche aux États-Unis, en Europe et en Australie, participe à des festivals tels que Newport Folk, Pickathon, Edmonton Folk Festival ou High Sierra, et partage la scène avec Langhorne Slim, Sierra Hull, Gregory Alan Isakov, Brett Dennen ou encore Jack Johnson. Sa tournée annuelle #KeepItWarm reverse 1?$ par billet vendu à des associations locales, tandis que ses voyages musicaux John Craigie On The River sont devenus des rendez-vous incontournables pour ses fans.I Swam Here marque une étape solide et collective, mêlant la rugosité de La Nouvelle-Orléans au calme du Pacifique Nord-Ouest, et confirme un songwriter qui continue d’élargir l’univers de sa musique.
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John Craigie
For over a decade, John Craigie has made music that brings people in. Not with spectacle, but with sincerity and songs that feel like conversations.
I Swam Here, Craigie’s forthcoming studio album is due February 6, 2026 via Zabriskie Point Records. Much of the album, recorded in New Orleans in January 2025, finds Craigie backed by musicians handpicked by Sam Doores of The Deslondes. With him on piano, organ and vocals he brought along Howe Pearson on drums, Max Bien Khan on bass, Jonny Campos on pedal steel and an appearance by Desiree Cannon on vocals on one track. Longtime friend and collaborator, Anna Moss, appears on almost every song. While Craigie served as producer you can feel the influence and the talents of the New Orleans musicians on the seven of the ten tracks that were recorded there. The other three songs were recorded a few months later at the Rope Room up in Astoria, Oregon with a different band but mirroring the aesthetic of the New Orleans sessions. The cover art, painted by B. Schall, who herself has spent time living in New Orleans, mirrors the style and design of many samba and jazz records of the 50s and 60s.
The record’s first single, “Fire Season,” was engineered by longtime collaborator Bart Budwig. This was one of the first songs written for the project and was recorded in Astoria with Cooper Trail on drums and Nevada Sowle on bass, both returning after working with Craigie on Mermaid Salt. It also has Luke Ydstie on bass (Blind Pilot, Michael Hurley) and Jamie Greenan on pedal steel.
The second single “Dry Land” took a different path. They recorded a version in New Orleans but Craigie didn’t like the pacing and it had a long unneeded bridge. It was re-recorded in Astoria a few months later with a different piano line and a bowed upright bass.
The 3rd upcoming single, “Edna Strange” is inspired by the songs of Marty Robbins and other western gunfighter ballads. This is the only song where Craigie plays steel string acoustic. Max Bien Khan is doing the nylon string guitar leads. One of the few songs to not feature Anna Moss vocals, instead they opted to reference Marty Robbins with the male trio vocal you can hear in the background,
Following 2024’s Pagan Church — his acclaimed collaboration with TK & The Holy Know-Nothings that spent 6 weeks at #1 on the Americana Albums charts— I Swam Here feels both expansive and intimate, drawing from the musical history of the Gulf Coast and the quiet natural sounds of the Pacific Northwest.
Craigie’s music continues to resonate far beyond the studio. He has packed out solo and band tours across the U.S., Europe and Australia, performed at Newport Folk Festivals, Pickathon, Edmonton Folk Festival, and High Sierra, and shared the stage with Langhorne Slim, Brett Dennen, Sierra Hull, Gregory Alan Isakov, Mason Jennings, Bella White, and Jack Johnson. His annual #KeepItWarm Tour donates $1 from every ticket sold to regional nonprofits fighting food insecurity, while his beloved John Craigie On the River trips on the Tuolumne (CA) or Rogue (OR) rivers have become a one-of-a-kind gathering for fans and friends alike.
I Swam Here is another step forward for Craigie. Rooted in place, shaped by collaboration, and guided by his steady hand as a songwriter and producer. It blends the spirit of New Orleans with the stillness of the Pacific Northwest, and shows the quiet confidence of an artist who is still exploring his limits.
