Michael McDermott Readies 'Hit Me Back' for September 25 Drop

Press Release: Chicago singer-songwriter Michael McDermott will be releasing a new album, Hit Me Back, on September 25 via Rock Ridge Music.  The new album was produced by CJ Eiriksson (who engineered albums for U2 and Matchbox 20, as well as McDermott's 2007 album Noise From Words). 

It's been quite a ride since McDermott’s talent for mature and lyrically dense songwriting caught the eye—and ear—of then-talent scout Brian Koppelman (now a screenwriter, novelist, director, and producer; best known as the co-writer of “Ocean’s Thirteen” and “Rounders”), who immediately signed him to Giant Records.  His first album, 620 West Surf, boasted a Billboard Hot 100 charting single, (“A Wall I Must Climb”). Influenced by such musical giants as Bob Dylan and Van Morrison, McDermott continued to write introspective, character-driven songs that won him an enduring band of appreciative followers.  McDermott released five more albums in the decade that followed—some with label distribution, others independently.  Hit Me Back is the follow-up to 2009’s Hey La Hey.  In the liner notes for McDermott’s self-titled album, bestselling author Stephen King wrote:  “Michael McDermott is one of the best songwriters in the world and possibly the greatest undiscovered rock ‘n’ roll talent of the last 20 years.”

 

Through the years, he has played countless live shows and plans to tour heavily in support of the forthcoming album.  Fans in select cities are in for a special treat:  McDermott has planned new album preview shows in New York, Philadelphia, and Freehold (NJ), plus Chicago fans will get a “full album preview” show planned for June 30, 2012, at Lincoln Hall (see below for all confirmed tour dates).  A more extensive tour schedule will be announced soon. 

 

MICHAEL MCDERMOTT TOUR SCHEDULE:

6/7/12 – New York, NY  / The Living Room (new record preview show)

6/8/12 – Philadelphia, PA / Tin Angel (new record preview show)

6/9/12 – Freehold, NJ / Concerts In The Studio (new record preview show)

6/15/12 – Chicago, IL / Wrigley Field (national anthem for Cubs/Red Sox game)

6/30/12 – Chicago, IL / Lincoln Hall (Hit Me Back full album preview show)

7/2/12 – Highland, IN / Highland Fest, Main Square Park

7/13/12 – Three Oaks, MI / The Acorn Theater

7/21/12 – Marshfield, WI / Columbia Park

7/22/12 – Chicago, IL / Sheffield Garden Walk

… with many more dates to come!