Steve Gunn has released “Morning on K Road,” the second single from his forthcoming album, Daylight Daylight, due out November 7th (No Quarter). The track is a warm, reflective piece inspired by a real-life chance encounter with an old friend in Auckland, New Zealand.
Gunn explains, “I was in the city one morning, out early, and I had a chance encounter with a friend who I hadn’t seen in a long time. Someone who I would regularly see in New York. The song was born from that brief, almost surreal moment of reconnection. It’s a bit of a dedication to him, capturing the feeling of that encounter. I love New Zealand, and I wanted to stick a metal pin in the map of that spot, with that memory.”
The single arrives with a video featuring atmospheric footage Gunn recently shot while in Mexico City, creating a visual counterpart to the song’s intimate and slightly hazy feel.
“Morning on K Road” showcases the more stripped-back sound of the new album. For Daylight Daylight, Gunn worked closely with producer and longtime collaborator James Elkington, who added string and woodwind arrangements to Gunn’s solo recordings. This approach aimed to capture the intimacy of Gunn’s solo writing process while creating a rich sonic world.
The new music offers a taste of what’s to come as Gunn prepares to tour the UK and Europe in October and November, with US dates to follow.
Tour Dates
Oct 23 – London, UK @ St. Mathias *
Oct 24 – Glasgow, UK @ Hug and Pint *
Oct 25 – York, UK @ The Band Room *
Oct 26 – Shropshire, UK @ Firefly *
Oct 28 – Stockholm, Sweden @ stadsgardsterminalen
Oct 29 – Göteborg, Sweden @ Pustervik
Oct 30 – Oslo, Norway @ Bla
Oct 31 – Kristiansand, Norway @ Dirty Old Town
Nov 1 – Stavanger, Norway @ Folken
Nov 2 – Bergen, Norway @ Kunsthall
Nov 6 – Lyon, France @ Le Sonic
Nov 9 – Sétubal, Portugal @ Forum Luisa Todi
Nov 11 – Salerno, Italy @ Linea d’Ombra Festival
Nov 12 – Brescia, Italy @ Mita Centro Culturale
Nov 14 – Dranouter, Belgium @ Dranouter
Nov 15 – Turnhout, Belgium De Warande
Dec 3 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Dec 4 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro
Dec 5 – Raleigh, NC @ King’s
Dec 6 – Washington DC @ DC9
Dec 10 – Portsmouth, NH @ The Press Room
Dec 11 – Portland, ME @ Space
Dec 17 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Jan 1 – Sawyer, MI @ Out There
Han 14 – Seattle, WA @ The Triple Door
Jan 15 – Vancouver, BC @ The Fox Cabaret
Jan 17 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
Jan 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord
Jan 21 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place
Jan 22 – Ojai, CA @ Deer Lodge
Jan 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Lodge Room
Jan 25 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy’s & Harriet’s
*w/ James Elkington