Singer/songwriter/composer Lindsey Buckingham, the genius behind the sound of Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” will release his fifth solo album on September 16. He will start a 30-date tour on September 7 in Saratoga, CA and wind down on October 19 in New York City. Last fall, Buckingham embarked on his first U.S. solo tour in nearly 14 years which continued through the summer.
“Gift of Screws” unites the broad appeal Buckingham showed as the main musical force behind Fleetwood Mac with the restless spirit of experimentalism he has shown on landmark Mac albums, such as “Rumours” and “Tusk,” and on his own visionary solo albums.
“I’d say this album distills several periods of time,” Buckingham said in a statement. “It has false starts to make albums, songs that go back a number of years that took a while to find a home and brand-new songs. I wanted to bring it all together in one place. As an artist I’m still, for better or worse, clinging to my idealism and to my sense that there is still much to be said. This album is a culmination of that.”
“Gift of Screws” is a rocking complement to Buckingham’s previous album, 2006’s acoustic guitar-driven “Under the Skin,” balancing such layered guitar-and-voice contemplations as “Time Precious Time” and “Bel Air Rain” with the seductive rush of the title song and the opener “Great Day.” In some ways it is also an extension of his Fleetwood Mac legacy as Mac’s Mick Fleetwood and John McVie provide the unmistakable foundation on several songs, including the embracing “Wait for You” and the gloriously mad title song. Showcased throughout is Buckingham’s noted virtuosity as a guitarist, as well as his expressiveness as both a singer and writer.
Largely written and recorded both at his home studio and in solo hotel room sessions during his Under the Skin tour, “Gift of Screws” was produced by Buckingham with the exception of two songs – “Wait For You” and the title track – that were co-produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Jewel, Dave Matthews Band).
Lindsey Buckingham itinerary:
(Dates subject to change)
September 7 | Saratoga, CA | Mountain Winery |
September 9 | Seattle, WA | Moore Theatre |
September 10 | Portland, OR | Newmark Theatre |
September 12 | Lake Tahoe, NV | Harrah’s Casino |
September 13 | San Francisco | tbd |
September 14 | Los Angeles, CA | Royce Hall |
September 16 | San Diego, CA | Humphreys |
September 18 | Phoenix, AZ | The Orpheum Theatre |
September 19 | Anaheim, CA | The Grove of Anaheim |
September 20 | Las Vegas, NV | The Joint |
September 22 | Salt Lake City, UT | Depot |
September 24 | Denver, CO | Opera House |
September 26 | Tulsa, OK | Brady Theatre |
September 28 | Kansas City, MO | Uptown Theatre |
September 29 | St Louis, MO | Pageant |
October 1 | Cleveland, OH | House of Blues |
October 2 | Chicago, IL | House of Blues |
October 4 | Milwaukee, WI | Pabst Theatre |
October 5 | Indianapolis, IN | Eygptian Theatre |
October 7 | Hamilton, ON | Hamilton Place Theatre |
October 8 | Toronto, ON | Music Hall |
October 10 | Reading, PA | Sovereign PAC |
October 11 | Atlantic City, NJ | Xanadu Theatre @ Trump Casino |
October 12 | Lebanon, NH | The Lebanon Opera House |
October 14 | Northampton, MA | Calvin Theatre |
October 15 | Ridgefield, CT | Ridgefield Play House |
October 17 | Boston, MA | Berklee Performing Arts |
October 18 | Glenside, PA | Keswick Theater |
October 19 | New York, NY | Nokia Live |