RICK SPRINGFIELD RELEASES TWO NEW SINGLES TODAY
“SHE WALKS WITH THE ANGELS” AND “AUTOMATIC” ARE THE FIRST SINGLES OFF NEW UPCOMING ALBUM
TALKSHOPLIVE APPEARANCE SET FOR JUNE 20
AUTOMATIC THE ALBUM IS OUT AUGUST 4: FIRST STUDIO ALBUM OF ALL NEW MUSIC IN 5 YEARS
June 16, 2023 – Los Angeles- Today, Grammy winning singer/songwriter Rick Springfield has released two new singles, She Walks With the Angels and Automatic. The releases trumpet a studio album of all new material entitled Automatic, out August 4th. The album, described by Springfield, as 20 new songs stylistically somewhere between “Working Class Dog” and “Tao”. Sonically, the album sees Springfield returning to his first love of guitar-based power pop and keyboards, while lyrically featuring his favored subjects of love, sex and death. “My goal was solid three- minute tunes with the biggest hooks I could come up with.” Album available now for preorder here.
Automatic was written and produced by Springfield and features himself playing all guitars and keyboards. The album was engineered by and dedicated to Springfield’s friend and soundman for over 25 years, Matty Spindel who passed away late last year. Springfield notes, “His loss is something that will be felt by me, my band and the entire touring family for a long, long time.”
Springfield says, “I’m releasing TWO singles because there are no rules anymore and I’m pretty sure ONE DJ will play them. ME, on my Sirius XM show Working Class DJ. Nepotism at its finest! Thank you very much!”
Regarding the single, Automatic, Springfield comments, “’Automatic’ is one song I dreamed. I woke up at 3am one morning and just wrote it down as it had been playing in my head. Don’t ask me what it means I’m not entirely sure.”
He continues with She Walks With the Angels: “Matty Spindel, soundman extraordinaire and friend for 25 years passed away a few weeks before I wrote this song for him. I used the feminine because he was very in touch with that side of himself. There are secret references all thru the song that are ‘very Matty’.”
Springfield will make his third appearance on TalkShopLive on June 20 at 8 p.m. ET where autographed versions of the album will be available for pre-order. Viewers can watch here: https://talkshop.live/watch/UrkSW3OioB1l
Expect Springfield to play these songs on his 26 -city “I Want My ‘80s Tour” this summer which kicks off August 4th with special guests The Hooters, Paul Young, Tommy Tutone, (and joined by John Waite and The Tubes on selected cities.)
Rick Springfield
Over the last four decades, Rick Springfield has worn many hats as an entertainer and performer. The creator of some of the finest power-pop of the ’80s, he’s a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold 25 million albums and scored 17 U.S. Top 40 hits, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “Affair of the Heart,” “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody,” and “Human Touch.”
He’s an accomplished actor who has starred opposite Meryl Streep in the feature Ricki and the Flash and also gave a chameleonic performance as the creepy Dr. Irving Pitlor in HBO’s prestige drama True Detective. He’s also a talented author — both his candid 2010 memoir Late, Late at Night (which Rolling Stone named one of the 25 greatest rock memoirs of all time) and his 2014 comedic novel Magnificent Vibration earned rave reviews and spots on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Rick’s latest studio album, Automatic, is out August 4th and features 20 expertly crafted pop-rock songs that are open and electric.
“I WANT MY ‘80S TOUR” DATES
4-Aug Youngstown, OH Foundation Ampitheatre*
5- Aug Indianapolis, IN TCU Amp at White River Park*
6- Aug Sterling Heights, MI Amp at Freedom Hill*
9- Aug Niagara Falls, ONT Fallsview Casino*
11- Aug Grantville, PA Hollywood Casino Outdoors*
12- Aug Atlantic City, NJ Hard Rock Live at Estess Arena*
13- Aug Lynn, MA Memorial Auditorium*
19- Aug Lake Charles, LA L’Auberge Casino*
20-Aug Ft. Worth, TX Dickie’s Arena*
22- Aug Lubbock, TX Cook’s Garage Stage*
23- Aug Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Ampitheatre*
25- Aug New Haven, KY Log Still Distillery Amph**
26- Aug Bay City, MI Wenonah Park Shell**
27- Aug Decatur, IL Devon Lakeshore Amphitheatre**
29- Aug Maryland Heights, MO St. Louis Music Park*
30- Aug Omaha, NE The Astro*
31- Aug Aurora, IL RiverEdge Park Pavilion*
6- Sep Redmond, WA Marymoor Park***
7- Sep Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amp***
8- Sep Airway Heights, WA No. Quest Casino***
10- Sep Redding, CA Civic Auditorium+
12- Sep Saratoga, CA Mountain Winery Amp***
13- Sep Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theatre***
14- Sep Bakersfield, CA Mechanics Bank Theater and Convention Center***
16- Sep Murphys, CA Ironstone Amp++
16-Sep Fresno, CA Warnors Theatre***
Rick Springfield, The Hooters, Paul Young, Tommy Tutone
**Rick Springfield, Paul Young, Tommy Tutone
***Rick Springfield, The Hooters, Tommy Tutone
+Rick Springfield, The Hooters, The Tubes, Tommy Tutone
++Rick Springfield, The Hooters, John Waite, Tommy Tutone
