Lucinda Williams To Release New Album – Blessed

On March 1, the first lady of Americana Lucinda Williams will release Blessed, her first album since 2008’s GRAMMY nominated Honey. The record is produced by Don Was, and, according to American Songwriter, “features some of Williams’ strongest writing to date.” Blessed will also be available in a deluxe edition, which will include a bonus disc of the album in demo form, called The Kitchen Tapes.
Shortly after the album’s release, Williams will hit the road. Dates so far:

March
4-5 – Toronto @ Massey Hall
11-12 – New York @ Webster Hall
May
5 – New Orleans, La. @ New Orleans Jazz Festival
7 – Austin, Texas @ Stubb’s
8 – Houston, Texas @ The Houston International Festival