Written by California singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham has teamed up with Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold for a new song. Listen to “Wake” below.
Cunningham, according to a press release, first met Pecknold backstage at one of her shows. “Fleet Foxes’ melodies and songs have inspired me for as long as I can remember,” she stated. “I feel quite lucky to have been able to experience his genius up close.”
Pecknold also discussed working with Cunningham: “Working with Madison on this was a humbling and enlightening experience! We did maybe 10 takes where she played and sang perfectly every time and I struggled to keep up. She’s a force and an inspiration; thank you so much Madison for pushing things forward so masterfully.”
“Wake” is the second single from Cunningham’s recently announced new album, Ace, which is out October 10 via Verve Forecast. She previously released “My Full Name.” See the album details below.
Cunningham will support Ace on tour next year. The shows take place across North America in January, March, and April. See the dates below.
In 2023, Cunningham won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album for Revealer. The next year, she and Andrew Bird covered the entirety of Buckingham Nicks for an album they called Cunningham Bird.
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Ace:
01 Shatter Into Form I
02 Shore
03 Skeletree
04 Mummy
05 Take Two
06 Wake [ft. Fleet Foxes]
07 Break the Jaw
08 Invisible Chalk
09 Shatter Into Form II
10 My Full Name
11 Golden Gate (On and On)
12 Beyond That Moon
13 Goodwill
14 Best of Us
Madison Cunningham:
10-09 Los Angeles, CA – Largo at the Coronet
01-06 San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club
01-08 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
01-09 Vancouver, British Columbia – Vogue Theatre
01-10 Seattle, WA – St. Marks Cathedral
01-13 Boise, ID – Egyptian Theatre
01-14 Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
01-16 Santa Fe, NM – Tumble Root Brewery & Distillery
01-17 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
01-20 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
01-21 Austin, TX – 04 Center
01-22 Austin, TX – 04 Center
01-24 Tucson, AZ – La Rosa
01-28 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
03-25 Nashville, TN – Blue Room
03-26 Nashville, TN – Blue Room
03-26-29 Knoxville, TN – Big Ears Festival
03-27 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
03-30 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
03-31 Washington, D.C. – Sixth and I
04-01 New York, NY – Town Hall
04-02 Philadelphia, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
04-04 Boston, MA – The Wilbur
04-06 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth Music Hall
04-07 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
04-08 Cincinnati, OH – Memorial Hall
04-10 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
04-11 Minneapolis, MN – The Fitzgerald Theater
