‘Curtain’ is the new single from Greg Freeman and the second to be revealed from his forthcoming album ‘Burnover’, set for release on 22nd August via Transgressive Records/Canvasback Music. The single arrives following Freeman’s packed out set at The Great Escape earlier this month.

The song is accompanied by a music video directed by Carl Elsaesser and uses repurposed footage from one of Carl’s short films. Describing the track as “a love song of sorts,” Freeman noted its spontaneous feel, sharing that the vocals were likely a first take to preserve a free-flowing, unpolished quality. The song features subtle touches like barnyard animal sounds, but Freeman credits Cam and Sam’s performances on soprano saxophone and piano as the elements that “really made the song.”

‘Curtain’ follows the previously released single ‘Point and Shoot,’ which received acclaim from outlets like Uncut, The Line of Best Fit, Stereogum, Paste, Brooklyn Vegan, and Consequence, building anticipation for the album’s release later this summer.

PRE-SAVE: Greg Freeman – Burnover

The last month has been busy for the rising singer songwriter. He started off the month on tour in the US with Hamilton Leithauser (The Walkmen) and just wrapped up a headlining tour in Europe, including festival appearances at The Great Escape & Dot to Dot Festival. Looking ahead, Freeman will be playing with This Is Lorelei at NYC’s Knockdown Center on July 19th, followed by another headlining EU tour starting in August, and then will be capping it off with an October U.S. tour supporting Grandaddy.

When Freeman quietly released his debut LP I Looked Out in 2022, it had no PR campaign, label, or music industry promo, but still garnered praise from notable critics, with Steven Hyden of UPROXX calling it “my favorite album of 2022 that I discovered in 2023,” and Paste Magazine naming it among the 25 Best Debut Albums of the 2020s. The word-of-mouth success of that release had Freeman on a relentless tour schedule.

Explosive, unsettling, and undeniable, the 10 tracks presented on Burnover meld energetic indie rock with an ambling twang. The album truly shines when Freeman tweaks the formula, like on today’s release, ‘Curtain.’ Originally demoed as a meandering guitar jam, the track came to life when pianist Sam Atallah tracked a tack-piano take at the studio. His lively leads invigorate the song, especially as Freeman sings lines like, “My thoughts die out slowly on the blood swept plains where I see you every night / And to the lonely hours, it’s like burning the furniture to keep the house bright at night.” Freeman says, “As soon as Sam laid down the piano, we heard the song for what it was and it came alive.” Burnover is Freeman’s most adventurous and personal yet, cementing him as a singular songwriting talent.

GREG FREEMAN PLAYS, tickets here.

MAY

16th The Great Escape, BRIGHTON

17th London Calling, AMSTERDAM

20th Jaki, COLOGNE

21st Continental, BRUSSELS

22nd La Mecanique Ondulatoire, PARIS

24th Dot to Dot Festival, BRISTOL

25th Dot to Dot Festival, NOTTINGHAM

AUGUST

28th – 31st End of the Road Festival, DORSET

SEPTEMBER
1st    The Albert, BRIGHTON
2nd    The Lexington, LONDON
5th    Brudenell Social Club, LEEDS
6th    The Hug and Pint, GLASGOW
7th    The Workmans Club, DUBLIN
9th    YES, MANCHESTER
10th   Clwb Ifor Bach, CARDIFF
11th   Hare and Hounds, BIRMINGHAM
13th   Ekko, UTRECHT
14th   Blue Shell, COLOGNE
15th   Molotow, HAMBURG
17th   Bar Brooklyn, STOCKHOLM
18th   Vega, COPENHAGEN
19th   Lark, BERLIN