Country singer Vincent Neil Emerson has announced a new album, The Golden Crystal Kingdom, due November 10 via La Honda/RCA (pre-order). It was produced by Shooter Jennings, and lead single “Little Wolf’s Invincible Yellow Medicine Paint” takes Vincent’s songwriting in a harder rock direction, inspired in part by Neil Young, whose famed D Modal guitar tuning the song was written in. “I wanted this to be a rock and roll song. I wanted it to be loud and big,” Vincent says. “Shooter got the idea right off the bat. He knew exactly what I was thinking.”
As for the song’s subject matter, Vincent says, “The story was, basically, that a medicine man was tasked with motivating warriors to go into battle—they were going up against a bunch of white men with guns, and they knew they were going to die if they went into battle—and he came up with this special paint, this yellow medicine paint, and said, ‘If you wear this into battle, you’ll be invincible. No arrow can pierce you. No bullet can pierce you.’ It’s an old-West-themed song, it’s not a modern-day story for sure. These are indigenous stories, whether or not that old West comic was true.” The video stars native American bareback horse rider Sharmaine Weed, and was directed by Mike Vanata. Check it out below.
Vincent is also gearing up for a tour, including a show at NYC’s Mercury Lounge on November 11. All dates are listed below.
Tracklist
Time of the Rambler
The Golden Crystal Kingdom
Time of the Cottonwood Trees
I’ll Meet You in Montana
Hang Your Head Down Low
Cod’ine
Blackland Prairies
On the Banks of the Old Guadalupe
The Man From Uvalde
Voices (On the Spanish Isle)
Clover on the Hillside
Little Wolf’s Invincible Yellow Medicine Paint
Vincent Neil Emerson — 2023 Tour Dates
SEP 22, 2023 – HiCo Hall – Hico, TX
SEP 23, 2023- Dog & Pony Grill – Boerne, TX
SEP 30, 2023 – Aspencade Festival – Red River, NM
OCT 4, 2023- Cypress – Reno, NV
OCT 5, 2023 – Temblor Brewing Company – Bakersfield, CA
OCT 7, 2023 – Rebels & Renegades Festival – Monterey, CA
OCT 11, 2023 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
OCT 12, 2023 – Volcanic Theatre Pub – Bend, OR
OCT 13, 2023 – Trout Lake Hall – Trout Lake, WA
OCT 14, 2023 – Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
OCT 16, 2023 – district bar – Spokane, WA
OCT 18, 2023 – Top Hat Lounge – Missoula, MT
OCT 19, 2023 – The Coop – Columbia Falls, MT
OCT 20, 2023 – The Rialto – Bozeman, MT
OCT 21, 2023 – Mangy Moose Steakhouse and Saloon – Teton Village, WY
OCT 25, 2023 – Aggie Theatre – Fort Collins, CO
OCT 27, 2023 – Globe Hall – Denver, CO
OCT 28, 2023 – Globe Hall – Denver, CO
NOV 1, 2023 – Saturn – Birmingham, AL
NOV 2, 2023 – Exit/In – Nashville, TN
NOV 3, 2023 – Growlers – Memphis, TN
NOV 4, 2023 – Songbirds – Chattanooga, TN
NOV 7, 2023 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
NOV 9, 2023 – Songbyrd – Washington, DC
NOV 10, 2023 – Elkton Music Hall – Elkton, MD
NOV 11, 2023 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
NOV 15, 2023 – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA
NOV 16, 2023 – The Southern Café and Music Hall – Charlottesville, VA
NOV 17, 2023 – Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC
NOV 18, 2023 – New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC
NOV 19, 2023 – Charleston Music Hall – Charleston, SC
NOV 21, 2023 – Eddie’s Attic – Decatur, GA
DEC 9, 2023 – Antone’s Nightclub – Austin, TX
