Courtney Marie Andrews returns today with the new single “These Are the Good Old Days,” the latest single off her upcoming album Loose Future. It arrives with an accompanying music video, as well as newly-added tour dates in the UK and EU through 2023.
Andrews said she wanted to release a “feel-good song,” and “These Are the Good Old Days” is just what the doctor ordered. Backed by a simple instrumental arrangement, the song is a placid ode to living in the moment, and a gentle reminder that dwelling on the past or catastrophizing the future are rarely beneficial: “People like me think feelings are facts/ Falling in love gives us a heart attack/ One foot in the future, one in the past/ Wanna know for sure if it’s gonna last,” Andrews sings.
“‘These are the good old days’ is a saying my uncle always says to try and remind us of the beauty of the now,” Andrews explains in a press release. “I tend to always live in a constant state of hindsight being 20/20, and I wanted to write this as a sort of mantra to honor my family’s sentiment. I also genuinely wanted to write a feel-good song after such a dark few years. Even in the saddest of times, there are little moments you’ll always look back on with a fondness that don’t seem so sad after all — they seem perfectly placed.”
The music video for “These Are the Good Old Days” centers on Andrews dancing in an assortment of drab, empty rooms that look like they’re from an outdated office building. Decked out in bold duds and makeup, however, Andrews seems to resemble the moments of happiness that can be found just about anywhere.
Andrews’ tour begins in Leeds on October 7th, and comes to the US in November. Then, she’ll start back up again in March to complete the final UK and EU legs of the run; get your tickets over at Ticketmaster. Below, listen to Andrews’ “These Are the Good Old Days,” and then keep scrolling to check out her tour dates.
Loose Future is the follow-up to Andrews’ Grammy-nominated 2020 album, Old Flowers, and arrives October 7th via Fat Possum. Pre-orders are ongoing. She also recently chatted with Consequence about the origins behind the album’s title track.
Courtney Marie Andrews 2022/2023 Tour Dates:
10/07 – Leeds, UK @ Crash
10/08 – Otley/Leeds, UK @ Vinyl Whistle
10/09 – Nottingham, UK @ Rough Trade Nottingham
10/10 – Oxford, UK @ Truck
10/11 – Brighton, UK @ Resident
10/12 – Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade Bristol
10/13 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East, London
11/02 – Indianapolis, IN @ White Rabbit Cabaret
11/03 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
11/04 – Ferndale, MI @ The Parliament Room at Otus Supply
11/05 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
11/07 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground – Showcase Lounge
11/08 – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Upstairs
11/10 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd Music House
11/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Made
11/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy
11/15 – Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall
11/16 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Back Room
11/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Old Bar
11/18 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
12/02 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
12/03 – Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
12/05 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
12/06 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
12/08 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos *NEW
12/09 – Vancouver, WA @ Wise Hall
12/10 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
12/13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
12/14 – West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
12/15 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
03/01 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
03/02 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity
03/03 – Manchester, UK @ Band on the Wall
03/04 – Glasgow, UK @ Saint Luke’s
03/05 – Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny
03/07 – London, UK @ KOKO
03/08 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
03/09 – Brighton, UK @ The Old Market
03/11 – Paris, FR @ Le Hasard Ludique
03/12 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
03/13 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso | Tolhuistuin
03/15 – Berlin, DE @ Privatclub
03/16 – Hamburg, DE @ Nochtspeicher
03/17 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
03/18 – Malmö, SE @ Plan B
03/20 – Uppsala, SE @ Reginateatern
03/21 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Strand
03/22 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
03/23 – Gothenburg, SE @ Pustervik