Margaret Glaspy has announced her new album, I Am Both, and shared the lead single “Michigan.” With the record arriving August 7th, the singer-songwriter has also revealed a fall 2026 tour run.
The follow-up to the fabulous Echo the Diamond (one of our favorite records of 2023), I Am Both was produced by Joe Henry (Aimee Mann, Joan Baez). The 11-track effort came together as Glaspy broke away from social media, an intentional decision to center her thoughts again. “At first it was really hard to break that addiction to social media, but after a while something shifted,” she explained. “It felt like I’d gotten back to original thought instead of being under the influence of so many outside opinions. It was life-changing.”
Lead single “Michigan” also focuses on a life-changing event: a breakup that leads to a Midwest escape. With gentle synth organ notes from Patrick Warren (Tracy Chapman, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen), the track gently tumbles over Glaspy’s finger picking as she sings of rediscovering herself after a separation. She may be back together, but her ex isn’t: “You said you didn’t need me/ But honey whose standing in whose driveway.”
Watch the lyric video and a live acoustic performance version of “Michigan” below. The I Am Both artwork and tracklist follow, while pre-orders are available on Amazon and other retailers.
Glaspy’s fall tour starts its first North American leg on September 11th in Minneapolis (quite a confluence of date and location, if you ask us) and runs through the 26th in Brooklyn. She’ll head to the UK and EU in October, and return for another NA beginning November 4th in St. Louis. Other stops include include Ann Arbor, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Boston, Brooklyn, Vancouver, Denver, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Find the full itinerary ahead; tickets go on sale Friday, June 5th at 10:00 a.m. local time here.
I Am Both Artwork:
I Am Both Tracklist:
01. Michigan
02. Reminder
03. That Rose
04. I Thought She Was A Song
05. Petty
06. Common Ground
07. James and Marie
08. Martin Luther King Jr.
09. Sharp Knife
10. Wildest Dreams
11. I Am Both
Margaret Glaspy 2026 Tour Dates:
09/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
09/12 – Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium
09/13 – Evanston, IL @ Evanston Folk Fest
09/14 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
09/16 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
09/17 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
09/18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
09/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Eddie’s Attic
09/22 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
09/24 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse
09/25 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
09/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/09 – Berlin, DE @ Prachtwerk
10/11 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg (Club Nine)
10/12 – Brussels, BE @ Witloof Bar
10/14 – Paris, FR @ L’Archipel
10/16 – London, UK @ St Matthias Church
10/17 – Manchester, UK @ Halle St. Michael’s
10/18 – Glasgow, UK @ St. Luke’s
10/20 – Bristol, UK @ Lantern Hall
10/21 – Leeds, UK @ Howard Assembly Room
10/22 – Birmingham, UK @ Kitchen Garden Cafe
10/23 – St Davids, UK @ Boia Festival @ Tabernacle
10/26 – Cork, IE @ Cyprus Avenue
10/27 – Limerick, IE @ Upstairs at Dolan’s
10/28 – Belfast, IE @ The Deer’s Head
11/04 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
11/05 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
11/07 – Denver, CO @ Ophelia’s
11/09 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
11/10 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Basement
11/12 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
11/13 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
11/14 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
11/16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
11/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
11/20 – Austin, TX @ The 04 Center
11/21 – Dallas, TX @ The Kessler Theater
12/11 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis
12/12 – Sellersville, PA @ Sellersville Theater
