Kevin Morby’s new single “Javelin” captures the ache of loving someone while constantly being on the move. Inspired by the experience of restlessly traveling the world with a partner only to return home alone to middle America, the song sets the tone for his upcoming album, Little Wide Open. Morby has said the new record is a very personal one, centering on life on the road and the small towns scattered across the Midwest.
With “Javelin,” Kevin Morby’s signature guitar playing and heartfelt lyrics are complimented by a very real vulnerability rooted in personal experience. Amelia Meath’s (Sylvan Esso) backing vocals add a gentle uplift towards the end of the track, but they never overshadow the song’s fragile core. Instead, they widen its emotional space, giving Morby’s reflections more room to breathe.
“Javelin” comes ahead of Kevin Morby’s upcoming seventh LP, Little Wide Open, which he’s described as the most personal and vulnerable album of his career. The track offers an early glimpse of Morby’s newly honed sense of restraint in the studio, shaped in part by producer Aaron Dessner’s guidance. In addition, Morby shares that the new album finishes out like an unintended trilogy – part one being 2020’s Sundowner and part two being 2022’s This Is A Photograph – a sequence tied together by the experience of moving back home to Kansas City for a time before relocating once again to Los Angeles, where he currently resides.
“Javelin” is released ahead of Kevin Morby’s upcoming album, Little Wide Open, out May 15th, 2026 via Dead Oceans. Preorder available here.
Listen to “Javelin” below:
Kevin Morby Tour Dates
Sat. March 14 – Austin, TX @ The Long Time
Fri. May 8 – Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios *
Wed. May 13 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen *
Thu. May 14 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
Fri. May 15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
Sun. May 17 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
Mon. May 18 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre *
Tue. May 19 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall *
Thu. May 21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
Fri. May 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *
Sat. May 23 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s *
Sun. May 24 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box *
Tue. May 26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
Wed. May 27 – Santa Fe, NM @ The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing *
Fri. May 29 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater *
Sat. May 30 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall *
Tue. June 2 – Chicago, IL @ Metro *
Thu. June 4 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall *
Fri. June 5 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY *
Sat. June 6 – Montréal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield *
Sun. June 7 – Boston, MA @ Royale *
Tue. June 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
Wed. June 10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel *
Fri. June 12 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre *
Sat. June 13 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground *
Sun. June 14 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
Tue. June 16 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
Thu. June 18 – Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
Fri. June 19 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall
Sat. June 20 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Thu. July 2 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso *
Fri. July 3 – Beuningen, NL @ Down the Rabbit Hole
Sat. July 4 – Lille, FR @ L’Aéronef *
Sun. July 5 – Hérouville-Saint-Clair, FR @ Festival Beauregard
Mon. July 6 – Paris, FR @ Salle Pleyel *
Wed. July 8 – London, UK @ Troxy *
Thu. July 9 – Manchester, UK @ The Ritz *
Fri. July 10 – Brighton, UK @ CHALK *
Sat. July 11 – Brugge, BE @ Cactusfestival
Sun. July 12 – Köln, DE @ Even Flow Festival
Tue. July 14 – Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik *
Wed. July 15 – Galzignano Terme, IT @ Anfiteatro del Venda *
Thu. July 16 – Feldkirch, AU @ Poolbar Festival *
Fri. July 17 – Vienna, AU @ Simm City *
Sat. July 18 – Munich, DE @ Technikum *
* = support from Liam Kazar
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