Eli Paperboy Reed will make his major label debut with the August 10 release of Come And Get It on Capitol Records in the U.S. The album, an irrepressible, largely self-penned, 12-song set produced by Mike Elizondo, will be released May 10 on EMI's Parlophone label in the U.K. where Reed is already generating enormous buzz.
"It's been a wild ride, that's for sure," says Reed, looking back at the incredible journey that took the soul belter from a Boston high school band room to a Mississippi Delta juke joint, from Sunday morning gigs behind the organ at a tiny South Side Chicago church to headlining the coolest clubs in Brooklyn with his red-hot band, and now, signed to Capitol Records, a historic label with a rich R&B legacy.
On Come and Get It, Reed proves to be the life of a soulful, sweaty party in which everyone eventually gets dragged onto the dance floor. As a performer, Reed approaches each song with nothing less than utter conviction. Admirers have likened him to such luminaries as Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett; the Boston Herald called him "Boston's answer to Sam Cooke." But he's not merely trying to recreate a sound; Reed is channeling his influences and inspirations into making something all his own.
April 26 Maschinenhaus Berlin, Germany
April 27 Universum Stuttgart, Germany
April 29 Nouveau Casino Paris, France
April 30 L'Aιronef Lille, France
May 1 Oosterpoort Groningen, Netherlands
May 3 Stage Club Hamburg, Germany
May 4 Werkstatt Cologne, Germany
May 5 59 to 1 Munich, Germany
May 7 Moulin Blues Festival Ospel, Netherlands
May 8 Tivoli Utrecht, Netherlands
May 10 Scala London, England
May 12 Manchester Academy Manchester, England
May 13 Great Escape Festival Brighton, England
May 14 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, England
May 15 Oran Mor Glasgow, Scotland
May 17 The Bongo Club Edinburgh, Scotland
May 18 Speakeasy Belfast, Ireland
May 19 Academy Dublin Dublin, Ireland
May 21 Territorios Festival Seville, Spain
May 22 Garaje Murcia, Spain
May 23 - Mirror Club Valencia, Spain
June 3 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
June 10 Middle East Boston, MA
June 11 North Star Bar Philadelphia, PA
June 12 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
June 13 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
June 15 Beale on Broadway St. Louis, MO
June 16 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN
June 17 Sundown In The City Knoxville, TN
June 18 Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC
June 19 The Bell House Brooklyn, NY
