Runnner, aka Los Angeles-based songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Noah Weinman, has released Dust 2, an improvisational album that even further reimagines the same raw elements into his previous release something all together new. Runnner will also be supporting York Lore on North American tour dates.

Weinman captured Dust 2 from a live performance where he was joined by Daniel Sunshine on drums, Jake Chapman on vibraphone, and Chris Freedman on bass–musicians he’d originally played with in high school. “We all used to play jazz gigs together,” he explains, “this was the first time we had all done something together since that time so it was really special to bring this thing to life with them.”

The band started with a few chord progressions from Starsdust songs, then set out to go somewhere else entirely, drawing on their jazz backgrounds to improvise new melodies and motifs. The result is an hour of music that wraps around you like a warm blanket. The nimble rhythm section of Freedman and Sunshine anchor the songs as Weiman’s guitar and Chapman’s vibraphone exchange intricate lead lines and create soaring passages.

Runner
Dust 2
tracklist
Run For Cover Records

1. thirteen
2. fourteen
3. fifteen
4. sixteen
5. seventeen

Runner 2024 Tour Dates

10/25 Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post *
10/27 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory *
10/28 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center *
10/30 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater *
10/31 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
11/02 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater *
11/04 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
11/05 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre *
11/07 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue Theatre *
11/08 Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone *
11/09 Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall *
11/11 Charlotte, NC @ The Underground *
11/12 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre *
11/14 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel *
11/17 Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson Theater *
11/18 Harrisonburg, PA @ XL Live *
11/20 Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony *
11/21 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place *
11/22 Boston, MA @ Royale *
11/24 Portland, ME @ State Theatre *

* w/ Yoke Lore

Order Dust 2 by Runner HERE