Scout Gillett has has released new single “Gonna Change” along with a Steven Carter-directed video. The track is the final taste ahead of the release of her album Tough Touch, available March 6 via Slouch Records. “”Gonna Change” is about the daunting reality of how life is always changing, with the goal in mind to ‘exist inside the grey, where nothing stays the same,” explains Gillett. We attach to our ideas of ourselves and others and sometimes that blindsides reality. Although this song tackles some challenges, it still maintains an upbeat attitude that you can two-step along to. Sonically, I had Bobby Charles’ self-titled record in mind; Jason Frey’s horns and Omar Schambacher’s guitar solo paint a beautiful picture–it’s one of my favorite moments on the record. This song makes me feel good.”

Gillett will celebrate the release at NYC’s TV Eye on March 8th, and at a hometown show at LA’s Non Plus Ultra on May 2nd, following a March headline tour throughout Europe and the UK.

“I connected more with being a writer and not just a musician,” she says. For Tough Touch, Gillett embarked on what she calls her “build-a-band” tour, playing with musicians she’d never performed with before and committing to shows in unfamiliar cities, taking risks on trust and recommendations. That final lineup—longtime collaborator Ted Jamison (bass), Abdon Valdez (drums), and Omar Schambacher (guitar)—brought the chemistry she’d been searching for.

Drawing inspiration from PJ Harvey, Hole, and Lucinda Williams, among others, Gillett and her collaborators recorded largely live with Stuart Sikes (Cat Power, The White Stripes, Modest Mouse) at his Austin studio.

Scout Gillett Live Dates:

03/08 – Ridgewood, NY – TV Eye
03/11 – Turin, IT – Blah Blah
03/14 – Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, FR – Rocksea
03/16 – Paris, FR – Studio Olympia @ Pigalle Country (DJ Set)
03/17 – Paris, FR – Studio Olympia @ Le Serpent à Plume
03/18 – London, UK – The Shacklewell Arms
03/19 – Leeds, UK – Headrow House
03/20 – Brighton, UK – The Oak
03/21 – Charleroi, BE – Femmes de Mars Festival @ Vecteur
03/22 – Kusel, DE – Kinett
03/24 – Copenhagen, DK – Råhuset
03/25 – Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang
03/26 – Kronach, DE – Tiger Lounge
03/27 – Offenbach am Main, DE – Hafen 2
05/02 – Los Angeles, CA – Non Plus Ultra

Pre-order Tough Touch by Scout Gillett HERE