Sean McConnell Shares the Brilliant 'Greetings From Niagara Falls'
With some gorgeously recorded acoustic guitar, intricately descriptive lyrics and intimate vocals, Sean McConnell’s “Greetings From Niagara Falls” is a beautifully simple earworm of a song. Appearing on his upcoming album, Secondhand Smoke, this song is dedicated to anyone who’s ever missed anyone just that much, and McConnell showcases his innate talent for saying what we all feel.
Produced, recorded and written by McConnell in his Nashville home studio, Secondhand Smoke is due out February 8. “These are stories that people are familiar with,” says McConnell, “and they steer the ship in a certain direction, then leave you off at this ocean of possibilities that we didn’t plan on the story taking us to.”
McConnell’s 2019 U.S. headlining tour will kick off on March 7, 2019, in Carrboro, North Carolina. The 20-plus city tour includes stops in Richmond, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, Dallas and Nashville. McConnell also recently announced dates with Needtobreathe. Tickets are on sale now.
Secondhand Smoke is a 13-song cohesive collection of modern folk music asking provocative questions about how we become who we are, what and whom we love, and the growth, pain, and freedom that come with accepting that some answers might elude us forever.
A long renowned wordsmith, numerous artists have turned to McConnell for that kind of musical exploration for almost 20 years. Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Meat Loaf, David Nail, Brothers Osborne, Buddy Miller, Plain White T’s and many more have all recorded his songs—a dizzying list that spans not just styles, but generations. Recently, he earned his first No. 1 single on country charts with breakout artist Brett Young’s delivery of “Mercy,” which the two co-wrote.
Secondhand Smoke, McConnell’s 13th album, is the follow-up release to the critically hailed Undone, an acoustic re-release version of McConnell’s 2016 self-titled album.
