LaFarge blossoms with new set

The 10-song set was produced and arranged by LaFarge and Chris Seefried and recorded in Chicago and Los Angeles. The collection is the follow up to LaFarge's 2020 studio LP "Rock Bottom Rhapsody."

LaFarge has also announced his initial tour dates in support of In the Blossom of Their Shade

LaFarge said, "'In The Blossom Of Their Shade' is the first record I've made, perhaps ever, where I'm searching for the light as opposed to darkness. Musically a combination of Bo Diddley and Roy Orbison in the Caribbean. Sonically like early JJ Cale and Van Morrison recorded live direct to 1/4 tape...You can consider this song funky praise or a praise song with a lowdown groove. To me, it's kinda 60's Bobby Darin meets Junior Wells."

The first single and lead off track is "Get It 'Fore It's Gone." Speaking to NPR Music, LaFarge said, "This album is a result of my 2020 experience. Before the pandemic, I was in a dark place but the pandemic actually created the much needed space for me to reflect. Turns out that being completely sedentary for once was a good thing. I found peace in the stillness. I was able to recalibrate what it is I do and why I'm doing it. Who I'm to do it with and most importantly, who I'm doing it for."

In March 2020, LaFarge packed up and left his Los Angeles abode behind, putting his belongings in storage in anticipation of spending extensive time on the road in support of his then-forthcoming album, "Rock Bottom Rhapsody." He went to Austin a few weeks later to showcase those songs and launch the album with his band at SXSW. Then the pandemic hit.

The track list is:
1. Get It 'Fore It's Gone
2. Mi Ideal
3. Fine to Me
4. Drink of You
5. Rotterdam
6. To Love or Be Alone
7. Long for the Heaven I Seek
8. Killing Time
9. Yo-Yo
10. Goodnight, Goodbye (Hope Not Forever)

Tour dates are:
Oct. 2 - Paducah, KY - YAC-toberfest
Oct. 3 - Galesburg, IL - Orpheum
Oct. 6 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
Oct. 7 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
Oct. 8 - Kalamazoo, MI - Bells Back Room *
Oct. 9 - Milwaukee, WI - BackRoom @ Colectivo *
Oct. 12 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre *
Oct. 13 - Iowa City, IA - The Englert *
Oct. 15 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note *
Oct. 16 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads *
Nov. 3 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line *
Nov. 4 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall *
Nov. 5 - Grand Rapids, MI - Wealthy Theatre *
Nov. 6 - Indianapolis, IN - HiFi *
Nov. 7 - Charleston WV - Mountain Stage
Nov. 9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird *
Nov. 10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
Nov. 12 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live *
Nov. 13 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall *
Nov. 14 - Fairfield, CT - The Warehouse *
Nov. 15 - Holyoke, MA - Gateway City Arts *
Nov. 17 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Showcase Lounge *
Nov. 18 - Ottawa, ON - Club Saw *
Nov. 19- 20 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern *

* with Esther Rose (duo)