New Merritt song available

To Myself will be on Merritt's "Traveling Alone," due Oct. 2 on Yep Roc.

Merritt is set to tour North America in support of the new record, performing throughout the summer with Mary Chapin Carpenter before a headlining run in September and October, including a performance at the Americana Music Association Conference in Nashville on Sept. 15 and dates with Justin Townes Earle in November.

"Traveling Alone" was recorded in Brooklyn with Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket, Spoon) and features a guest appearance by Andrew Bird as well as performances by Marc Ribot, Rob Burger (Lucinda Williams, Iron & Wine, Rufus Wainwright), John Convertino (Calexico), Eric Heywood (The Jayhawks, Son Volt, Alejandro Escovedo) and Merritt's longtime collaborator Jay Brown.

"I really wanted to make a record that was real and raw," said Merritt. "I wanted to put together my dream cast and see if I could hold my own with them."

"To me, 'Traveling Alone' is about the roads on the inside - those places that are hard to see and not easy to send postcards from."

The new CD is the follow-up to 2010's "See You on the Moon."

Song on the CD are:

1. Traveling Alone

2. Sweet Spot

3. Drifted Apart

4. Still Not Home

5. Feeling of Beauty

6. Too Soon to Go

7. Small Talk Relations

8. Spring

9. To Myself

10. In the Way

11. Marks

Tour dates are:

July 25 Denver, CO Botanic Gardens*

July 26 Layton, UT Davis Arts Council*

July 28 Calgary, AB Calgary Folk Festival

July 31 Fargo, ND Fargo Theatre*

Aug. 1 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater*

Aug. 2 Milwaukee, WI Potawatomi Casino*

Aug. 3 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre*

Aug. 4 Bayfield, WI Big Top Chautauqua*

Aug. 15 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center*

Aug. 22 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theater*

Aug. 23 Knoxville, TN Bijou*

Aug. 24 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Botanical Garden*

Sept. 6 Norwalk, CT Norwalk Concert Hall*

Sept. 7 Albany, NY The Egg*

Sept. 9 Ithaca, NY State Theatre*

Sept. 15 Nashville, TN AMA Conference

Sept. 16 Bristol, TN Rhythm & Roots Reunion

Sept. 21 Carrboro, NC Carrboro Town Commons

Sept. 22 Wilmington, NC Greenfield Lake Amphitheater

Sept. 23 New York, NY City Winery

Oct. 5 Chicago, IL City Winery

Oct. 8 Washington, DC The Birchmere

Oct. 9 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live

Oct. 10 Boston, MA Johnny D's

Oct. 12 Charlottesville, VA The Southern

Oct. 15 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios

Oct. 16 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern

Oct. 18 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord

Oct. 19 Los Angeles, CA The Mint

Oct. 20 Santa Monica, CA McCabe's

Oct. 21 San Diego, CA Anthology

Nov. 2 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre &

Nov. 3 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls &

Nov. 4 West Long Branch, NJ Pollak Theatre at Monmouth Univ. &

Nov. 5 Burlington, VT Higher Ground &

Nov. 7 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall &

Nov. 8 Portsmouth, NH Portsmouth Music Hall &

Nov. 9 Norfolk, CT Infinity Hall &

Nov. 11 Westhampton, NY Westhampton Performing Arts Center &

Nov. 14 Blacksburg, VA Lyric Theatre &

Nov. 16 Charlotte, NC McGlohon Theater &

* with Mary Chapin Carpenter

& with Justin Townes Earle