# Sam Amidon Announces New Album Willing Brother Knowing: Hear “Innisfree”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sam-amidon-announces-new-album-willing-brother-knowing-hear-innisfree/
- Published: 2026-11-10T17:43:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T18:38:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2517268/sam-amidon-announces-new-album-willing-brother-knowing-hear-innisfree/music/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Sam Amidon’s next album arrives on 26 February.
- Big Thief’s James Krivchenia produced the 12-track record.
- Lead single “Innisfree” sets a Yeats poem to music.

## Summary

Sam Amidon has announced *Willing Brother Knowing*, his next album, produced by Big Thief drummer James Krivchenia and due on 26 February through River Lea. Its lead single, “Innisfree”, sets a poem by W. B. Yeats to music, continuing Amidon's work with traditional material and adventurous collaborations.

The 12-track record includes several traditional songs and follows *Salt River*, his 2025 album with saxophonist Sam Gendel. A video directed by Allyn Quigley shows Amidon hitchhiking along a rainy, lonely highway with his guitar. He is also scheduled to tour with Hiss Golden Messenger, with dates listed in the article across several US cities.

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