Joy Williams (of The Civil Wars)

Four-time Grammy Award-winning artist Joy Williams (of folk duo The Civil Wars) debuts in Santa Cruz at the Rio Theatre.

Her tour precedes the release of her highly anticipated new album, Front Porch, produced by Kenneth Pattengale of The Milk Carton Kids and engineered by Matt Ross-Spang.

Two songs from the forthcoming record—“Canary” and “The Trouble With Wanting”—were recently released to critical acclaim. Of “Canary,” Rolling Stone proclaims, “As usual, her voice stills the spotlight, with everything building toward Williams’ ringing, crystal-clear glory note in each chorus,” and Houston Chronicle furthers, “Williams’ vocal on the song reflects the assertiveness of its subject. A moment in its refrain finds her reaching high for a note and finding it.” In addition to the official audio, live performance versions of both tracks—filmed at a recent show at The Franklin Theatre—can be viewed here: “Canary (Live)” and “The Trouble With Wanting (Live).”