Little Wide Open

Kevin Morby

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For Kevin Morby, the “little wide open” is the big sky, the small lives, it’s his origins in the Midwest, and every duty and modesty and familiarity and isolation: the land, the people, and the parts of that inside him. “There’s something unintentionally musical about the Midwest; cicadas chirping in the trees, a train passing, a tornado siren going off,” explains Morby. “If you listen, there are these almost ominous sounds taking place beneath the wide-open sky—its ugliness and its beauty and how the two are often working together simultaneously. And while the Midwest isn’t technically the badlands, it’s my badlands.”Little Wide Open is the title of Kevin Morby’s eighth studio album, produced by Aaron Dessner. In the summer of 2024, Dessner had asked Morby to support The National at their London show in Crystal Palace Park. Shortly after, Dessner—who was on a hot streak, having produced albums for Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Gracie Abrams—reached out to Morby to say he’d love

NEW Kevin Morby – Little Wide Open (Album Review) | KLOF Mag | May 20, 2026, 8:25 a.m.

Across its runtime, Little Wide Open takes you across endless highways and mountain paths, and through quiet towns. “Welcome to our little corner of the world,” offers Kevin Morby.

NEW Kevin Morby: Little Wide Open | Spectrum Culture | May 20, 2026, 5:02 a.m.

The singer/songwriter makes a valiant pivot into rock, though he lacks the backbone, grit and conviction to make it work.

Little Wide Open

Kevin Morby

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