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Johnny Delaware Embraces Mortality and Wonder on On God’s Time

5/6/2026

 
Afbeelding
Johnny Delaware Embraces Mortality and Wonder on On God’s Time

Release date: July 24, 2026

​Born in South Dakota and driven by a lifelong sense of wanderlust, Johnny Delaware spent his twenties chasing music across the American landscape. From Nashville to Albuquerque to Austin, he followed the road wherever it led before eventually settling in Charleston, South Carolina, where he recorded his debut album, Secret Wave, in 2013.

The album earned widespread acclaim and established Delaware as one of the region’s most promising songwriters, culminating in a Songwriter of the Year honor from the Charleston City Paper. But before he could begin work on a follow-up, another project he helped launch Susto began to gain momentum. Over the next decade, the band grew into one of indie roots music’s most celebrated acts, earning praise from Rolling Stone and Spin while touring alongside artists such as The Lumineers, Band of Horses, and The Head and the Heart.

Delaware returned to his solo career in 2022 with Energy of Light, recorded after relocating to Mexico City. He followed it with Para Llevar in 2024, a collection that Glide Magazine praised as “a swirl of indie rock, Americana and psychedelic folk,” further showcasing his gift for blending genres and storytelling.

With his latest album, On God’s Time, Delaware turns inward while reconnecting with the sounds and spirit of his South Dakota upbringing. Produced by Delaware, the record is a lush, cinematic exploration of mortality, meaning, and the mysteries that bind us together. Through vivid characters and deeply human narratives, On God’s Time reflects on love, loss, gratitude, and regret, embracing the inevitability of death as a way to more fully appreciate the wonder of being alive. The result is a profound and expansive work from an artist still searching, still wandering, and still finding beauty in the unknown.
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Tracks:
01. Sue Lee of Big Sky
02. Heaven’s Town
03. Less Fear, More Soul
04. Crystal Ball
05. Mystery Man
06. Entertaining the Fantasy
07. Apache Legend of the Reptilians on Superstition Mountain
08. Regret Town
09. New Orleans
10. Big Pants

Website:
johnnydelaware.com


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