Rising singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and alternative outlier Bryant Barnes has released his emotionally charged new ballad, “Why Can’t You” via Mercury Records. “Why Can’t You”is a deeply personal track that captures the raw vulnerability of heartbreak and unrequited love, showcasing Bryant’s unparalleled ability to connect with listeners through evocative lyrics and enchanting melodies. Over his signature simplistic guitar strums, he explores the profound loneliness of a relationship in turmoil, as Bryant pleads for his partner to stay in love.
About the song’s creation he shared, “I remember back in the day I was looking for a bunch of beats and I was struggling to find anything I liked. That night I had a dream that I’d met an artist and I didn’t really have music for them to hear, so when I woke up, I said damn I gotta lock in. I started making a song from scratch and that was my first time doing that. It ended up being something I really liked! I decided to work on it in LA with Andrew Luce and make sure we finished it. That was over a year ago and we finally got it to where it’s at now. The song is, as most songs are, about one of the girls that I was talking to back in the day.”
This song arrives as Bryant Barnes gears up to join 070 Shake on her highly anticipated The Petrichor Tour with 22 dates across North America. Kicking off on January 24th in Washington, DC, the show visits Brooklyn on February 1st, and wraps in Los Angeles on February 28th. As Bryant’s social platform finds mainstream recognition on the live stage, this tour marks a pivotal moment in Bryant’s career.
Check out the full confirmed itinerary below.
Tour Dates:
Jan 24 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Jan 25 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
Jan 27 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Jan 28 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore Philadelphia
Jan 29 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
Feb 01 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
Feb 04 Montreal, Canada MTELUS
Feb 05 Toronto, Canada HISTORY
Feb 08 Chicago, IL The Salt Shed
Feb 13 Vancouver, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Feb 14 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
Feb 15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Feb 16 Wheatland, CA Hard Rock Live Sacramento
Feb 19 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
Feb 21 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
Feb 22 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
Feb 23 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Feb 26 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
Feb 28 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Expo Hall