David Nail: That Boy Is On Fire

The tour shares its name with Nail’s third studio album, which was released in March via MCA Nashville. The LP includes the singles “Whatever She’s Got” and “Kiss You Tonight.”

All Music recommends giving the I’m A Fire multiple listens. All Music’s Stephen Thomas Erlewine writes, “It’s a grower, sounding better with repeated exposure, repeated listens revealing the craft in the songs and the subtlety in Nail’s execution.”

CountryWeekly.com praises Nail for the material on the album, noting, “Golden-voiced David Nail is one of those rare singers who sounds comfortable singing just about anything, so it’s to his credit that he deals in more hefty material on his third album.”

As for the “sad no more” reference in his Twitter bio, Nail talked to the Associated Press earlier this year turning around his reputation for singing emotional tunes.

“When we found the song, ‘Whatever She’s Got,’ it was kind of like the perfect storm, the perfect song to kind of set us in motion, so to speak,” Nail said. “I definitely got to a point personally, where I was just tired of being somewhat of a gloomy guy and I would hear people reference me as a moody.”

But Darius Rucker, who Nail has supported on the road, says that Nail is “still great at that sad song. You believe that he is feeling what he is singing. That’s a huge thing. That’s what makes your songs viable.”

We’ll bet Nail will show off a whole range of emotions on the “I’m A Fire Tour.” Here’s the itinerary:

Sept. 11 – Oxford, Miss., The Lyric Oxford
Sept. 12 – New Orleans, La., House Of Blues         
Sept. 24 – Athens, Ga., Georgia Theatre      
Sept. 26 – Tallahassee, Fla., The Moon        
Sept. 27 – Lake Buena Vista, Fla., House Of Blues
Oct. 9 – Wichita, Kan., The Cotillion           
Oct. 10 – Denver, Colo., Grizzly Rose   
Oct. 16 – Tuscaloosa, Ala., Jupiter On The Strip           
Oct. 17 – Jacksonville, Fla., Maverick’s       
Oct. 24 – Columbia, Mo., Downtown Columbia (9th Street Summerfest)  
Oct. 26 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Bogart’s
Oct. 29 – Springfield, Mo., Gillioz Theatre  
Oct. 30 – Tulsa, Okla., Cain’s Ballroom       
Oct. 31 – San Antonio, Texas, The Aztec Theater   
Nov. 6 – Rocky Mount, Va., Harvester Performance Center           
Nov. 7 – Sayreville, N.J., Starland Ballroom
Nov. 8 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston     
Nov. 9 – New York, N.Y., Irving Plaza       
Nov. 11 – London, Ontario, London Concert Theatre         
Nov. 13 – Cleveland, Ohio, House Of Blues           
Nov. 14 – Grand Rapids, Mich., The Intersection   
Nov. 15 – Green Bay, Wis., Meyer Theatre

Presale tickets are available now. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, Aug. 1.

Nail also has a bunch of fair and festival appearances lined up during the next few months, as well as a few more gigs with Rucker.

Click here for his complete schedule and for more information visit DavidNail.com.