Pokey LaFarge's 'Riot In The Streets' Music Video Premieres at HuffPost

The song is from LaFarge's anticipated new full-length album, Manic Revelations, which will be released May 19 on Rounder Records and is now available for pre-order. Each digital pre-order includes an instant download of "Riot In The Streets" as well as the album track, "Better Man Than Me."

Already receiving advance acclaim, KCMP's The Current declares, "Each chord, each riff shades the stories he sets up in his lyrics, always in search of the purest truth within the 10 forlorn, haunting melodies on Manic Revelations. A musician, a storyteller, a narrator of the messy, unkempt American experience...Pokey LaFarge sits, he watches, he writes. Everything that's worth happening happens in his songs," while Rolling Stoneasserts, "Unfaltering rhythm, optimistic gospel-pop melody and bright pops of brass contrast with his pointed observations about race relations and police violence in America."

In celebration of the release, LaFarge and his longtime band will embark on an extensive summer tour with special guests Lillie Mae and Kelsey Waldon. Performances include a special album release show at St. Louis' The Pageant on May 20 as well as stops at Chicago's Metro, Nashville's Mercy Lounge, New York's Bowery Ballroom and Rough Trade and Philadelphia's World Café Live. See below for complete details.

Recorded in LaFarge's hometown of St. Louis, Manic Revelations features 10 new original songs and was produced by the Southside Collective-LaFarge, Joey Glynn (bass), Ryan Koenig (harmonica, guitjo, electric guitar), Adam Hoskins (electric guitar), Matt Meyer (drums, percussion), Luc Klein (trumpet, euphonium, piano, glockenspiel), Alec Spiegelman (saxophone, piano, tubax, organ, clarinet, flute), David Beeman (tambourine, stylophone, guitar, organ)-along with additional production by Tony Hoffer.

"The manic revelation is the state where artists create," says LaFarge. "I got to the point in writing these songs where I felt like a house on fire that just kept burning." He continues, "This album is about confronting yourself. It's about confronting your city, its relation with the world, and all its people."