DICHOTOMY TOUR AND FESTIVAL APPEARANCES

SEPTEMBER

9 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall*

11 – Seattle, WA – The Paramount Theatre*

12 – Vancouver, BC – Malkin Bowl*

14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex Rockwell*

15 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre*

18 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore*

19 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee*

21 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore*

22 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY*

24 – Portland, ME – State Theatre*

27 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17*

28 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore*

29 – Columbia, MD – All Things Go Festival

OCTOBER

22 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre+

23 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed+

25 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS+

26 – New Haven, CT ­– College Street Music Hall+

27 – Boston, MA – House of Blues+

29 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore+

30 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz+

NOVEMBER

1 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works+

2 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy+

3 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company+

5 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore+

6 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live+

8 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore+

9 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center+

12 – Austin, TX – Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater+

13 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom+

15 – Mexico City, MX – Corona Capital+

18 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren+

19 – San Diego, CA – SOMA+

21 – Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues+

22 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium+

23 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater+

* with special guest Rosie

+ with special guest Henrik

DICHOTOMY TOUR EUROPEAN DATES

FEBRUARY

13 – Stockholm, Sweden – Cirkus – Tickets

14 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene – Tickets

16 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Store Vega – Tickets

18 – Cologne, Germany – Carlswerk Victoria – Tickets

19 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys Neue Welt – Tickets

21 – Warsaw, Poland – COS Torwar – Tickets

23 – Prague, Czech Republic – Forum Karlín – Tickets

24 – Zurich, Switzerland – X-TRA – Tickets

26 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso – Tickets

27 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso – Tickets

MARCH

1 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique – Tickets

5 – Paris, France – L'Olympia – Tickets

7 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow – Tickets

10 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy – Tickets

15 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton – Tickets

17 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre – Tickets

18 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre – Tickets

About The Dichotomy:

“Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time” – “Daylight”

The Dichotomy is split into four individual sections, the first, comprised of five songs—including “No High,” “Poison,” “Skin and Bones,” “Hero” and “You and Me”—finds Kushner caught up in feelings of lust, jealousy, anger and desire, with demons including addiction and violence. The second section of five songs— “Love Is Going to Kill Us,” “Dead Man,” “Flesh x Blood,” “Sweet Oblivion” and “Buried at Sea” —delves into death, conflict and the desire for awakening. The third consists of three songs—“Humankind,” “Universe” and “Heaven Sees”—which take a wider view of the world and humanity, exploring the existential meaning of life. The final four tracks—starting with the first single, “Darkerside” into “California Nights,” “Saving Your Soul” and “Daylight”—represent David coming full circle to themes of revelation, healing and entering the light, while still wondering, “I scream to God at night/Afraid that I just might/Be talking to yourself/And living in my hell.” Even at the point of accepting forgiveness, there’s a nagging uncertainty that can’t be fully suppressed as the struggle continues.

Among the top producers on the album are Rob Kirwan [Hozier’s “Take Me to the Church,” PJ Harvey, Local Natives, U2, Depeche Mode, Sneaker Pimps], Steve Rusch [Beyonce, Diplo, Colbie Caillat, Solange, Logic], TMS [Lewis Capaldi, Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, John Legend, G-Eazy, Bebe Rexha], and Ojivolta [Kanye West, Playboi Carti, XXXTentacion, Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber, Halsey].

“My faith in God has been a foundational thing in my life,” he said. “I embrace that and write music I believe will touch people. I want to make the world a better place. Music is spiritual by nature; it leads us to a higher power. I’m just a vessel for these songs.”

The Dichotomy comes after an impressive start to David Kushner’s career. After working in his father’s life insurance business, David set his sights on establishing himself as an influencer, at first posting trendy videos and musical covers, then segueing into offering motivational life advice and encouragement to those suffering from mental illness and depression. His first two singles, “Miserable Man,” about a couple running away from a small town to find a larger purpose, and “Mr. Forgettable,” a narrative inspired by his grandfather’s bout with Alzheimer’s, attracted a following that ultimately surpassed what he had gathered as an influencer. Both tracks, which appeared on his 2022 debut EP, Footprints I Found, went viral on TikTok and earned gold certification, the former hitting the charts in Norway, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K.

“TikTok has been very important in spreading my music,” said Kushner, who has toured with Lauv, Dermot Kennedy and Dean Lewis and is set for a headlining jaunt himself next year in conjunction with the album’s release. “I definitely had not planned to market my music, but I knew TikTok would be a powerful tool to connect with an audience.”

“I’m spiraling down and out of control/There’s a war no one sees inside my soul” – “Darkerside”

“We’re not perfect, we never will be, and while we strive to be good, we’re never going to reach that because we’re only human,” concludes Kushner. “There is no resolution to that song, which fits the theme of the album.”

The Dichotomy expresses this conundrum in a coming-of-age tale that transcends individual experience to touch on the universal, the perfect antidote to the spiritual malaise threatening the modern world. After turning his faith into music, David Kushner is ready to take his vital message to the masses.

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