Midwest muso Kevin Morby is no longer America's best kept secret

Key points

• US singer-songwriter Kevin Morby returns to Australia next month to tour his eighth solo album, Little Wide Open. The record draws on the Missouri farmlands and Kansas City suburbs where Morby grew up.
• Producer Aaron Dessner, who has worked with Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, recorded the album in upstate New York. Guests include Lucinda Williams, who provides a spoken word passage, and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon.
• Morby's tour begins in Eltham on November 12 and includes shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.