News

(July 2026)

BLOCK OUT THE SUN + VINYL EDITION

My 12th studio album, Block Out The Sun, was released on January 2nd of this year. Block Out The Sun is available as made-to-order vinyl at Elastic Stage, at Bandcamp and on this website.

You can read a great review of Block Out The Sun here.

THE THIRD MIND: SPELLBINDER!

The Third Mind has released a companion piece to our most recent album, Right Now! Entitled Spellbinder!, this companion piece features a new cover of the Gabor Szabo track "Spellbinder," mixed by the masterful Tchad Blake (Peter Gabriel, Los Lobos, Latin Playboys, Counting Crows, etc.) and features the first vinyl release of "Reap What You Sow" as well as alternate versions of two other tracks.The video for "Reap What You Sow," which I directed and edited, can be seen here.

We will be announcing appearances later in the summer.

UPDATE ON PROJECTS FOR 2026!

I have a few recording projects slated for 2026.

CASEY NEILL AND VICTOR KRUMMENACHER

Casey and I are in the last stages of completing and album of acoustic songs. We have a series of shows coming up, including:

The Make Out Room, San Francisco, CA 8/6/26
The Music Millenium Customer Apprecitation BBQ, Portland, OR 8/8/26
Turn, Turn, Turn, Portland, OR 8/29/26 (tickets)
House Concert, Olympia, WA 8/30/26 (tickets)

A KISS, AND A LIE, AND A CURSE

2026 will be the 20th anniversary of my album The Cock Crows At Sunrise. In December of 2026, I gathered in the studio with most of The Third Mind (Michael Jerome, David Immerglück, Willie Aron, and Dave Alvin) to record a half dozen songs that date from that period of my writing. I chose to focus on songs that stemmed from stories that my father told me about his family. The songs are rewritten to a degree, and these new interpretations are weightier, darker, and edgier than the 2006 versions. We bashed this out quickly and I'll have this completed by spring for release later this year, and this new album will be called A Kiss, and a Lie, and a Curse. See below for how you can help fund getting this work out to the public.

IAIN MATTHEWS

Lastly, Michael, Immy, Willie, and I have been in the studio with Iain Matthews (Matthews Southern Comfort, Fairport Convention) and recorded 15 songs of new material. We're currently mixing the album and looking at a 2027 release.

HOW YOU CAN HELP!

FUND NEW WORK

If you're interested in helping fund any of my solo projects, you can do so here. Currently donations will be applied towards costs incurred in the completion of A Kiss, And A Lie, And A Curse, and you'll receive a copy of the release upon its completion.

VIDEO AND DESIGN WORK, BASS PLAYING, HOUSE CONCERTS!

If you need design or video work, you can see portfolios here.

I'm always game to record bass for people.

And if you'd like to host myself, or myself and Casey Neill, for a house concert, you can contact me here.

As always, thank you for supporting my work.

VK, July 2026