When American singer-songwriter Chris Staples picks up his guitar, things get quiet – but never silent. With his new album Don’t Worry, he brings his delicately floating melodies and poetic observations of everyday life to the X-TRA Musikcafé in Zurich on 18 October 2025.
After years on the road—from Florida to Washington—Staples has finally found a place of peace in Richmond, Virginia. There, among the animals in the garden and the slow rhythms of the morning, he created a work that is more than just music: a collection of sensitive moments, memories, encounters and the courage to be silent.
On Don’t Worry (released on 5 August 2025), Chris Staples is more reflective than ever: warm harmonies, gentle guitar and piano sounds and the dreamy playing of the pedal steel guitar leave room for thoughts, feelings and stories. Stories of wanderlust and homecoming, of small encounters that leave a big impression.
With a voice that whispers more than it shouts, Chris Staples reminds us that even the unexciting has meaning and that a song doesn’t have to be loud to be memorable. Experience an evening full of intimacy, melancholy and hope.