WIDE OPEN LIGHT è descritto da Ben come una vera e propria famiglia di canzoni in cui ogni traccia è parente stretta della successiva. È volutamente minimalista e sono le canzoni stesse, tanto quanto la produzione, le protagoniste assolute: “There was once a time when albums didn’t need an adjacent story or fable. When the songs were enough,” ha affermato Ben, “I’m excited to return to this.”.

Sul singolo, "Yard Sale", invece ha detto: “Follows a man through the final blurred stages of a breakup. With each passing verse the couple grows further beyond reach or repair. By the song's end, he’s more confused than when the song began.”.

Dopo l'uscita del disco, Harper sarà in tour in date selezionate con The Chicks, prima di partire per il suo lungo tour negli Stati Uniti questo autunno. Il tour americano di Harper inizia a Richmond, in Virginia, il 29 settembre, e comprenderà spettacoli a Portland, ME, Buffalo, NY, Cincinnati, OH, Milwaukee, WI e altri, e includerà esibizioni all'Oceans Calling Music Festival e al Sound on Sound Music & Arts Festival.

Sat. Apr. 30 - Boulder, CO - Bluebird Music Festival
Sat. Jun. 10 - Torrey, UT - Fort Desolation Fest
Sat. Jul. 1 - Weimar, Germany - Seebühne Weimar c/o Weimarhalle
Mon. Jul. 3 - Paris, France - L'Olympia
Tue. Jul. 4 - Paris, France - L'Olympia
Wed. Jul. 5 - Paris, France - L'Olympia
Sat. Jul. 8 - Enghien, Belgium - LaSemo
Sun. Jul. 9 - Saint-Malô-du-Bois, France - Festival de Poupet *with Fatoumata Diawara, Colours In The Street
Tue. Jul. 11 - Milan, Italy - Circolo Magnolia *with John Butler
Wed. Jul. 12 - Verona, Italy - Castello Scaligero
Thu. Jul. 13 - Perugia, Italy - Arena Santa Giuliana
Sat. Jul. 15 - Tarvisio, Italy - Lago di Fusine Superiore
Sun. Jul. 16 - La Spezia, Italy - Piazza Giacomo Matteotti
Tue. Jul. 18 - Narbonne, France - Festival Jazz à l'Hospitalet
Wed. Jul. 19 - Lyon, France - Les Nuits de Fourvière
Thu. Jul. 20 - Vitrolles, France - Jardin Sonore Festival
Fri. Jul. 21 - Girona, Spain - Porta Ferrada
Sun. Jul. 23 - San Sebastián, Spain - Jazzaldia
Tue. Jul. 25 - Jerez, Spain - Tío Pepe Festival
Wed. Jul. 26 - Cascais, Portugal - CoolJazz
Fri. Jul. 28 - Marciac, France - Jazz in Marciac
Thu. Aug. 10 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium *with The Chicks
Fri. Aug. 11 - Canandaigua, NY - CMAC Performing Arts Center *with The Chicks
Wed. Aug. 16 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena *with The Chicks
Thu. Aug. 17 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena *with The Chicks
Sat. Aug. 19 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair Grandstand *with The Chicks
Fri. Aug. 25 - Toronto, Canada - Budweiser Stage *with City and Colour, Katie Tupper
Sat. Aug. 26 - Madison, WI - Kohl Center *with The Chicks
Sun. Aug. 27 - St. Louis, MO - Evolution Festival *with Brandi Carlile
Tue. Aug. 29 - Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center *with The Chicks
Wed. Aug. 30 - Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center Omaha *with The Chicks
Fri. Sep. 1 - Sioux Falls, SD - Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Fri. Sep. 29 – Richmond, VA - The National
Sat. Sep 30 - Ocean City, MD - Oceans Calling Music Festival
Sun. Oct. 1 – Bridgeport, CT - Sound on Sound Music & Arts Festival
Tue. Oct. 03 - Portland, ME - State Theatre
Wed. Oct. 4 – Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Fri. Oct. 6 - Burlington, VT - The Flynn
Sat. Oct. 7 - Buffalo, NY - UB Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre
Sun. Oct. 8 - Albany, NY - The Egg Center for the Performing Arts
Tue. Oct. 10 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
Wed. Oct. 11 - Cincinnati, OH - The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Fri. Oct. 13 – South Bend, IN - Morris Performing Arts Center
Sat. Oct. 14 - Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside Theater
Sun. Oct. 15-23 - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino Hotel - Mystic Showroom