We've been excited about the prospect of the next Langhorne Slim release for a while. What can we say? It's been too long since we had new meat in our optimistic Appalachia diet. What we now know is that all this roots rock build-up will come to fruition in the form of a self-titled release in the middle of a lengthy tour. The city resident with a rural aesthetic will release his debut for New York indie Kemado Records April 29, his first full-length since 2005's When the Sun's Gone Down and the follow-up to 2006's Engine EP.
"I’m not sure that there’s any other kind, but the songs I write are love songs," Langhorne says of the new record. "Some are literal, about specific events, people and relationships in my life; a form of therapy, self-help for the flowers and the shit along the road of life. Others come from a place far more mysterious. Either way, I’m in it to capture the feeling, the truth of an emotion, changing only names and events to protect the innocent."
Kemado Records is offering a preview of this emotion with a download of the track "Rebel Side of Heaven" from the forthcoming album. You can get it here.
Sam Kassirer (otherwise known as the keyboard player in Josh Ritter's band) hosted Langhorne at his studio, Great North Sound Society, in Maine to record the album. Longtime cohorts Malachi DeLorenzo and Paul Defiglia lent their talents to the project as well.
Catch him if you can:
April
10- Boston, Mass. @ Middle East
11 - Newmarket, N.H. @ Stone Church
12 - New Haven, Conn. @ Café Nine
24 - Asbury Park, N.J. @ Stone Pony (w/ Josh Ritter)
25 - Peekskill, N.Y. @ Paramount Theater (w/ Josh Ritter)
28 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Josh Ritter)
29 - Baltimore, Md. @ Recher Theater (w/ Josh Ritter)
30 - New York, N.Y. @ Mercury Lounge (CD Release Show) +
May
1- Arlington, Va. @ IOTA Club & Café +
2 - Chapel Hill, N.C. @ Local 506 +
3 - Mt. Pleasant, S.C. @ Village Tavern +
4 - Orlando, Fla. @ The Social +
6 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The Earl +
7 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Mercy Lounge +
8 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Bottletree Café +
9 - New Orleans, La. @ One-Eyed Jacks +
10 - Austin, Texas @ The Mohawk +
13 - San Diego, Calif. @ The Casbah +
14 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Troubadour +
15 - San Francisco, Calif. @ The Independent +
17 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge +
19 - Seattle, Wash. @ Tractor Tavern +
22 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ Urban Lounge+
23 - Denver, Colo. @ Hi-Dive +
24 - Lawrence, Kan. @ Replay Lounge +
26 - Madison, Wisc. @ High Noon Saloon +
28 - Chicago, Ill. @ Schuba’s +
29 - Chicago, Ill. @ The Hideout +
August
1 - Happy Valley, Ore. @ Pickathon at Pendarvis Farm
2 - Happy Valley, Ore. @ Pickathon at Pendarvis Farm
September
19 - Bristol, Tenn. @ Bristol Rhythm and Roots Fest
20 - Bristol, Tenn. @ Bristol Rhythm and Roots Fest
+ - Indicates headlining date
Related links:
Langhorne Slim on MySpace
Paste: Review: Langhorne Slim - When the Sun's Gone Down
1,000 Words: Langhorne Slim in Philadelphia
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