Lambchop Share “The December-ish You,” First Single off New Album
This (is what I wanted to tell you) is the band's thirteenth album
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Lampchop have shared “The December-ish You,” the first single off their forthcoming album This (is what I wanted to tell you), out Mar. 22, 2019, through Merge.
Frontman Kurt Wagner described “The December-ish You” in a statement, saying, “Picture yourself on a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies … This is not that.” The song is a long-form piano meditation that folds in R&B drums and auto-tuned drones in equal measure. Wagner wrote much of the album with Matt McCaughan, the younger brother of Merge co-founder Mac McCaughan. The resultant analogue synth-scapes are the work of the younger McCaughan, with Wagner’s a cappella vocals taking on the same metallic hue.
Listen to “The December-ish You” and check out Lambchop’s 2010 Daytrotter Session below. Along with their album, the band has announced a run of tour dates, starting in April 2019. Find the full list further down, along with the This (is what I wanted to tell you) album art and tracklist.
This (is what I wanted to tell you) Tracklist:
01. The New Isn’t So You Anymore
02. Crosswords, or What This Says About You
03. Everything for You
04. The Lasting Last of You
05. The Air Is Heavy and I Should Be Listening to You
06. The December-ish You
07. This Is What I Wanted to Tell You
08. Flower
This (is what I wanted to tell you) Album Art:
Lambchop Tour Dates:
April
12 – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Doornroosje
13 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ DR Koncerthuset, Studie 2
14 – Oslo, Norway @ Röverstaden
15 – Gothenburg, Norway @ Pustervik
17 – Leipzig, Germany @ Felsenkeller
18 – Munich, Germany @ Muffathalle
19 – Vienna, Austria @ WUK
20 – Darmstadt, Germany @ Centralstation
21 – London, U.K. @ Hackney Arts Centre
23 – Paris, France @ Maroquinerie
24 – Bern, Switzerland @ Dachstock
25 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Rote Fabrik
26 – Berlin, Germany @ Funkhaus
27 – Cologne, Germany @ Gloria
28 – Brussels, Germany @ Nuits Botanique Festival
29 – Hamburg, Germany @ Elbphilharmonie
30 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Noord