The Mountain Goats’ new album, All Eternals Deck, is being lovingly released by Merge on March 29, but according to Merge’s Guide to Indie Rock Success (co-written by Simon Reynolds), the M. Goats must either tour in support of the new album or hope for a favorable review on popular website Pitchfork. Latter’s pretty tough, though — Hell, I should know: my band Mango Starr & The Hurlers released a new album last year called Gold-Minded, and it only received a 7.6 with no “Best New Music”! — and since I doubt their new album can be filed under chillwave or hypnagogic pop, I think they made the right move when they booked a tour with Megafaun.
Check out “Damn These Vampires” over at Stereogum.
03.24.11 - Richmond, VA - The National
03.25.11 - Washington DC - 930 Club
03.26.11 - York, PA - Strand-Capitol PAC
03.28.11 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03.29.11 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.01.11 - Boston, MA - Paradise
04.02.11 - Ithaca, NY - Castaways
04.03.11 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
04.05.11 - Chicago, IL - The Vic
04.06.11 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
04.07.11 - Atlanta GA - Variety Playhouse
04.08.11 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cat’s Cradle
04.10.11 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
04.11.11 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
04.12.11 - Pittsburgh PA - Mr Smalls
04.15.11 - Philadelphia PA- Theater of Living Art
• The Mountain Goats: http://www.mountain-goats.com
• Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com
