I don’t really know the “science” behind it, but I know for a fact that when a record label and band love each other very much, they go together inside an enclosed space — a photo booth at the county fair or a motel room, for instance — and they spend some quality time alone. When they come out: poof! bam! shamalamadingdong! The artist is “signed” and the record label is “grinning” from “ear to ear.” Examples? I got a million of ‘em. How about O’Death with Northern Spy? This very news section let you in on that little secret back in April, but the right honorable Nobodaddy couldn’t really comment on any details just then because none had emerged.
Well now, gestation periods being what they are, I’ve got more than a couple details to drop-kick into that backyard croquet tournament you’ve got planned. Like a release date: October 7. A title: Out of Hands We Go. A tracklisting: below, like usual. A quote from the press release: “On Out of Hands We Go, O’Death return to a focus on live performances with [Greg] Jamie’s voice and lyrics planted firmly in the center of the band’s dynamic arrangements, a stark departure from the multi-tracked and meticulously overdubbed Outside.” I’ve also got a pre-order link and a giant pile of tour dates for you. And! Because you’ve been good, I even went to the trouble of embedding “Wrong Time” off the album below. Don’t mention it; it really was no trouble at all.
Out of Hands We Go tracklisting:
01. Herd
02. Wrong Time
03. Roam
04. All Is Light
05. Wait For Fire
06. Go and Play With Your Dead Horses
07. Apple Moon
08. When My Dog Gets Out Let Him Run
09. We Had A Vision
10. Heal In The Howling
11. Isavelle
12. Reprise
Dates:
10.08.14 - Hudson, NY - The Half Moon !
10.09.14 - Rochester, NY - The Bug Jar @
10.10.14 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
10.11.14 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
10.13.14 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
10.14.14 - Iowa City, IA - The Mill
10.15.14 - St. Louis, MO - The Demo
10.16.14 - Manhattan, KS - Auntie Mae’s Parlor
10.17.14 - Lincoln, NE - Zoo Bar
10.18.14 - Denver, CO - Moe’s Original
10.20.14 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
10.22.14 - Seattle, WA - The Tractor
10.23.14 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
10.24.14 - Eugene, OR - Sam Bond’s Garage
10.25.14 - Arcata, CA - The Depot at Humboldt State University
10.27,14 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place
10.28.14 - San Francisco, CA - Brick & Mortar Music Hall
10.29.14 - Oakland, CA - Leo’s
10.30.14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo &#
10.31.14 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace $
11.01.14 - Costa Mesa, CA - The Wayfarer &
11.02.14 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar - San Diego, CA^#
11.03.14 - Tuscon, AZ - Club Congress#
11.04.14 - Albuquerque, NM - Low Spirits#
11.06.14 - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Nites
11.08.14 - New Orleans, LA - The BEATnik
11.11.14 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
11.12.14 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook
11.13.14 - Washington, DC - DC 9
11.14.14 - Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House*
11.15.14 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs*
11.16.14 - Portland, ME - The Space Gallery*
! Last Good Tooth
@ Mr. Boneless
& Guy Blakeslee
$ Gram Rabbit
^ All Them Witches
# Lonesome Leash
* Death Vessel
• O’Death: http://www.odeath.net
• Northern Spy: http://northernspyrecords.com