Loads of radio silence on our end, as Top Secret schemes and plans slowly inch their way toward reality (but aren’t quite ready to be unveiled just yet). When the dam finally breaks, an angry river of facts and dates and itineraries will flow forth like the mighty Patapsco, drenching all in as much news as they can handle. The early drips and drabs are already upon us, a harbinger of what will come. To wit:
The kind folks at Tripwire.com have posted an ultra-exclusive, extra-free download of “Brave Man’s Death,” from our upcoming album. This is the first (legal) download of anything from the album, so put it on your Summer mix and strut that one around. It’s Great for the dog park.
The artwork shown on the Tripwire site is from our forthcoming “Don’t Break the Needle b/w Brave Man’s Death” 7″ that will roll off the presses in early-June. There’ll also be an accompanying iTunes release that will include a demo of “Don’t Get Old” from our practice space, done in a strummier, janglier version than the “Don’t Get Old – LA Looks Edition” that made it on the actual album. There are only 500 copies being pressed, with 100 of them featuring one-of-a-kind handmade artwork from Mr. J Roddy Walston himself. (The rest will feature the image on the site.) They will only be available at shows……..and there should be a Big update about that any minute now. Keep your eyes peeled.
On that note, we playing at the behest of the lovely Mrs. Rachael Ray once again at the Snapple and Rachael Ray’s Feedback party in Brooklyn on Saturday June 19th. (A little background on the event, via the New York Post.) Also playing is Justin Townes Earle, who might have put on the best show I saw all of last year (and whose brief cameo on Treme was a neat surprise). Unfortunately, all the passes to the free event were claimed in the first 48 hours of their availability – they were gone before we even got word to announce the event – but keep checking Mrs. Ray’s site in case anything changes.
Lastly – and most importantly – our album has an official release date: Tuesday, July 27th. No word on what formats it will initially be released in beyond CD and download (though there will be vinyl eventually).
More news imminently. Lots of it.
Be well,
Steve
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