Pro-tip: never name your band after a particularly nasty pest if you want it to be Googled. That is, unless your band is particularly awesome at what you do.
Deer Tick has that mojo to back up being named after an annoying parasite... the songs definitely stick on you, but they don't suck your blood. Then again, vampires are all the rage these days. What a weird way of talking about this very great band!
This track is the first preview of
The Black Dirt Sessions, the so-called "very personal" set of songs recorded by the band late last year at Black Dirt Studios in upstate New York. The song, "20 Miles", certainly backs up the claim that the album will be more intense and introspective, with the exploration of themes like mortality and loss. They'll be previewing more as they hit the road, with a bunch of US dates including stints at Coachella and Lollapalooza. Make sure to wear long pants while traveling in high grass.
The Black Dirt Sessions drops on 6/8. MP3 below. -
joe puglisi
Tour Dates for Deer Tick
04/08 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge #
04/09 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club #
04/10 Iowa City, IA The Mill #
04/11 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall #
04/12 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory &
04/13 El Paso, TX Percolator &
04/14 Phoenix, AZ The Trunkspace &
04/16 Indio, CA Coachella
04/20 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom %
04/21 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret %
04/22 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern %
04/24 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place
04/25 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall *
04/27 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre *
04/28 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar
04/29 Santa Fe, NM Sante Fe Brewing Company *
04/30 Dallas, TX The Loft *
05/01 Austin, TX Emo's *
05/02 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio *
05/03 Fayetteville, AR Majestic Lounge *
05/04 Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingerz
05/05 Birmingham, AL Workplay *
05/06 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom *
05/07 Louisville, KY Headliners *
05/08 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern
05/09 Ithaca, NY Castaway's
05/10 Albany, NY Valentines
05/11 Boston, MA Paradise *
05/12 Boston, MA Paradise *
05/13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory *
05/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club *
05/15 New York, NY Terminal 5 *
07/23 - 07/24 Floyd, VA Floyd Fest
08/06 - 08/08 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
* = w/ Dr. Dog
# = w/ Those Darlins
% = w/ Holy Sons
& = w/ One Wolf
Tracklist for The Black Dirt Sessions
1. Choir of Angels
2. Twenty Miles
3. Goodbye, Dear Friend
4. Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame
5. Sad Sun
6. Mange
7. When She Comes Home
8. Hand In My Hand
9. I Will Not Be Myself
10. Blood Moon
11. Christ Jesus
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MP3:"20 Miles" - The Black Dirt Sessions
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