Album Anticipation: We Are Augustines
I am not someone who gets very worked up over most new releases. Sure there are a select few... new Radiohead albums obvs, other releases from some of my dearest favorites or perhaps a band releasing an album after a long hiatus (the Strokes, however, do not apply here). But this year I
am
just a teensy bit OVERWHELMINGLY anticipating the release of the debut album from NYC band
(Bill McCarthy and Eric Sanderson formerly of indie rock group Pela), entitled
Rise Ye Sunken Ships
.
Due out for a release in June, the story of this album's creation (
) - which was driven largely by McCarthy's experience of the complicated life and tragic suicide of his brother - is something slightly beyond moving: reading about it actually brought me to tears, and upon first listen,
Rise Ye Sunken Ships
takes you to that same raw emotional core. This album will have a very special and well deserved place on a lot of year end lists - certainly my own.
Here is the beautifully simplistic video for first single
Chapel Song
, which is available for free download on their website:
Leading up to the album's release the band will play a string of tour dates (below):
APRIL
12 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall (18+)
13 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (18+)
15 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg (18+)
16 - Washington D.C. - Black Cat (all ages)
18 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern (19+)
19 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig (18+)
21 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave (all ages)
22 - Chicago, IL - Double Door (21+)
23 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock (18+)
26 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore (19+)
27 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile (21+)
29 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's (all ages)
30 - Los Angeles, CA - Roxy (all ages)
MAY
1 – Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar
