O’DEATH TO RELEASE NEW RECORD, OUTSIDE, VIA ERNEST JENNING RECORD CO. ON APRIL 19TH, ANNOUNCE SPRING U.S. TOUR, AND GIVE AWAY NEW SONG!
LISTEN TO “BUGS,” THE FIRST TRACK OFF THE HAUNTING NEW RECORD
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"This raw and ragged New York band draws from the starkness and spiritual purity of Appalachian folk, the menace of punk and the rowdy theatricality of Tom Waits, jumbling sacred and profane." - Ben Sisario, The New York Times
In late July of 2010, New York quintet O'Death – Singer/guitarist Greg Jamie, Gabe Darling on banjo and ukulele, drummer David Rogers-Berry, bassist Jesse Newman, and violinist Robert Pycior - returned to the stage after a year-long hiatus to play a critically-acclaimed set at the Newport Folk Festival. In many ways it was the perfect start to a new era in the band's existence, and a logical precursor to their upcoming third LP. O’Death return to Ernest Jenning Record Co. for Outside, set for release April 19th.
After endless touring on the rollicking one-two punch of their debut Head Home (Ernest Jenning Record Co.) and sophomore barnburner Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin (Kemado), the band was sidelined in the midst of their 2009 tour when Rogers-Berry was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma. Ten months of chemotherapy and a shoulder replacement later, the group returned to the studio with a new outlook on life, and began work on their most fully conceived project to date – an affirmation of sorts. With the help of producer/engineer Billy Pavone (The Fall, Asobi Seksu, White Rabbits), the result is a record that is both the most subtle and massive accomplishment of the band's career. Outside is a darkly triumphant and free-flowing album that represents exactly where the songwriters have found themselves in this moment. As Pycior notes, "I love the dynamic disparity in the album: the fragile parts of ‘Bugs,’ ‘Ourselves,’ and ‘Don't Come Back...,’ the huge endings in ‘Alamar,’ ‘Look at the Sun,’ and ‘Pushing Out.’
Listen to/Download “Bugs,” the first track off Outside, here.
O’Death will be touring extensively leading up to the record’s release on April 19th. Come see what Time Out Chicago calls “a Neil Young–fronted version of Murder By Death doused with banjos and speed.”
O’DEATH TOUR DATES:
Saturday, Mar. 12 – Denton, TX @ 35 Conferette
Mar. 16 – Mar. 20 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
Monday, Mar. 21 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush w/ The Strange Boys, Natural Child
Tuesday, Mar. 22 – San Diego, CA @ Tin Can Alehouse w/ Franz Nicolay, David Dondero
Wednesday, Mar. 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echo w/ Franz Nicolay, David Dondero
Thursday, Mar. 24 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriets w/ Helado Negro
Friday, Mar. 25 – Santa Cruz, CA @ 418 Project w/ Helado Negro
Saturday, Mar. 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ Helado Negro
Sunday, Mar. 27 – Reno, NV @ Holland Project w/ Helado Negro
Tuesday, Mar. 29 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern w/ Helado Negro
Wednesday, Mar. 30 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret w/ The Strange Boys, Natural Child
Thursday, Mar. 31 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Friday, Apr. 1 – Missoula, MT @ The Palace w/ The Strange Boys, Natural Child
Saturday, Apr. 2 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux w/ The Strange Boys, Natural Child
Sunday, Apr. 3 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge w/ The Strange Boys, Natural Child
Monday, Apr. 4 – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive w/ The Strange Boys, Natural Child
Tuesday, Apr. 5 – Pueblo, CO @ Red Raven Gallery w/ Sasquatch, The Haunted Windchimes
Wednesday, Apr. 6 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
Thursday, Apr. 7 – Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
Friday, Apr. 8 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club w/ Grandchildren
Saturday, Apr. 9 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen w/ Grandchildren
Monday, Apr. 11 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop w/ The Hollows, Grandchildren
Tuesday, Apr. 12 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe w/ Grandchildren
Wednesday, Apr. 13 – Grantham, PA @ Messiah College
Thursday, Apr. 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie w/ Grandchildren
Friday, Apr. 15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Grandchildren
Saturday, Apr. 16 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
