O’DEATH TO RELEASE NEW RECORD

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

"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

O’Death Online:

http://ernestjenning.com/band_odeath.htm

http://myspace.com/odeath