Midlake Confirms East Coast Dates For First North American Tour Since 2007 Including Two Nights At NYC's Bowery Ballroom, April 7 & 8

"Hypnotic" (Mojo) New Album 'The Courage of Others' (Feb. 2/Bella Union) to be Featured on NPR's "Exclusive First Listen" Starting Jan 26

Midlake, whose forthcoming album 'The Courage of Others' (Feb. 2/Bella Union) has already earned raves from British reviewers, has announced additional dates for its first North American tour since 2007.
Mojo, in a lead review, awards the album four stars, calling the Denton, TX band's songs "exquisitely constructed," while Q Magazine, in another four-star review, describes them as "towering and ageless."
NPR Music will stream 'The Courage of Others' in its entirety as part of their "Exclusive First Listen" series beginning Jan 26.

Midlake -- Additional U.S. Tour Dates:

MAR 31 - Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Theatre
APR 1 - Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
APR 2 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
APR 3 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
APR 4 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
APR 7-8 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
APR 9 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
APR 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts

Credit: Bil Zelman

New Midlake Album Heralds "Another Great Step Forward," British Press Raves Four Star Lead Reviews in Mojo & Q; "Exquisitely Forlorn" says Uncut

Hear two new songs, "Acts of Man" and "Rulers Ruling All Things," here: http://www.myspace.com/midlake

Midlake's eagerly anticipated new album, 'The Courage of Others' (Feb. 2, Bella Union), has already begun earning rave reviews from the British press, with four star lead reviews in the new issues of Mojo and Q magazines. Two years in the making, 'The Courage of Others' is Midlake's first album since 2006's highly acclaimed breakthrough, "The Trials of Van Occupanther."

Mojo hails Midlake's music as "wistful and dreamy," its songs as "exquisitely constructed and intricately layered" and songwriter/frontman Tim Smith's vocals as "hypnotic."

"What their albums have in common, aside from musical literacy and often excellent songcraft, is the sense of an earlier time. Or more accurately, of being out of time." The review goes on to praise the record's "weird, hallucinatory quality," and applauds the original new direction the band has taken, one steeped in the British electric folk tradition of Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention.

Likewise, Uncut Magazine praises Midlake's "pristine harmonies" and "exquisitely forlorn compositions;" and Q says Midlake has taken "another great step forward," calling the album "brooding" and "quietly epic," adding "...these are towering songs and ageless ones, too."

Midlake kicked off their first tour since 2007 this week. Go here to see tour dates:
http://www.shorefire.com/index.php?a=pressrelease&o=3534

Photo Credit: Bil Zelman

Midlake has announced the release of a new limited-edition 12" single

Thought you might like to know that Midlake has announced the release of a new limited-edition 12" single featuring two songs from their forthcoming album 'The Courage of Others.' The songs on the vinyl-only release are "Acts of Man" b/w "Rulers, Ruling All Things" and it will be available in stores on Dec 15. Check out the cover image below and click here for the announcement by Midlake's Tim Smith on the band's website:

http://www.midlake.net