At the risk of upsetting loyal TMT readers, there is yet another must-buy album due to be tickling your aural peripherals in April. We know, times are tight and April is often seen as the cruelest month on your wallet due to the massive demand for seasonal veggies like chiory and chives. Listen, one cannot predict when essential albums will collide with prime produce schedules, so, in the words of the immortal Glenn Frey and Don Henley: “Get Over It.” Robert Barber and Mary Pearson are better known as the extraordinaire eclectronic duo High Places and they will be releasing their second album, entitled High Places vs. Mankind, on April 6 through Thrill Jockey. A 12-inch is due also, collecting a new digital single, the already-issued “I Was Born,” plus some remix goodies.
Eat local, buy focal:
01. The Longest Shadows
02. On Giving Up
03. She’s a Wild Horse
04. The Channon
05. Canada
06. Constant Winter
07. On a Hill in a Bed on a Road in a House
08. Drift Slayer
09. The Most Beautiful Name
10. When It Comes
High Places vs. Mankind, eh? This epic conceptual battle takes a sharp turn in March when we see our dynamic duo shift the game to smaller, physical arenas as Pearson and Barber will combat evil show promoters and drunken moochbags trying to snare free merch and backstage drinks starting in the muddy ploughed fields of LA on the 21st of that month. War talk aside, does anyone else seem it odd that there are song titles listed above like “Constant Winter” and “Canada,” yet High Places are not planning on venturing into the Great White North for one date over two months of shows listed below? Just sayin’…
03.19.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
03.24.10 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
03.27.10 - Portland, OR - Berbati’s Pan #
03.28.10 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile $
03.30.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
03.31.10 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
04.01.10 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown Jr.
04.02.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club %
04.03.10 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
04.05.10 - Columbus, OH - The Summit
04.07.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Kecktie
04.16.10 - Madrid, Spain - La Casa Encendida ^
04.17.10 - Barcelona, Spain - LA2
04.18.10 - Valladolid, Spain - Espacio Joven
04.20.10 - Paris, France - Point Ephemere
04.22.10 - Milan, Italy - Amigdala Theatre
04.23.10 - Pisa, Italy - Fosfeni Festival (Citta del Teatro)
04.24.10 - Dudingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn
04.25.10 - Prague, Czech Republic - Bio Oko
04.26.10 - Zagreb, Croatia - AT
04.27.10 - Graz, Austria - Explosiv
04.28.10 - St. Gallen, Switzerland - Grabenhalle
04.29.10 - Dijon, France - Kill Your Pop Festival (Atheneum)
05.01.10 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
05.03.10 - Brighton, England - Freebutt
05.04.10 - London, England - Cargo
05.06.10 - Glasgow, Scotland - Nice & Sleazy
05.07.10 - Sheffield, England - The Harley
05.08.10 - Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
05.10.10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - De Nieuwe Anita
05.12.10 - Berlin, Germany - Spex Festival
05.13.10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Rust
05.14.10 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
05.15.10 - Malmo, Sweden - Debaser
05.20.10 - Lisbon, Portugal - ZDB
05.21.10 - Porto, Portugal - Plano B
# w/ Bear in Heaven, Cymbals Eat Guitars
$ w/ Bear in Heaven
% w/ Tobacco, Hood Internet
^ w/ Javelin, Sunburned Hand of the Man
• High Places: http://hellohighplaces.blogspot.com
• Thrill Jockey: http://www.thrilljockey.com/splash.html
