Now that’s sarcasm! Umm, anyway, yes it’s true. Just as you were getting a bit tired of that Bonnie “Prince” Billy record from this past summer, yet another bearded man with yet another loosely titled, Appalachian-inspired spiritual folk outfit is hitting the road this fall to keep up the nationwide enthusiasm for the gospel of, well, for vibing-out on ghostly folk tunes and drinking colorful wines with your chi... or something.
This time it just so happens to be the notable Matthew Houck and his roving band of facial hair aficionados, otherwise known as Phosphorescent, who are tagging-in for a few rounds in the southern and eastern U.S., while Will Oldham and Sam Beam rest their fragile fallapart voices.
Originally from Alabama and a longtime resident of Georgia, this will be the rustic Shaman’s first tour of the Dirty Dirty since the release of his band’s last album, the widely-acclaimed Pride (TMT Review). Hell, speaking of south, it even looks like Houck and co. plan on camping out in Florida for some five dates while the weather presumably turns to shit just about everywhere else in the country. You’ve gotta rest that facial hair after a while, don’t you know?
In other hippie folk news, Phosphorescent have announced plans to release new material in very early 2009. No need to wonder what it’ll sound like, though. We might as well just give it a 4/5 or so now.
South by Northeast Tour:
@ Lights
# Virgin Forest
