Comebacks Galore! Themselves to Tour with Eyedea & Abilities

Fresh off their newly minted “comeback” mix tape theFREEhoudini and teetering on the eve of their “comeback” album CrownsDown -- set for release on October 10, 2009 via anticon. -- Themselves have announced a fall tour with recently reactivated hip-hop duo Eyedea & Abilities.

CrownsDown, the group's first proper full-length album in seven years, is described by the band as “a careful and vicious exhibition of mastered rap tactics and sampling ethics.” Themselves created and structured the album as a means of exploring “the essential ten commandments” of hip-hop. Not quite sure what that means? Let me explain: Jel and Doseone, in preparation for writing and recording, dug through their crates of “favorite hip-hop albums ever” and created a list of the common, most effective forms of hip-hop songs and then tailored their own sound to meet these self-described patterns. The album has 10 tracks that span crowd favorites, ranging from the ”guess who’s back,” the “don’t bite,” the “don’t fuck with my DJ,” and the “dropping science,” as well as six other archetypal hip-hop jamz.

Meanwhile, Eyedea & Abilities will also be touring in support of a new album, By The Throat, their first new material in five years, released earlier this year. Check them out with Themselves on the majority of these tourdates:
11.19.09 - Austin, TX - Highball #
11.20.09 - Denton, TX - Hailey's #
11.21.09 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon #
11.22.09 - New Orleans, LA - The Parish Room - HOB #
11.23.09 - Atlanta, GA - 529 #
11.24.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 #
11.25.09 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel #
11.27.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory #
11.28.09 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs #
11.29.09 - Providence, RI - Jerky's Live Music Hall #
12.01.09 - Toronto, ONT - El Mocambo #
12.02.09 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig #
12.03.09 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's #
12.04.09 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity #
12.05.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club #
12.11.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
12.12.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge

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# Eyedea & Abilities

CrownsDown tracklist:

1. Back II Burn
2. Oversleeping
3. The Mark
4. Gangster Of Disbelief
5. Daxstrong
6. You Ain't It
7. Roman Is As Roman Does
8. Skinning The Drum
9. Deadcatclear II
10. Gold Teeth Will Roll

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