The heat descended heavily across the land. The townspeople, clad all in black and wearing very fashionable sunglasses, languished in the sun, praying for relief, for an autumnal breeze, for a cool drink from the deep well of minor-key rock ‘n’ roll music. Then, what, ho? A trumpet sounded from the deepest reaches of the internet town square. An official announcement from the castle of Sacred Bones!
And so it was, gentlefolk of the not-so-merry kingdom of Postpunklandia, that a declaration rang out across the land: Crystal Stilts have a new album called Nature Noir, and it’s out September 17 via — naturally — Sacred Bones! Listen to first single “Star Crawl” NOW:
Formed in 2003, in the magical land known as New York City, Crystal Stilts is comprised of master songsmiths Brad Hargett (vocals), JB Townsend (guitar), Andy Adler (bass), Keegan Cooke (drums), and Kyle Forester (keyboards). Nature Noir is the band’s third studio LP, following up 2011’s In Love With Oblivion (TMT Review). To celebrate, they’ll be saddling their finest unicorns and touring this great nation of ours with Deerhunter in the fall.
Nature Noir tracklisting:
01. Spirit in Front of Me
02. Star Crawl
03. Future Folklore
04. Sticks and Stones
05. Memory Room
06. Worlds Gone Weird
07. Darken the Door
08. Electrons Rising
09. Nature Noir
10. Phases Forever
Dates:
08.14.13 - Hamden, CT - BAR Nightclub
08.15.13 - Boston, MA - TT The Bear’s Place
08.16.13 - New Bedford, MA - No Problemo
08.17.13 - Kingston, NY - Chronogram Block Party
09.18.13 - New York, NY - Webster Hall *
09.19.13 - New York, NY - Webster Hall *
09.20.13 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
09.21.13 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
09.22.13 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cat’s Cradle *
10.07.13 - Albany, NY - Valentines
10.08.13 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
10.09.13 - Detroit, MI - Garden Bowl
10.10.13 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
10.15.13 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
10.16.13 - Vancouver, BC - Electric Owl
10.17.13 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studio
10.18.13 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
10.20.13 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
10.21.13 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
10.24.13 - Austin, TX - Red 7
10.25.13 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
10.26.13 - Oxford, MS - Lamar Lounge
10.27.13 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
10.28.13 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
10.29.13 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
10.30.13 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
* Deerhunter
• Crystal Stilts: http://www.crystalstilts.com
• Sacred Bones: http://sacredbonesrecords.com
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