New Deer Tick: 20 Miles

[mp3] Deer Tick: "20 Miles"

You know we're all about the Deer Tick around here. While John McCauley's and co.'s last effort Born on Flag Day didn't deliver as fully as we had hoped, it was still a solid album -- it wasn't War Elephant, but it did the job. McCauley is a prolific writer, so it's not surprising to have another album from the Deer Tick folks inside of a year. The press release promises darker more stripped-bare arrangements on the upcoming Black Dirt Sessions (June 8, Partisan) -- which honestly, we're cool with. We have the first track for you "20 Miles" above. Tour dates and tracklist after the jump.

DEER TICK

04/08 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge #
04/09 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club #
04/10 Iowa City, IA The Mill #
04/11 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall #
04/12 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory &
04/13 El Paso, TX Percolator &
04/14 Phoenix, AZ The Trunkspace &
04/16 Indio, CA Coachella
04/20 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom %
04/21 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret %
04/22 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern %
04/24 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place
04/25 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall *
04/27 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre *
04/28 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar
04/29 Santa Fe, NM Sante Fe Brewing Company *
04/30 Dallas, TX The Loft *
05/01 Austin, TX Emo's *
05/02 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio *
05/03 Fayetteville, AR Majestic Lounge *
05/04 Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingerz
05/05 Birmingham, AL Workplay *
05/06 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom *
05/07 Louisville, KY Headliners *
05/08 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern
05/09 Ithaca, NY Castaway's
05/10 Albany, NY Valentines
05/11 Boston, MA Paradise *
05/12 Boston, MA Paradise *
05/13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory *
05/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club *
05/15 New York, NY Terminal 5 *
07/23 - 07/24 Floyd, VA Floyd Fest
08/06 - 08/08 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza

* = w/ Dr. Dog
# = w/ Those Darlins
% = w/ Holy Sons
& = w/ One Wolf

Deer Tick
The Black Dirt Sessions
(Partisan)
Street Date: June 8, 2010

1. Choir of Angels
2. Twenty Miles
3. Goodbye, Dear Friend
4. Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame
5. Sad Sun
6. Mange
7. When She Comes Home
8. Hand In My Hand
9. I Will Not Be Myself
10. Blood Moon
11. Christ Jesus


DEER TICK LINKS:
Deer Tick at Partisan Records: www.partisanrecords.com/deertick

Deer Tick website: www.deertickmusic.com

Deer Tick on MySpace: www.myspace.com/deertick

Deer Tick on Facebook: www.facebook.com/deertick

Deer Tick on Twitter: www.twitter.com/deertickmusic

New Deer Tick Album: Black Dirt Sessions

You know we loves us the Deer Tick. Black Dirt Sessions drops June 8 on new label Partisan (also home to Chris Denny). Cover art, tour and tracklist after the jump. From the press release:

Recorded late last year at Black Dirt Studios in upstate New York, The Black Dirt Sessions is a deeply personal record from Deer Tick and most especially from lead vocalist and songwriter John McCauley. It is the sound of a band coming into its own, finding its voice and pouring its collective heart out. The comparisons that have often been thrust upon McCauley by the press seem to fall away as his own voice comes through more clearly. On songs like "Goodbye, Dear Friend" and "Christ Jesus" which find McCauley alone at the piano, about as naked as you can possibly get on record. The Black Dirt version of "Christ Jesus," which also appeared on War Elephant, manages to be even more devastating than the original

Deer Tick
The Black Dirt Sessions
(Partisan)
Street Date: June 8, 2010

1. Choir of Angels
2. Twenty Miles
3. Goodbye, Dear Friend
4. Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame
5. Sad Sun
6. Mange
7. When She Comes Home
8. Hand In My Hand
9. I Will Not Be Myself
10. Blood Moon
11. Christ Jesus



DEER TICK

02/27 - Northampton, MA Pearl St.
03/05 - Los Angeles, CA Natural History Museum
03/13 - Cincinatti, OH Fountain Square
03/15 Columbia, MO Mojo's
03/17 - 03/20 Austin, TX SXSW
04/02 Providence, RI Jerky's #
04/03 Providence, RI Firehouse 13 #
04/04 Portland, ME Space Gallery #
04/05 Montreal, QC Il Motore #
04/06 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern #
04/07 Detroit, MI Magic Stick #
04/08 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge #
04/09 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club #
04/10 Iowa City, IA The Mill #
04/11 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall #
04/12 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory
04/14 Phoenix, AZ The Trunkspace
04/16 Indio, CA Coachella
04/20 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom %
04/21 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret %
04/22 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern %
04/24 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place
04/25 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall *
04/27 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre *
04/28 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar
04/29 Santa Fe, NM Sante Fe Brewing Company *
04/30 Dallas, TX The Loft *
05/01 Austin, TX Emo's *
05/02 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio *
05/03 Fayetteville, AR Majestic Lounge *
05/04 Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingerz
05/05 Birmingham, AL Workplay *
05/06 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom *
05/07 Louisville, KY Headliners *
05/08 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern
05/09 Ithaca, NY Castaway's
05/10 Albany, NY Valentines
05/11 Boston, MA Paradise *
05/12 Boston, MA Paradise *
05/13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory *
05/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club *
05/15 New York, NY Terminal 5 *

* = w/ Dr. Dog
# = w/ Those Darlins
% = w/ Holy Sons