Strand of Oaks - Dark Shores

A little while back I posted a couple tracks from the indie-folk-rock band Strand of Oaks, who is opening for select Tallest Man on Earth dates this fall. Their new album dropped yesterday titled Dark Shores, which I have been listening to all morning, and so far I am really enjoying it. The album is embedded below and you can head to Strand of Oaks Band Camp page to purchase the album.



 - Spence

Strand of Oaks

 

Check out of Strands of Oak album Pope Killdragon via his bandcamp below, he will be opening for The Tallest Man On Earth on number of shows this summer. As well check out The Tallest Man on Earth tour dates which includes a stop in Calgary.

The Tallest Man on Earth North American Dates with Strand of Oaks and SoO

06/20/12 New York, NY - Town Hall w/ Strand of Oaks
07/23/12 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge w/SoO
07/24/12 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel w/SoO
07/25/12 Saxapahaw, NC - The Haw River Ballroom w/SoO
07/26/12 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club w/SoO
07/28/12 Danbury, CT - Heirloom Arts Theatre w/SoO
07/29/12 Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival w/SoO
07/30/12 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer w/SoO
08/01/12 Pittsburgh, PA - Hazlett Theater w/SoO
08/02/12 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center w/SoO
08/03/12 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08/04/12 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08/05/12 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08/05/12 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater w/SoO
08/06/12 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue w/SoO
08/17/12 Kiewit-Hasselt, BE - Pukkelpop
08/18/12 Wales, UK - Green Man Festival
08/28/12: Austin, TX- Paramount Theatre w/SoO
08/29/12: Dallas, TX- House of Blues w/SoO
08/31/12: Tucson, AZ- HoCo Fest
09/01/12: Phoenix, AZ- Crescent Ballroom w/SoO
09/02/12: San Diego, CA- Birch North Park Theatre w/SoO
09/04/12: Los Angeles, CA- J. Anson Ford Theatre w/SoO
09/05/12: Oakland, CA- Fox Theatre w/SoO
09/08/12: Portland, OR- Crystal Ballroom
09/09/12: Seattle, WA- Moore Theatre w/SoO
09/10/12: Vancouver, BC- Vogue Theatre w/SoO
09/13/12: Calgary, AB- MacEwan Ballroom w/SoO
09/14/12: Edmonton, AB- McDougall United Church w/SoO

New Releases This Week

This week is proving to be a big for new releases that come out tomorrow (June 12th).

The Tallest Man on Earth -  There's No Leaving Now.

This album is our most anticipated this year as it is the follow up to The Wild Hunt, Blue Sloth's #1 album of 2010 on our unreleased list. Stream the album at NPR First Listen.

Metric - Synthetica

Over the past couple months Metric has created significant hype about this album by releasing tracks through clues provided by various tweets and social media posts. Emily Haines claims this is their most organic album yet and a accumulation of Metic's ten years together. Stream the album at Consequence Of Sound.

Wintersleep - Hello Hum

The Canadian indie veterans return with their fifth full length album Hello Hum. I wasn't much for the likes of their last offering New Inheritors, however the first single "In Came The Flood" is showing good promise for the new album. Stream the ablum at Exclaim.ca.

Enjoy

- Spence

The Tallest Man On Earth - 1904

The lead single from The Tallest Man on Earth's upcoming release There's No Leaving Now has just been released for streaming. The new song is called 1904 and you can stream/download it below.



- Bryce

The Tallest Man on Earth - There's No Leaving Now

Kristian Matsson (The Tallest Man on Earth) has announced that he will be releasing his new album on June 12th. You can check out the cover art above and the track listing below:

To Just Grow Away
Revelation Blues
Leading Me Now
1904
Bright Lanterns
There's No Leaving Now
Wind and Walls
Little Brother
Criminals
On Every Page

- Bryce

YBP Theme Song: "A Field of Birds" - The Tallest Man on Earth

What do you get when you cross my favorite charity and one of my favorite songwriters, Kristian Matsson (The Tallest Man on Earth)? You get an awesome theme song for the Yellow Bird Project, which if you recall from a post of mine months ago is a charity based out of Montreal. Their mission is to have indie bands design a t-shirt that the Yellow Bird Project will produce and distribute with all proceeds going to the charity of the bands choice. I strongly encourage you check out the Yellow Bird Project and grab a couple tee's from bands like Bon Iver, Andrew Bird, The National, TV on The Radio and many more. But for now check out the video for "A Field of Birds", the theme song for the Yellow Bird Project by The Tallest Man of Earth.



You can also download the video and mp3 of "A Field of Birds" at the Yellow Bird Project.

Enjoy!

- Spence