The New Year

I stumbled across some great news this morning catching up with Frank at Chromewaves. One of my favorite Touch & Go bands, The New Year (formerly, essentially Bedhead) have finished recording their new album.

According to their MySpace, it’s due sometime in September, and a tour will follow.

The brothers Kadane (Matt and Bubba) are going to tease us a little bit, though: they’re scheduled to play a handful of shows with Bottomless Pit (more on them from me here), which is essentially Silkworm. This is … huge.

Bedhead and Silkworm were both hugely influential to me as a young listener in the ’90s, and I am seriously considering finding a way to make it to one of these shows … it will require a plane ticket, though. No dates are set in Texas. If you live in the Midwest, go see them and let me know what I missed?

Holy god–come on, Kadanes…swing through the Lonestar State. Incidentally, ever hear their soundtrack to that documentary, Hell House? It’s short, nineteen minutes, I think, but it’s a beautiful example of the sparse, space-conscious thing these guys have always done so well. Contextually works well with the doc, too.

The plan: tentative Matt + Bubba duo shows in Texas in June, followed by full-band New Year Texas dates in September (as part of a full U.S. tour).