VIDEO: Watch a clip of a documentary on the making of Long Slow Dance HERE
STREAM: “Yes or No”
The Fresh & Onlys announce a full North American tour in support of their fourth album, Long Slow Dance, due Sept. 4th on Mexican Summer. The band will be joined on the tour by Terry Malts, Grass Widow and Quilt. Check out a sneak peek of a documentary on the making of the album here. The band is also appearing at the annual Woodsist Festival in majestic Big Sur, CA this weekend.
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Long Slow Dance, The Fresh & Onlys’ fourth highly anticipated album, brings a great new shapeshifting sound. This thing’s a breakthrough; the band are joyous, confident–almost dangerous. It’s due in North America on Sept. 4 on Mexican Summer.
“LSD” is a mature, anthemic and-in subtle ways-pretty weird album teaming with Morricone-esque flourishes and seemingly disparate genre elements. “We spent more time recording this than we had on records in the past,” bassist and co-founder Shayde Sartin says.
“Phil Manley certainly had a good influence on us in the studio; he’s very meticulous with the kind of sound he’s trying to get for each song, and the record definitely has its own vibe,” he says.
Recorded on the same reel-to-reel that the influential Warren Zevon did “Werewolves of London,” these instantly compelling songs demand multiple listens. It’s both the San Francisco act’s most cohesive work to date and a sprawling selection of stoner-anthems.
Tour Dates
08/05 Big Sur, CA Woodsist Fest / Henry Miller Library
09/05 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room *
09/06 San Diego, CA Soda Bar *
09/07 Los Angeles, CA The Echo *
09/08 San Francisco, CA The Independent *
09/09 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst Atrium *
09/11 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades *
09/13 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios *#
09/14 Bellingham, WA The Shakedown *
09/15 Vancouver, BC The Media Club *
09/16 Seattle, WA Crocodile *
10/30 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge %
11/01 Lawrence, KS Jackpot %
11/02 St. Louis, MO Firebird %
11/03 Nashville, TN Exit In %
11/04 Birmingham, AL Bottletree %
11/05 Atlanta, GA 529 %
11/06 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade %
11/08 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg %
11/09 Washington DC Red Palace %
11/10 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s %
11/11 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall %
11/13 Buffalo, NY Soundlab %
11/14 Toronto, ON Parts & Labour %
11/15 Detroit, MI Magic Stick %
11/16 Cleveland, OH Happy Dog %
11/17 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall %
11/18 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry
11/20 Iowa City, IA Gabes
* = w/ Terry Malts
# = w/ Grass Widow
% = w/ Quilt
The Fresh & Onlys
Long Slow Dance
(Mexican Summer) Sept. 4, 2012
Track List:
1. 20 Days and 20 Nights
2. Yes or No
3. Long Slow Dance
4. Presence of Mind
5. Dream Girls
6. Fire Alarm
7. Executioner’s Song
8. No Regard
9. Euphoria
10. Foolish Person
11. Wanna Do Right By You