Posted in music | tour dates on August 17, 2010

Land of Talk

""For me, this song is something of a centrepiece. I love the juxtaposition of the Spiderland-era Slint glassy guitars with the ?ornate, lush chorus. This is the first time I've had a full-on string arrangement in a song, which Jace (Besnard Lakes, who recorded the album) and Eoin worked on. It helped articulate the tension and release of the theme- that we fight blindly for the things we love, that the most beautiful things are often locked underground, where we save or hide them, disfiguring them so that they remain resolutely ours. There is power and truth in what we believe is truly important, and how we share or disguise it."
That's how Elizabeth Powell describes track #2 on the new Land of Talk album. More commentary like that, along with a stream of every track on the album, at The National Post. "Cloak and Cipher" is out August 24th via Saddle Creek. All tour dates re-posted below...

Land of Talk - 2010 Tour Dates
9/16 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace*
9/19 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern*
9/21 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*
9/22 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry*
9/23 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown*
9/25 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge*
9/26 Salt Lake City @ Kilby Court*
9/29 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room*
9/30 Calgary, AB @ Dicken's Pub*
10/2 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar*
10/3 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore*
10/4 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile # *
10/5 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios # *
10/7 San Francisco, CA @ Independent # *
10/8 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo Plex (Culture Collide Festival) # *
10/9 Costa Mesa @ Detroit Bar # *
10/10 San Diego, CA @ Casbah # *
10/12 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room # *
10/15 Austin, TX @ The Parish*
10/16 Dallas, TX @ The Nightmare*
11/2 Portland, ME @ Space Gallery*
11/3 Boston, MA @ TT the Bear's*
11/5 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas*
11/6 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom*
11/7 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel*
11/9 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506*
11/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*
11/11 Nashville, TN @ The End*
11/18 Montreal, CA @ Cabaret du Mile End
* w/ Suuns
# w/ Besnard Lakes

Comments (8)

Speaking of commentary, I wonder how big she thinks Sufjan Stevens' cock is:

http://www.lpsg.org/197910-sufjan-stevens.html

Posted by Anonymous | August 17, 2010 8:09 PM

If I wanted to listen to a Cardigans album I'd just listen to a Cardigans album.

Posted by Anonymous | August 17, 2010 8:10 PM

thank you Ashes Rise is back! Woohoo! This is really great! I didn't

Posted by دليل | August 17, 2010 8:40 PM

Surfjan's cock is as annoying as his music/name/fanbase. I was giving him head in Malibu right after I'd seen Paul Stanley back on to his private jet, and, boy, i tell you - after partying with that goliath of rock, Surfjan looked like a chickpea.

Posted by Anonymous | August 17, 2010 9:02 PM

Cardigans? Listen to "T
he Hate I Won’t Commit." Front runner for album of the year, no doubt.

Posted by Anonymous | August 17, 2010 9:28 PM

So I'm guessing Sufjan shaves his cock or does he have some shorn black pubes around the shaft?

Posted by Anonymous | August 17, 2010 11:21 PM

mediocre band

Posted by Anonymous | August 18, 2010 8:58 AM

8:58... mediocre comment.

great band, killer voice.

Posted by Anonymous | August 20, 2010 7:45 PM

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