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Hemingway made a video for "No Hard Feelings," touring

by Andrew Sacher

Hemingway

Portland, OR’s Hemingway put out their debut album on trusty punk label 6131 last year. It’s called Pretend to Care, which is a pretty good description of what these guys don’t sound like they do. This is a record by a band who sound like they care a lot, lyrically and musically. Perhaps you could say Hemingway sound… earnest? (Sorry, had to.) They also sound like they were raised on a steady diet of ’90s emo, punk and indie rock, with elements of Superchunk, Jawbreaker, Jimmy Eat World and more showing up on the album. In the case of second track “No Hard Feelings,” they borrow a hook or two from The Promise Ring’s Nothing Feels Good. That one just got the video treatment, courtesy of director Benjamin Ward, and that video premieres in this post. You can watch it, with a stream of the album, below.

Hemingway are also touring from this month through early August, including a NYC show on July 18 at Suburbia. That’s part of a run of Northeast shows with Aspiga. All dates are listed below.

Hemingway — 2015 Tour Dates
06/25 Portland, OR @ Music Millennium / Twilight Bar
06/26 Arcata, CA @ Blondies Food and Drink
06/27 Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman
06/28 Santa Cruz, CA @ SubRosa *
06/29 Santa Barbra, CA @ Funzone *
06/30 Santa Ana, CA @ Beatnik Bandito Music Emporium *
07/01 Las Vegas, NV @ The Womb Room *
07/02 Tempe, AZ @ 51 West
07/03 Albuquerque, NM @ Duke City Sound
07/04 Norman, OK @ House Show
07/05 Denton, TX @ Macaroni Island #
07/06 Austin, TX @ Red River Disco House #
07/07 San Antonio, TX @ The 1011 #
07/08 Houston, TX @ Super Happy Fun Land #
07/09 New Orleans, LA @ Hi-Ho Lounge #
07/10 Tallahassee, FL @ Midtown Speakeasy +
07/11 Jacksonville, FL @ Rain Dogs +
07/12 Atlanta, GA @ WonderRoot +
07/13 Asheville, NC @ The Odditorium +
07/14 Richmond, VA @ TBA +
07/15 Doylestown, PA @ Siren Records ~
07/16 West Chester, PA @ Fennario ~
07/17 Philadelphia, PA @ Creep Records ~
07/18 New York City, NY @ Suburbia ~
07/20 Providence, RI @ Psychic Readings
07/21 Boston, MA @ O’Briens
07/22 Albany, NY @ The Treehouse
07/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ City Grows
07/24 Akron, OH @ It’s A Kling Thing House
07/25 Ann Arbor, MI @ Metal Frat
07/26 Chicago, IL @ TBA
07/28 St. Louis, MO @ The Demo
07/29 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon
07/30 Denver, CO @ Mutiny Cafe %
07/31 Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical Records %
08/01 Boise, ID @ The High Note Cafe %
08/02 Seattle, WA @ The Black Lodge %

* w/ I’m Glad It’s You, Mildura
# w/ Reverse
+ w/ Teen Death
~ w/ Aspiga
% w/ Where My Bones Rest Easy