James Vincent McMorrow streaming 'Post Tropical,' announces North American tour (2 NYC shows included)
by Andrew Sacher
James Vincent McMorrow in Chicago in 2011 (more by Ben Rodig)
Dublin singer/songwriter James Vincent McMorrow first surfaced in 2010 with his debut LP, Early in the Morning, which was more than a little indebted to the falsetto-voiced indie folk of Bon Iver. It’s now been a few years and he’s re-invented himself pretty significantly for the album’s followup, Post Tropical (due out 1/14 via Vagrant), which sees him taking his falsetto-tinged folk in more soulful, ambient electronic directions, so it’s a little more like James Blake than Bon Iver this time around, but it’s also pretty distinct-sounding on its own. The whole album is pretty gorgeous, and a lot more promising than his debut would have hinted. You can stream the album in full on iTunes Radio and listen to its single, “Cavalier” plus a recent live session video of that song, below.
James is part of the just-announced Coachella 2014 lineup, and he’s since revealed that he’ll be doing a full North American tour leading up to his appearance at the fest. That tour includes NYC shows on April 9 at Bowery Ballroom and April 11 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets for both NYC shows go on sale Friday, January 17 at noon with an AmEx presale starting Wednesday (1/15) at noon.
All dates are listed, along with the song stream and video, below…
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James Vincent McMorrow – “Cavalier” Live Session
James Vincent McMorrow – “Cavalier”
Post Tropical Tracklist:
01. Cavalier
02. The Lakes
03. Red Dust
04. Gold
05. All Points
06. Look Out
07. Repeating
08. Post Tropical
09. Glacier
10. Outside, Digging
James Vincent McMorrow — 2014 North American Tour Dates
3/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
3/18 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
3/20 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
3/21 – Vancouver, BC @ The Rio Theatre
3/23 – Edmonton, AB @ McDougall United Church
3/25 – Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural Centre
3/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Centre
3/27 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
3/28 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
3/30 – London, ON @ London Music Hall
4/01 – Waterloo, ON @ Starlight
4/02 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
4/03 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
4/04 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
4/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4/08 – Washington, DC @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
4/09 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
4/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/13 & 4/20 – Coachella
European Tour Dates:
January 15 London Rough Trade East
January 24 Manchester Manchester Cathedral
January 25 Bristol St George’s
January 26 London Barbican Centre
January 28 Glasgow Celtic Connections @ City Hall
January 30 Galway Seapoint
January 31 Cork Cork Opera House
February 1 Limerick University Concert Hall
February 2 Kilkenny The Set Theatre
February 4 Dublin National Concert Hall
February 5 Dublin National Concert Hall
February 6 Dublin National Concert Hall
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