Cullen Omori
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former Smith Westerns frontman Cullen Omori releasing solo debut on Sub Pop, shares "Cinnamon" video, touring (dates)

by Bill Pearis

Cullen Omori

Former Smith Westerns frontman Cullen Omori will release his solo debut, titled New Misery, via Sub Pop on March 18. The lead single is the shimmering “Cinnamon,” and you can check out the Abigail Briley Bean-directed video for it below.

Cullen has announced a spring tour, which hits NYC on April 22 at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets for that show go on sale January 15 at noon with an AmEx presale starting January 13 at noon. All dates are listed below.

For those keeping score, Cullen’s former Smith Westerns bandmates Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich formed Whitney.


Cullen Omori

Cullen Omori – New Misery tracklist
1. No Big Deal
2. Two Kinds
3. Hey Girl
4. And Yet the World Still Turns
5. Cinnamon
6. Poison Dart
7. Sour Silk
8. Synthetic Romance
9. Be a Man
10. LOM
11. New Misery

Cullen Omori – 2016 Tour Dates
Feb. 03 – Indianapolis, IN – The Hi-Fi
Feb. 04 – Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
Feb. 05 – Champaign, IL – The Accord
Mar. 24 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Mar. 25 – Madison, WI – High Noon
Mar. 26 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
Mar. 28 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
Mar. 29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
Mar. 30 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
Apr. 01 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
Apr. 02 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
Apr. 03 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
Apr. 05 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Apr. 07 – Los Angeles, CA – Telegram Ballroom
Apr. 08 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
Apr. 09 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
Apr. 11 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Jr
Apr. 12 – Dallas, TX – Prophet Bar
Apr. 13 – Houston, TX – Raven Tower
Apr. 15 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Apr. 16 – Nashville, TN – High Watt
Apr. 17 – Columbus, OH – The Basement
Apr. 18 – DC, Washington – DC9
Apr. 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
Apr. 21 – Boston, MA – Great Scott
Apr. 22 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Apr. 24 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern