Thursday, March 1, 2012

Lambchop releases Mr. M to critical praise; US tour approaches


Lambchop released their eleventh album Mr. M last week to much critical acclaim and a debut on the Billboard chart for the first time in the bands' long career! A few selected reviews are below, and Kurt & co. are available for interviews in advance of their full band US tour starting April 13 in Asheville, NC. And watch the beautiful video for "Gone Tomorrow" featuring the a few of the stars of Nashville's underground wrestling scene!

"an impeccably appointed set of mostly gentle, always graceful songs." ~ NPR Music
"of all Lambchop's records, “Mr. M” sounds like its least mannered, most mysterious and probably its best." ~ NY Times
"Wagner makes the ordinary seem grand and mysterious." ~ The AV Club
"Kurt Wagner and co.'s masterful 11th album is one of the best to emerge from their strange, modest universe." ~ Pitchfork, Best New Music
"the best American songwriter working today" ~ Salon.com

Lambchop US tour:
Apr 13 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
Apr 14 Durham, NC Motorco
Apr 15 Arlington, VA IOTA
Apr 16 Annapolis, MD Ram’s Head
Apr 17 Boston, MA Paradise
Apr 18 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
Apr 19 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge
Apr 20 Brooklyn, NY The Bell House
Apr 21 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
Apr 22 Cleveland, OH The Beachland Ballroom
Apr 23 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
Apr 24 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Apr 25 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Apr 26 Minneapolis, MN The Dakota
Apr 27 Omaha, NE The Slowdown
Apr 28 Boulder, CO The Fox Theatre
May 01 Seattle, WA The Tractor Tavern
May 02 Portland, OR Doug Fir
May 04 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
May 05 Santa Monica, CA McCabe’s
May 06 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
May 08 Dallas, TX Club DaDa
May 09 Austin, TX The Cactus
May 11 Birmingham, AL Secret Stages
May 12 Nashville TN TBA

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