As the saying goes, good things always come in threes. The New Year fully subscribes to the maxim and proves as much with this, the launch of their third and final album teaser video clip. A little secret: this one includes a brief audio preview of what will be their first single, “The Company I Can Get”, from the upcoming self-titled album (out 9/09/08).
I need this album. Now.
The New Year will be at DC9 on October 21st. Click below for the rest of their tour schedule.
Since my last post, The New Year has released the title and tracklisting for their forthcoming record. The album will be self titled and will contain the following:
1. Folios
2. The Company I Can Get
3. X Off Days
4. The Door Opens
5. MMV
6. Seven Days and Seven Nights
7. Wages of Sleep
8. Body and Soul
9. My Neighborhood
10. The Idea of You
Exciting news and times! The New Year has emerged from the studio with 10 songs that will comprise their upcoming self-titled album, to be released September 9, 2008.
The Brothers Kadane, along w/ the rest of the group, have been making music for the last 17 years - in the 1990s with Bedhead and for the last decade with The New Year. They take their time making records, and this is only their third, and the first since 2004’s The End is Near.
Lyrically, these ten songs address the interlocked themes of lost time, frustrated desire, and the need for others. Although musically these may be the band’s most varied songs — for a band that made innovative use of three guitars, almost half the songs here are built around the piano — it is the careful sequence of these songs that brings the story the lyrics tell together. The New Year will be touring the US and Europe as a full band this fall, and the Kadane Brothers are on tour this summer with Bottomless Pit.
By the time the September 9th release date for the (still untitled) new album from The New Year rolls around, it will have been nearly four and a half years since the Kadane brothers graced us with 2004’s most depressing coming of age album, The End Is Near. I’m not complaining because I am confident that the wait will be worth it. These guys have never made a bad record and I’m not expecting them to start now. No information has been released about the album other than the fact that it is done. The Kadane’s are so tight-lipped about this record that they have even resorted to teasing us.
To ease the pain, the Kadane’s are going on tour (dates below) by themselves to tide you over. One would expect that some new songs will be played. Maybe they’ll be extra nice and throw in a few Bedhead tracks for good measure. Sadly, they are avoiding the east coast, but a full tour is expected later this year. The band promises that more details about the new record will be released shortly. Until then, check out this newly completed video for the title track from The End Is Near:
06/26/08 - Emo’s, Austin, TX
06/27/08 - Lola’s, Fort Worth, TX
06/28/08 - Granada Theatre, Dallas, TX
07/11/08 - Knitting Factory, New York, NY
07/12/08 - Middle East, Cambridge, MA
07/13/08 - le Divan Orange, Montreal, Canada
07/14/08 - Sneaky Dees, Toronto, Canada
07/17/08 - Schuba’s, Chicago, IL
07/18/08 - High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI
07/19/08 - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
By the time the September 9th release date for the (still untitled) new album from