Vince McClelland
A. Savage, of the NYC indie rock band Parquet Courts, has shared details of his second solo album. Several Songs About Fire will be released on October 6 via Rough Trade Records. The album features the recent single "Thanksgiving Prayer" plus new song “Elvis in the Army,” which comes with a video Savage shot in Paris. Check that out below.
"We often describe ourselves in geographic terms. American, New Yorker — two terms that I’ve used to identify myself that have to do with being from or of a certain place," Savage says in a statement. "So ‘Elvis in the Army’ is a bit of an inventory of those labels. They have less to do with geography than we realize. Really we’re just talking about ourselves, then framing certain characteristics geographically. No matter where I live I’ll have an American psyche until the day I die, for better or for worse. I’ll always be of America. And I can’t imagine a time where New York doesn’t feel like home. But despite that, I’d rather not be associated with a place, at least for now."
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Several Songs About Fire was produced by regular PJ Harvey collaborator John Parish in Bristol, U.K. and features contributions from Jack Cooper of the bands Modern Nature and Ultimate Painting.
Soon after the release of Several Songs About Fire, Savage will head out on tour with dates in North America set for October and November. Today he also shares a raft of 2024 live plans, including headline shows in Europe and the U.K. A full list of dates is below. Tickets for newly announced dates are on sale from August 25 at 10am local time.
Several Songs About Fire artwork and tracklist
1. Hurtin’ or Healed
2. Elvis in the Army
3. Le Grande Balloon
4. My my, My Dear
5. Riding Cobbles
6. Mountain Time
7. David’s Dead
8. Thanksgiving Prayer
9. My New Green Coat
10. Out Of Focus
A. Savage tour dates
October 20 - Portland, ME - SPACE ^
October 21 - Boston, MA - Crystal Ballroom ^
October 22 - Portsmouth, NH - Press Room ^
October 24 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground ^
October 25 - Kalamazoo, MI - Eccentric Cafe ^
October 27 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ^
October 28 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club *
October 29 - Milwaukee, WI - Colectivo #
October 30 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway %
November 1 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups %
November 2 - Louisville, KY - Whirling Tiger %
November 3 - Nashville, TN - Third Man %
November 4 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl %
November 5 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
November 7 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle %
November 9 - Washington, DC - Black Cat %
November 10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian %
November 11 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom %
February 8, 2024 - Manchester, UK - Pink Room
February 9, 2024 - Dublin, Ireland - Workmans Club
February 11, 2024 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
February 12, 2024 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
February 14, 2024 - London, UK - The Garage
February 15, 2024 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
February 16, 2024 - Brussels, Belgium - Botanique Rotonde
February 18, 2024 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso Upstairs
February 19, 2024 - Cologne, Germany - MTC Club
February 21, 2024 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Ideal Bar - Vega
February 22, 2024 - Berlin, Germany - Privat Club
April 5, 2024 - Austin, TX - The Far Out
April 7, 2024 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf
April 9, 2024 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
April 10, 2024 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet's
April 11, 2024 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
April 12, 2024 - Los Angeles, CA - The Teragram Ballroom
April 13, 2024 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
April 15, 2024 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
April 16, 2024 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
^ w/ Annie Hart
* w/ Cha Cha
# w/ Diet Lite
% w/ Sluice
