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For each album release, it’s become sort of a tradition for us to record live, one-take acoustic videos as alternate versions of the songs on the record. Yes, there’s something to with deconstructing these meticulously recorded songs to hear them laid bare, but really it’s just fun to hear people play music in a room—or a moving car, or a boat, or a church. Or a bus.. Anyway, it’s an ongoing series we’ve been calling the “Bombastic.”

We’re proud to present our latest acoustic video for “Timeless,” featuring our very close friends, the Calder Quartet. You can read more about it at Artist Direct.

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The Secret EP is now available.  It includes “Timeless” and three other songs from our upcoming record. Don’t worry about paying extra for the album when it’s released . iTunes will just charge the difference to complete the album.

iTunes
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The Secret EP
1. The Secret
2. Timeless
3. The Storm
4. Safe

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Listen to highlights from our “Berkeley Street Sessions” performance TODAY at11:15am (PDT) on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic.” Tune in HERE.

You can also watch the entire concert and interview right now at KCRW.com.

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A few weeks ago, we performed for KCRW’s Berkeley Street Sessions, produced by the legendary Bob Clearmountain. We also did an onstage interview. There were some strange stories and awkward moments. You can listen to the whole thing during KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic today Monday, March 11th, at 11:15 a.m. (PDT).

You can also watch the entire session HERE.

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A few weeks ago, we performed for KCRW’s Berkeley Street Sessions, produced by the legendary Bob Clearmountain. We also did an onstage interview. There were some strange stories and awkward moments. You can listen to the whole thing during KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic on Monday, March 11th, at 11:15 a.m. (PDT).

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SHOW ADDED
Saturday, May 4 – SunFest
Downtown West Palm Beach, FL
Tickets

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In these calm moments before the storm, we remember how things were, thinking how they’ve changed.. Soon, we’ll be out there in the world, scattered among you. For now, this is our song “Safe.”

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God it’s weird being back in London. Seeing the sights and sounds, the hum of Heathrow, all the shops near Koko, all the places we first saw when we were first a wide-eyed band in love with a country. I wanted us to be the Smiths or something like it. The American Smiths? Is that a contradiction? The Cure without the makeup. Another contradiction. The Clash with some folk songs. That’s probably closer.

Everybody just means it so much here. The magazines bitch and scream and proclaim someone a savior at the very moment they profess their disgust at how spectacularly one failed at saving anything—or that there was nothing left to save. And you’re American, besides. Which is to say: simple, arrogant, rough, ready, quantifiably cliché.

So we’d stumble through the streets after the show, up to our necks in beer and whiskey—chasing this ghost or that of who we wanted to be. Some of you became close friends. Some, even closer. And we learned you were just a country and we were only people—and this massive daydream was only as real as the feelings we had skipping drunkenly through the …
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Okay, so we couldn’t wait. In advance of our new full-length record, Such Hot Blood, we’re very excited to be releasing a special four-song EP called The Secret, on March 11th, featuring our single “Timeless” and three other brand-new songs from the upcoming album.

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On June 1st, we’ll be playing a special concert with the Tulare County Symphony at the Fox Theatre in Visalia, California. For those of you wondering where the hell Visalia is, it’s about three hours north of Los Angeles and three and a half hours south of San Francisco. It’ll be our first time performing with a full orchestra on this side of the country. We’re expecting an amazing night. We hope you can join us.

Sat June 1 – Visalia, CA – Fox Theatre – PRE-SALE THURS (2/21) @10AM
(link will be live then)

Fun Visalia fact: This is pretty much where our beloved drummer Daren grew up, spending his formative years as a young knucklehead, banging on things, searching for trouble—and always seeming to find it. If you’re feeling particularly adventurous, you can visit his family’s famous hot dog joint, Taylor Bros Hot Dog Stand on North Encina Street (since 1952).

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We’ve also added Vermont to our tour—Higher Ground in Burlington on Saturday, May 11th. Pre-Sale is also Thu Feb 21 at 10:00 am.

Sat May 11 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground – PRE-SALE THURS (2/21) @10AM
(link will be live then)

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SHOW ADDED
Sunday, May 12 – Radio 104.5 Birthday Show
Susquehanna Bank Center
Camden, NJ
Tickets on Sale Feb 22

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ADDED – Saturday, April 27 – Edgefest
FC Dallas Stadium
Tickets on Sale Feb 22

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2nd Show Added in San Diego:
Sun Mar 31 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues – TICKETS
ON SALE FRI FEB 1 @ 10am

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The general sale is now underway for the second run of (post-Coachella) shows announced earlier this week (with the exception of Lawrence and Columbus, which go on sale tomorrow, Saturday, at 10:00 a.m.).

Tue Apr 23 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave - TICKETS
Wed Apr 24 – Lawrence, KS – LIberty Hall - TIX ON SALE 1/26 @ 10am
Thu Apr 25 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant - TICKETS
Sun Apr 28 – Austin, TX – Emo’s - TICKETS
Mon Apr 29 – Houston, TX – First Ave - TICKETS
Wed May 1 – St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre - TICKETS
Thu May 2 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham - TICKETS
Sun May 5 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre - TICKETS
Mon May 6 – Carrboro/Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle - TICKETS
Wed May 8 – Washington D.C. – 9:30 Club - TICKETS
Fri May 10 – Boston, MA – House of Blues - TICKETS
Tue May 14 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Theatre - TICKETS
Wed May 15 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater - TICKETS
Thu May 16 – Columbus, OH …
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We have new limited-edition posters in our merch store from our recent New York and L.A. shows. Each one is screen-printed, hand-numbered, and signed by the artist (Jennifer Belair). Check out these and everything else HERE.

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We’re excited to announce that we’ll be playing this year’s Coachella, on April 14th and 21st.

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