On October 11th Rob Barber and Mary Pearson, better known as High Places, are returning with their their third album Original Colors. The band has recently relocated to Los Angeles from New York, so it’ll be interesting to see how that may have impacted their music since last year’s High Places vs. Mankind.
The press release promises an album “full of driving bass pulses, syncopated dance rhythms, and the binding force of Mary’s mezzo-soprano vocals.” Lyrically we can expect references to “Australia’s inimitable foliage, the expansive desert of Northern Mexico, and the crystal, blue waters of the Indian Ocean.”
It certainly sounds like High Places have broadened their palette for this new release, we’ll have to see on October 11th when Thrill Jockey releases Original Colors. Check out the track list below and their tour dates (which will soon be expanded upon) below.
Original Colors track list:
01. Year Off
02. The Pull
03. Sonora
04. Ahead Stop
05. Sophia
06. Dry Lake
07. Morning Ritual
08. Banksia
09. Twenty Seve
10. Altos Lugares
High Places tour dates:
Jul 23 San Diego CA – Soda Bar
Aug 06 Los Angeles CA – Bootleg Theater
Aug 13 New York NY – Tammany Hall
Aug 20 St. Louis MO – Old Post Office Plaza
Aug 21 Chicago IL – Logan Square Monument
Aug 21 Chicago IL – Empty Bottle
