The sparse rootsy hush of Widowpeak’s self-titled debut constructed a nightmarishly wintery wasteland upon it’s release in fall of 2011. On January 22nd, the band is back with the followup, Almanac, due out on Captured Tracks, like their debut. The album was recorded by Kevin McMahon, whose hand was most recently lent to Swans’ The Seer and Real Estate’s Days.The lead single “Ballad of The Golden Hour” (which you can listen to below) represents a bit of a shift, aiming more at the alt-country hints of Widowspeak’s Mazzy Star indebted sound than the haziness of their debut.
Check out the tracklist and a handful of upcoming tour dates below.
1. Perennials
2. Dyed in the Wool
3. The Dark Age
4. Thick As Thieves
5. Almanac
6. Ballad of the Golden Hour
7. Devil Knows
8. Sore Eyes
9. Locusts
10. Minnewaska
11. Spirit is Willing
12. Storm King
1/22 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
1/23 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
1/24 Washington, DC – Black Cat Backstage
1/26 Middletown, CT – Wesleyan University – Eclectic House
1/27 Boston, MA – Great Scott
