Matt & Kim; credit: mattandkimmusic.comMatt & Kim have always been one of those bands that I've forever flirted with but never made a move on, despite their sexy tracks like "Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare" and "Daylight" which crop up constantly on my playlist like a phone number in a little black book that you always try to ignore.
But with the news that on August 31 the band will be releasing the first single, "Cameras", off their third full-length album, I might have to rethink our relationship. Why's that? This time, they've got producer Ben H. Allen on board, who has produced amazing albums such as St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley), Merriweather Post Pavilion (Animal Collective), and one of my favorite recent albums, In the Dark (The Whigs). This new album is going to be ridiculously good.
Do yourself a favor and catch them on the road when they hit the pavement this fall, and stay tuned for the release of "Cameras".
North American Tour
Sept
15th Westcott Theater # - Syracuse, NY
16th Beachland Ballroom # - Cleveland, OH
17th Newport Music Hall # - Columbus, OH
18th Majestic Theater # - Detroit, MI
19th Metro # - Chicago, IL
21st Majestic Theater # - Madison, WI
22nd First Ave # - Minneapolis, MN
23rd The Granada Theater # - Lawrence, KS
24th Ogden Theater # - Denver, CO
25th Virgin Mobile FreeFest - Columbia, MD
27th The Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC
28th Showbox * - Seattle, WA
29th Roseland Theater * -Portland, OR
30th The Fillmore * - San Francisco, CA
Oct
1st House of Blues * - San Diego, CA
2nd Music Box at The Henry Fonda Theater * - Los Angeles, CA
3rd Music Box at The Henry Fonda Theater * - Los Angeles, CA
6th The Clubhouse * - Tempe, AZ
8th House of Blues * - Dallas, TX
9th Austin City Limits - Austin, TX
11th The Lyric Oxford % - Oxford, MS
12th House of Blues % - New Orleans, LA
13th Club Downunder % - Tallahassee, FL
14th Culture Room ! - Fort Lauderdale, FL
15th State Theater ! - St. Petersburg, FL
16th Masquerade ! - Atlanta, GA
17th Exit In ! - Nashville, TN
19th Orange Peel ! - Asheville, NC
20th Cats Cradle ! - Carrboro, NC
21st The Canal Club ! - Richmond, VA
22nd 9:30 Club ! - Washington, DC
23rd Rams Head Live! ! - Baltimore, MD
24th Starlite Ballroom ! - Philadelphia, PA
26th Webster Hall ! - New York, NY
27th Webster Hall ! - New York, NY
28th Water St. Music Hall ! - Rochester, NY
29th Phoenix Theater ! - Toronto, ON
30th Le National ! - Montreal, QC
31st Northern Lights ! - Clifton, NY
Nov
2nd Higher Ground - Burlington, VT
3rd Port City Music Hall ^ - Portland, ME
4th House of Blues ^ - Boston, MA
5th Toad's Place ^ - New Haven, CT
6th Pearl Street Nightclub ^ - Northampton, MA
# w/ So So Glos
* w/ Fang Island
% w/ Big Freedia
! w/ Donnis
^ w/ Javelin
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