Shambolic Portland rockers The Shaky Hands have a brand-spankin’ new album out this coming Tuesday, September 9th. Good thing too, seeing as their charming self-titled debut earned raves from us in our 2007 album roundup; new material couldn’t come soon enough. And now here it is! Their sophomore offering, Lunglight, will be released jointly by Holocene Music and Kill Rock Stars.
Much of the pre-release rumblings so far around the blogocampfire have been focused upon the album’s “darker” sound, a decided departure from the lilting acoustic feel that permeated and softened the edges of their debut album. Judging by the two advanced singles below however, we’re still in store for an excellent mess, a frenetic jumble of winning pop hooks with a bit more growl this time around. Here’s the tracklisting for Lunglight:
01. A New Parade
02. Loosen Up
03. Air Better Come
04. We Are Young
05. Neighbors
06. World’s Gone Mad
07. No Say
08. You’re the Light
09. Show Me Your Life
10. Settle On
11. Love of All
12. Wake the Breathing Light
13. Oh No
And the cover art….
Want to know more? The band’s been busy making their presence felt in their own little cozy corner of the internet so go have a visit at any of the following Shaky-Hands-affiliated social-networking pages:
SH on Facebook
SH on imeem
SH on Virb
SH on Bebo
SH on Buzznet
Whoa, all of these must have been set up to give them something to do while on the road, because starting next month the band will set out on a cross-country trek with the following dates (according to their MySpace page):
06 Sept - Portland, OR @ Holocene
16 Oct - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge w/The Acorn
17 Oct - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern w/The Acorn
19 Oct - Eugene, OR @ Sam Bond’s Garage w/The Acorn
21 Oct - San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock w/The Acorn
22 Oct - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place w/The Acorn
24 Oct - Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland w/The Acorn
25 Oct - Phoenix, AZ @ Modified w/The Acorn
28 Oct - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive w/The Acorn
29 Oct - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown w/The Acorn
30 Oct - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry w/The Acorn
31 Oct - Madison, WI @ Cafe Montmartre w/The Acorn
01 Nov - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern w/The Acorn
New Yorkers, fear not, a bit of sleuthing on our end has also yielded news of a date at Mercury Lounge on November 8th. Tickets for this particular show are on sale tomorrow at noon.
Listen:
“We Are Young”
“A New Parade”
Visit The Shaky Hands on MySpace.