Posted by Andrew on June 24th, 2014
The new Strand of Oaks album HEAL is out now.
On previous Strand of Oaks albums, Tim Showalter displayed his knack for moving and dark folk and now on HEAL we see growth and change into an immersive sound with loud, punching guitar riffs and synth-heavy hooks akin to his recent touring show. This is rock in its most raw form, unapologetic and full of deep emotion. Showalter says “I’m inspired by bands that go the distance, to a dangerous place…there’s an uncertainty to ‘HEAL’ that makes me nervous and excited at the same time. It’s sad, but it sounds like a celebration, like I’m crying and laughing and sticking both middle fingers in the air all at the same time.”
Get the new album now via iTunes, Amazon, SC Distribution, and your local record store.
Critics praise the new album:
“Folk songwriter Strand Of Oaks heals on rock ‘n’ roll masterpiece”
- A.V. CLUB | A
“overwhelmingly epic and unashamedly ambitious”
- UNCUT | ★★★★
“Epic…it’s easy to hear how it might serve as curative to a new generation of songwriters.”
- NPR
“Glorious…matches Springsteen’s phrasing with the Replacements’ wounded alt-rock.”
- SPIN
See Tim and the band on tour starting this this Thursday in NYC at Mercury Lounge with tickets here. See the rest of the tour dates below.
TOUR DATES
[all dates + tix links: deadoceans.com/tour]
6/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ WXPN World Cafe Free at Noon
8/07 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
8/12 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
8/14 – Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
8/15 – Bloomington, IN @ Russian Recording
8/16 – Goshen, IN @ Ignition Music Garage
8/18 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
8/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
8/21 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
8/22 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
8/23 – Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
8/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
8/26 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
8/28 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
8/30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
8/31 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place
9/3 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
9/4 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
9/5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit
9/7 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links
9/9 – Austin, TX @ Lambert’s
9/10 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree
9/11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
9/12 – Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
9/13 – Durham, NC @ Pinhook
9/14 – Washington, DC @ DC9
9/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
9/27 – EKKO, Utrecht (NL)
9/28 – Trix, Antwerp (BE)
9/29 – Bermuda Triangle, Brighton (UK)
9/30 – The Lexington, London (UK)
10/1 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (UK)
10/2 – Mono, Glasgow (UK)
10/3 – Whelan’s, Dublin (IR)
10/4 – Deaf Institute, Manchester (UK)
10/5 – The Louisiana, Bristol (UK)
10/6 – 4AD, Diksmuide (BE)
10/8 – Merleyn, Nijmegen (NL)
10/9 – Privatclub, Berlin (DE)
10/10 – Ideal Bar, Copenhagen (DK)
10/11 – Pustervik, Gothenburg (SE)
10/12 – John Dee, Oslo (NO)
10/13 – Lilla Hotellbaren, Stockholm (SE)
10/14 – Podnik, Prague (CZ)
10/16 – Chelsea, Vienna (AT)
10/17 – Mattatoio, Carpi (IT)
10/18 – Bronson, Ravenna (IT)
10/20 – 75 Beat, Milan (IT)
10/21 – Bad Bonn, Duedingen (CH)
10/22 – Espace B, Paris (FR)
10/23 – Blue Shell, Cologne (DE)
10/24 – Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
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