Sam Beam (of Iron and Wine) and Jesca Hoop just released a digital-only single featuring the smoldering new track “Milky Way,” which was recorded during the Love Letter For Fire sessions, and a sublime cover of the Eurythmics classic, “Love Is A Stranger.”

Beam says of ‘Milky Way”: “It was the first song we started working on together and it’s my very favorite melody of the bunch.”

 [Photo Credit: Josh Wool]

Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop will embark on a European tour in support of Love Letter For Fire and the new single which begins August 28th in Edinburgh, UK with an appearance at the Edinburgh International Festival and ends September 11th in Amsterdam, NL at De Duif.  (Dates below.)
 
The duo recently visited NPR Music to perform a Tiny Desk Concert including Love Letter For Fire tracks “Sailor To Siren,” “Every Songbird Says,” and “Know The Wild That Wants You.” [watch here].

 
Love Letter for Fire is currently available on CD / LP / DL / CASS worldwide from Sub Pop/Black Cricket Recording Co. [link here].


Tour Dates (ticket links)

Aug. 28 - Edinburgh, UK - The Hub, Edinburgh International Festival
Aug. 29 - Bangor, UK - Marine Court Hotel, Open House Festival
Aug. 30 - Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre
Aug. 31 - Manchester, UK - Royal Northern College of Music
Sep. 01 - London, UK - Union Chapel
Sep. 03 - Salisbury, Larmer Tree Gardens, UK - End of the Road Festival
Sep. 04 - Birmingham, UK - Moseley Folk Festival
Sep. 07 - Berlin, DE - Passionskirche
Sep. 08 - Cologne, DE - Kulturkirche
Sep. 09 - Brussels, BE - Botanique-Orangerie
Sep. 10 - Groningen, NL - Take Root Festival
Sep. 11 - Amsterdam, NL - De Duif

Mass Gothic’s brand new 5-song Sup Goth digital EP is available today, and was recorded in New York this past spring, shortly after the release of their superb Sub Pop debut, Mass Gothic. 

Where the group’s self-titled debut chronicled the depths of depression, Sup Goth is the resulting catharsis.  The EP is a collaboration between Noel Heroux and partner / bandmate Jessica Zambri, and marks the first Mass Gothic recording the pair have completed together [Listen to the full EP here].


[Photo Credit : Shawn Brackbill]

Mass Gothic have extended their 2016 tour schedule supporting Sup Goth and their self-titled LP.  The dates begin August 10th in Allston, MA at Great Scott and now end September 24th in Brooklyn, NY at Baby’s All Right. Along the way, Mass Gothic will support label mates Kyle Craft (August 10-13) and Morgan Delt (September 14th-24th). (Dates below.)

Mass Gothic also recently delivered a stark visual for the song “Nice Night,” (see here) from their self-titled debut, directed by returning director Addison Post (“Every Night You’ve Got To Save Me”).


Mass Gothic is currently available on CD / LP / DL / CASS everywhere fine records are sold, and right over here.
 

Tour Dates + Ticket Links
Aug. 10 - Allston, MA - Great Scott*
Aug. 11 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge*
Aug. 12 - Washington, DC - DC9*
Aug. 13 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle*
Sep. 14 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle**
Sep. 15 - Detroit, MI - UFO Factory**
Sep. 16 - Toronto, ON - Silver Dollar Room **
Sep. 17 - Montreal, QC - Bar le Ritz **
Sep. 20 - Washington, DC - DC9**
Sep. 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle**
Sep. 23 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East **
Sep. 24 - Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn, NY **
* w/ Kyle Craft
** w/ Morgan Delt