The Afghan Whigs have a new song streaming out over the airwaves today: “You Want Love” - recorded in honor of the late Dave Rosser - is now available as a free download at: www.theafghanwhigs.com. The song is available in all your favorite digital services as well.

Originally released by Pleasure Club in 2004 on their second and final album, the Afghan Whigs’ version of the song features original singer and writer James Hall. “Pleasure Club was a legendary New Orleans band and Dave Rosser and I had spoken for years about performing this song,” Greg Dulli commented.  “In light of his passing we decided to record it in his honor.” The track has been a staple of The Afghan Whigs’ live set in Europe during the In Spades tour.

The Afghan Whigs return to Europe next week for a brief second leg of their tour which includes performances at Way Out West Festival, Haldern Pop Festival, Flow Festival and Pukkelpop. The band will begin their North American tour on September 6 in Orlando, FL.  The tour includes three Canadian shows (Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver) and the band will be playing several markets they haven’t visited in years (Richmond, Birmingham, Kansas City, Houston). The full list of dates can be found below.

In Spades, the group’s spellbinding new album, is available on CD / 180 gram-LP / CS / DL worldwide from Sub Pop. Led by the singles “Demon In Profile,” “Oriole,” and “Arabian Heights” along with standouts “Copernicus,” and “Toy Automatic,” it is the follow-up to the band’s internationally acclaimed Do to the Beast.  In Spades was recorded in New Orleans, Los Angeles, Memphis and Joshua Tree and written and produced by Greg Dulli.

The Afghan Whigs have released two videos from the album so far: ”Demon In Profile,” directed by longtime collaborator Phil Harder, and ”Oriole,” helmed by erotic art director Amy Nicole Hood.

The Afghan Whigs - 2017 Tour Dates

Aug. 04 - Vienna, AT - WUK

Aug. 05 - Prague, CZ - Lucerna Music Bar

Aug. 06 - Zurich, CH - Mascotte

Aug. 08 - Munich, DE - Backstage Halle

Aug. 09 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso

Aug 11 - Gothenburg, SE - Way Out West Festival

Aug 12 - Rees, DE - Haldern Pop Festival

Aug 13 - Helsinki, FL - Flow Festival

Aug 15 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms

Aug 16 - Leeds, UK - Church

Aug 17 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2

Aug 19 - Kiewit, BE - Pukkelpop

Sep 06 - Orlando, FL - The Social

Sep 07 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West

Sep 08 - Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival

Sep 09 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club

Sep 11 - Richmond, VA - The National

Sep 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer

Sep 14 - Boston, MA - Paradise

Sep 16 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel

Sep-18 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount

Sep 19 - Toronto, ON - Opera House

Sep 21 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave

Sep 22 - Chicago, IL - Metro

Sep 23 - Chicago, IL - Metro

Sep 24 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall

Sep 26 - Detroit, MI - St Andrews

Sep 28 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts

Sep 29 - Nashville, TN - Exit IN

Sep 30 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn

Oct 12 - San Diego, CA - Belly Up

Oct 13 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre

Oct 14 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

Oct 16 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom

Oct 17 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre

Oct 18 - Seattle, WA - Showbox

Oct 19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge

Oct 21 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre

Oct 22 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar

Oct 24 - Austin, TX - Mohawk

Oct 25 - Dallas, TX - Trees

Oct 26 - Houston, TX - Heights Theater

Oct 27-29 - New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Festival

For up-to-date info on tickets, please visit theafghanwhigs.com.

Read more about The Afghan Whigs In Spades right over here.

Follow The Afghan Whigs everywhere in the known universe via theafghanwhigs.com and Spotify | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter .

Fortunately for our eyes (and ears), Iron & Wine and returning director J. Austin Wilson (“Call It Dreaming”) made this delightful video for “Thomas County Law” from Beast Epic, his forthcoming album due out August 25th.

The winsome and sly visual stars Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam as a preacher preparing for a funeral service. 

NPR Music’s Stephen Thompson had this to say of the video and the forthcoming album: 
“Iron & Wine will release Beast Epic, a new album that scales back the densely arranged grandeur of recent records like Ghost On Ghost and Kiss Each Other Clean. Though nowhere near as harrowingly spare as the bedroom recordings on which Beam first made his name, Beast Epic still feels like a return to roots; to simple, unadorned, plainspoken warmth....Last month, Iron & Wine released the album’s first single, “Call It Dreaming.” Now comes a follow-up: “Thomas County Law,” a gently rendered mid-tempo ballad whose accompanying video finds Beam decorating a church and giving a eulogy for what turns out to be his own (unattended) funeral (see video premiere July 26th).”

Beast Epic is now available for preorder from Sub Pop here, Iron & Wine’s official webstore, and select independent retailers … in the following formats:

• A Deluxe 2xLP version on red & blue vinyl with alternate artwork, two bonus tracks from the Beast Epic recording sessions along with three home recorded demos and an etching on side D.
• A single LP on black vinyl
• CD
• Digital
• Cassette

The time is now for following Iron & Wine everywhere across the interverse at ironandwine.com + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram + Spotify, and of course… on tour…

Tour Dates + Ticket Links

Iron & Wine has scheduled an extensive U.S. tour with a full band in support of Beast Epic beginning with a two night stand in Chicago on October 12th and 13th (both at Thalia Hall), and ends with a two night stand in New York in November 13th (at Town Hall) and 14th (at Brooklyn Steel). The fall tour is preceded by a week long jaunt through the Southeastern U.S., which spans August 26th through August 30th. For up to date information on tickets, please visit ironandwine.com/tours.
 
Summer 2017
Aug. 26 - Fayetteville, AR - Roots Festival - SOLD OUT
Aug. 27 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note %
Aug. 28 - Chattanooga, TN - Tivoli Theatre %
Aug. 29 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn % - SOLD OUT
Aug. 30 - Louisville, KY - WFPK on the Waterfront
Aug. 31 - Nashville, TN - Lightning 100’s Live On the Green
 
Fall 2017
Oct. 12 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall*
Oct. 13 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall # - SOLD OUT
Oct. 14 - St Paul,MN - Palace Theatre #
Oct. 15 - Lincoln, NE - Rococo Theatre #
Oct. 17 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater #
Oct. 18 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theater
Oct. 19 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater  #
Oct. 20 - Portland, OR  - Aladdin Theater - SOLD OUT
Oct. 21 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
Oct. 26 - Los Angeles, CA - The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian*
Oct. 27 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet’s* - SOLD OUT
Oct. 28 - San Diego, CA -  Balboa #
Oct. 29 - Phoenix, AZ - Van Buren #
Oct. 30 - Albuquerque, NM - El Rey  #
Nov. 01 - Dallas, TX - The Kessler # - SOLD OUT
Nov. 02 - San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theater #
Nov. 03 - Houston, TX - The Heights # - SOLD OUT
Nov. 04 - New Orleans, LA - Joy Theater #
Nov. 06 -  Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room#
Nov. 07 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham #
Nov. 09 - Washington DC - Lincoln Theatre #
Nov. 10 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall  #
Nov. 11 -  Boston, MA -  Berklee Performance Center # - SOLD OUT
Nov. 12 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre #
Nov. 13 - New York, NY - Town Hall #
Nov. 14 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel*
 
% w/Lydia Loveless
# w/John Moreland
* w/OHMME