Hamilton Leithauser Announces West Coast Tour Dates + New Album Out TODAY

[Chloe Walsh]

Hamilton Leithauser Announces West Coast Tour Dates

Black Hours Out TODAY via Ribbon Music
[Hamilton Leithauser photo by Lauren Dukoff 72790002 - LR]
(Credit: Lauren Dukoff)

"Leithauser's rich, impassioned croon was what gave the Walkmen their sophisticated lounge twist, and he mines this seam for his own work...these are Lynchian torch songs adorned with the cavernous surf guitars that gave the Walkmen the feel of New York garage pop's own Del-Tones, and simmering with romantic turmoil." - The Guardian

"Black Hours feels stately and hand-crafted, even as bits of vein-bulging intensity poke through." – NPR

“Black Hours knowingly and passionately charts a journey through songwriting archetypes, from doomed fatalist to well-adjusted realist.” - Uncut

Hamilton Leithauser has announced additional dates to his US tour.  The newly added West Coast dates include stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 6th.  Full list of live dates below.

Today, Leithauser releases his already critically lauded debut solo album Black Hours via Ribbon Music<http://smarturl.it/iretirednews>. PRESS HERE<http://smarturl.it/iretiredvideo> to watch the lyric video for Black Hours album track “I Retired,” which was co-written and produced by Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij.

Black Hours brings Leithauser full circle and then some, from lonely midwinter piano-and-vocals sessions, to a loud, live Rock n Roll group and back again.  The album features Leithauser with a slew of talented collaborators including Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend), Paul Maroon (The Walkmen), Morgan Henderson (Fleet Foxes) and Richard Swift (The Shins/solo). The upcoming tour dates will consist of Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Nick Stumpf and Kevin Barker.

Leithauser made his non-Walkmen live debut with his new band and a string and horns section when he performed songs from Black Hours at an intimate Joe’s Pub show in New York City. NPR Music have an audio stream of the performance HERE<http://smarturl.it/hamiltonjoespubnpr>.  For a taste of the live show, PRESS HERE<http://smarturl.it/alexandraconan> to watch Leithauser and his band performing the album's buoyant first single, “Alexandra" on Conan.

PRESS HERE<http://music.thetalkhouse.com/talks/carrie-brownstein-sleater-kinney-portlandia-talks-with-hamilton-leithauser-the-walkmen-for-the-talkhouse-podcast/> to hear Hamilton interviewed by Sleater Kinney/Wild Flag/ Portlandia talent Carrie Brownstein for the inaugural The Talkhouse podcast series.

Hamilton recently discussed the new album with Paste Magazine.  PRESS HERE<http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/06/hamilton-leithauser-all-your-restless-blues-1.html> to read the interview.

Hamilton is also the featured guest on Grantland's Podcast today. PRESS HERE<https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grantland-pop-culture/id642537435?mt=2> to hear him in conversation with Chris Ryan or visit http://grantland.com<http://grantland.com/>.

Tour Dates (New Dates in Bold)
6/7                  New York, NY @ BAM Harvey Theater<http://www.bam.org/music/2014/soundcheck> (WNYC/BAM Radiolovefest)
6/18                St Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre<http://www.fabulousfox.com/shows_page_single.aspx?usID=397> *
6/20               Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood<http://www.ticketmaster.com/ray-lamontagne-lincoln-nebraska-06-20-2014/event/06004C69E6D685A9?artistid=935501&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1> *
6/22               Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindsley<http://tktwb.tw/1miPzDh>
6/23               Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar<http://ticketf.ly/1miPFL3>
6/24               Kansas City, MO @ Starlight<http://tickets.kcstarlight.com/single/EventDetail.aspx?p=626> *
6/25                Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
6/27                Chicago, IL @ First Merit Bank<http://concerts.livenation.com/event/04004C670BBBAAE1?crosssite=TM_US:935501:33036> *
6/28               Minneapolis, MN @ Carlson Family Stage at Northrop<http://t.co/7Te0KEX4dm> *
7/10                Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair<http://bit.ly/1miPXRY>
7/12                Philadelphia, PA @ Prince Music Theatre<http://bit.ly/1miQ1Bt>
7/13                Washington, D.C. @ The Hamilton<http://ticketf.ly/1miQ7sB>
7/25                Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
7/31               Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo<http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/592427?utm_medium=bks>
8/2                 San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel<http://www.thechapelsf.com/event/593211>
8/4                 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge<http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/592115?utm_medium=bks>
8/5                 Seattle, WA @ Triple Door<http://tickets.thetripledoor.net/eventperformances.asp?evt=690>
8/13                Paris, FR @ La Route Du Rock
8/16                Wales, UK @ Green Man Festival<http://www.greenman.net/>
8/21                Groningnen, NL @ Groningen Noorderzon Festival
*supporting Ray LaMontagne

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