Monday, September 30, 2013

Lee Ranaldo and The Dust - "Ambulancer"

A little more than a week before Lee Ranaldo's 2nd post-Sonic Youth album comes out, there's a new song to help build excitement before Last Night On Earth comes out. "Ambulancer" heads down the direction that Sonic Youth had been heading with A Thousand Leaves and Murray Street. It's equal parts post punk noise and psychedelic jam band rock. It's noisy while staying absolutely lovely, and might just be the perfect jumping on point for Deadhead friends you may have. Lee Ranaldo has always been Sonic Youth's George Harrison (less songs than the ones you get most of the credit, but with some of the most solid songs in the catalog) and Last Night On Earth is shaping up to be his All Things Must Pass. It's unfortunate this album will get less attention than Body/Head or Chelsea Light Moving because it lacks the potential for tabloid-like lyric analysis when it's shaping up to be such a solid release.

Last Night On Earth is due out on 10/18 on Matador Records. Listen to "Ambulancer" below, and find Lee Ranaldo and The Dust's current tour dates here. As always, head over to Lee's portion of the Sonic Youth website for more details.


Oct 8 — Hudson, NY — Club Helsinki
Oct 9 — Buffalo, NY — Tralf Music Hall
Oct 11 — Toronto, ON — Horseshoe Tavern
Oct 12 — Detroit, MI — Trinosophes
Oct 13 — Chicago, IL — The Empty Bottle
Oct 14 — Madison, WI — High Noon Saloon
Oct 15 — Minneapolis, MN — Triple Rock
Oct 17 — Iowa City, IA — Gabe’s
Oct 18 — Omaha, NE — The Waiting Room* (w Built to Spill)
Oct 19 — Lawrence, KC — The Bottleneck* (w Built to Spill)
Oct 20 — St. Louis, MO — The Firebird* (w Built to Spill)
Oct 22 — Nashville, TN — Exit/Inn 
Oct 23 — Asheville, NC — The Grey Eagle
Oct 25 — New York, NY — Terminal 5 w/ Kurt Vile

Nov 10 NL GRONINGEN – VERA
Nov 11 DE HAMBURG – KAMPNAGEL
Nov 12 DE BERLIN – TBC
Nov 13 DE COLOGNE – GEBAUDE 9
Nov 14 FR METZ – acoustic show at le musée de la cour d’or
Nov 15 FR METZ – CAVEAU DES TRINITAIRES – MUSIQUE VOLANTE FESTIVAL
Nov 16 Barcelona, Spain – Barts – PrimaveraSound Touring Party
Nov 17 CH LAUSANNE – LE ROMANDIE
Nov 18 FR FEYZIN – Epicerie Moderne
Nov 20 FR VILLENEUVE D’ASQ – FESTIVAL TOUR DE CHAUFFE AT LA FERME D’EN HAUT
Nov 21 UK LONDON – THE GARAGE
Nov 22 UK CAMBER SANDS – ATP FESTIVAL at Camber Sands
Nov 23 FR PARIS – Boulogne Billancourt BB MIX FESTIVAL
Nov 25 FR POITIERS – CONFORT MODERNE
Nov 26 FR TOURS – TEMPS MACHINE
Nov 27 Bordeaux, France – Rock School Barbey – PrimaveraSound Touring Party
Nov 28 Bilbao, Spain – Kafe Antzokia – PrimaveraSound Touring Party
Nov 29 Valencia, Spain – Wah Wah – PrimaveraSound Touring Party
Nov 30 Madrid, Spain – La Riveria – PrimaveraSound Touring Party

Dec 6 — Portland, OR — Doug Fir Lounge
Dec 7 — Vancouver, BC — Biltmore Cabaret
Dec 8 — Seattle, WA — Barboza
Dec 11 — San Francisco, CA — The Chapel
Dec 13 — Los Angeles, CA — The Echo

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