Deer Tick - "Dog Years"
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Photo by Rich Ferri
If you've been a fan of Deer Tick since their early years, you're going to love their latest single. "Dog Years" shows the Providence band getting back to their alt-country roots. It starts off with just John McCauley's guitar and vocals, and the song would go down as one of their best even if it stayed that way. Then the rest of Deer Tick kicks in, and the song is elevated. It keeps their classic country rock sound, even as the song slowly evolves into their more recent, larger sound. "Dog Years" even includes a horn section, and by the time it's done, it's going to be one of your all-time favorites from one of our all-time favorite bands.
John McCauley says of his band's latest single, which is about an assisted living facility near his childhood home:
“The main character of ‘Dog Years’ is based on the guys I used to watch playing chess outside that building or hanging out at the bus stop, smoking cigarettes and shooting the shit. I imagined an older gentleman losing his partner and that loss accelerating his aging—almost like he was doing seven years of damage with every passing year.”
You can listen to "Dog Years" below. Coin-O-Matic is due out June 5 on ATO Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Deer Tick, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song, and include a June 26 date at Royale in Boston, MA.
6/5 – Ocean Mist – South Kingstown, RI %
6/6 – Ocean Mist – South Kingstown, RI ^#
6/7 – Ocean Mist – South Kingstown, RI @
6/9 – Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY +
6/10 – Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA *
6/12 – The Atlantis – Washington, DC *
6/13 – Thunderbird Music Hall – Pittsburgh, PA *
6/14 – Ludlow Garage – Cincinnati, OH *
6/16 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL *
6/17 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN *
6/19 – Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI
6/20 – El Club – Detroit, MI *
6/21 – The Opera House – Toronto, ON *
6/23 – Bearsville Theater – Woodstock, NY *
6/25 – State Theatre – Portland, ME *
6/26 – Royale – Boston, MA *
6/27 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
7/24 - Newport Folk Festival - Newport, RI
Support:
% Raindogs
^ JCCoventry
# Smith & Weeden
@ Baby Baby
+ Ben Vaughn
* Jobi Riccio
9/24 – The Waiting Room Lounge – Omaha, NE
9/25 – recordBar – Kansas City, MO
9/26 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
9/27 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
9/29 – The Elm – Bozeman, MT
9/30 – Shrine Social Club – Boise, ID
10/2 – Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR
10/3 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
10/4 – Hollywood Theatre – Vancouver, BC
10/6 – Harlow’s – Sacramento, CA
10/7 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
10/9 – Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
10/10 – Constellation Room – Santa Ana, CA
10/13 – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA
10/14 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
10/16 – Scoot Inn – Austin, TX
10/17 – The Heights Theater – Houston, TX
10/18 – The Kessler Theater – Dallas, TX
Above support Presley Haile
11/5 – The Basement East – Nashville, TN
11/6 – Eulogy – Asheville, NC
11/7 – Terminal West – Atlanta, GA
11/8 – Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC
11/9 – Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, NC
11/11 – Revolution Live – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
11/13 – Bayboro Brewing Co. – St. Petersburg, FL
11/14 – The Social – Orlando, FL
11/15 – The Pour House – Charleston, SC
11/17 – The Broadberry – Richmond, VA
11/19 – House of Independents – Asbury Park, NJ
11/20 – Arrow at Archer Music Hall – Allentown, PA
11/21 – District Music Hall – Norwalk, CT
Above support DUG except Atlanta
