New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Dig have announced an upcoming 12-inch LP, featuring last month's Moonlight Baby EP on Side A and the forthcomingAfternoon With Caroline EP on Side B, to release October 19, 2018 via Roll Call Records. Recorded at Outlier Inn in upstate New York, the band-produced EPs were mixed by Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Nick Hakim) and Richard Swift (Nathaniel Ratliff, The Arcs), and the LP packaging will have four double-sided inserts making eight interchangable cover options based on the single artwork from each EP. Paste Magazine shared the news yesterday, along with the opening track from Afternoon With Caroline, "Million Dollar Man," which will be available on all digital music service providers this Thursday, June 21. Noting a sonic shift between the two EPs, Paste states, "...Spacey synth sounds rise and fall around the rhythmic vocals-a contrast to the more guitar-oriented sound on Moonlight Baby." The LP is available for preorder now HERE, and leading up to its release, fans can follow along as The Dig continues adding new singles from Afternoon With Caroline to their growing playlist, El Dig: A Year of Music.
Of Afternoon With Caroline and Moonlight Baby, the band offers, "If there's one thing that ties the two EPs together it's that all the songs are about moving. Moonlight Baby is about moving because you're forced to. A sudden shift in your reality without any advanced notice or preparation. Afternoon With Caroline is about moving of your own free will. Chasing ambition, following your heart and breaking free of toxic situations...We're also moving literally, across the US of A. Leaving NYC where we've lived for the entire life of the band, to a new home in sunny L.A."
Consequence Of Sound announced the two EPs earlier this year, sharing the title track for Moonlight Baby and praising its "dreamy vocals." The new music follows The Dig's 2017 full-length Bloodshot Tokyo, which saw the band join tours with Portugal. The Man, Jesus & Mary Chain,
Kevin Devine, Dan Croll, and She Wants Revenge. SPIN Magazine applauded, "It's excellently composed pop that manages to cross genres while simultaneously sounding fresh."
The Dig's Moonlight Baby Tracklist (Side A):
1. You're Not Alone
2. Moonlight Baby
3. Communion
4. Soul of the Night
5. Nothing in This Town
6. I'm Coming Home Today
The Dig's Afternoon With Caroline Tracklist (Side B):
1. Million Dollar Man
2. Say Hello With Allison
3. I'm On My Knees
4. I Don't Need You Anymore
5. Don't Stop Running
6. Home
