New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Later this month, Austin's Sweet
Spirit will hit the road with
Spoon for a run of dates through the western United States. In advance of the tour, Britt
Daniel of
Spoon and Sweet
Spirit have collaborated on a 7" produced by Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Hearless Bastards).
Yesterday, Stereogum premiered the a-side single "
Have Mercy" and said the band "oscillate[s] between garage melodicism and dizzy fury."
You can listen to the embeddable track here:
Earlier this year, the band released their debut self-titled EP via Nine Mile Records
Known to long-time Austinites for their work in A Giant Dog and
Bobby Jealousy, Sweet
Spirit proudly strengthens a decade-plus collaboration between writing partners Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen.
Following a performance at the 2015 SXSW
Music Conference, Todd Martens of The Los Angeles Times called Sweet
Spirit "The musical embodiment of a pep rally, the promising band is all arms-in-the-air shout-alongs." Deborah Sengupta-Stith of the Austin American-Statesman said "Sabrina Ellis is a force of nature. Her voice soars, pierces through swells of sound even when she's barreling into a guitar riff or go-go dancing (which she does freqently and enthusiastically)."
Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Heartless Bastards) will produce their first record, due in summer 2015 on Nine Mile Records.
US Tour Dates:
Apr. 23 - Madison, WI @ Mickey's Tavern
Apr. 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Shit Biscuit
Apr. 25 - Chicago, IL @ The Burlington
Apr. 26 - Hamtramck, MI @ New Dodge Lounge
Apr. 27 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
Apr. 28 - New Brunswick, NJ @ The Court Tavern
Apr. 29 - New York, NY @ Cake Shop
Apr. 30 - Brooklyn, NY @ Don Pedro's
May 01 - Chapel Hill, NC @ The Cave
May 02 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
May 04 - Athens, GA @ Flicker Theatre and Bar
May 06 - Lafayette, LA @ Artmosphere
May 07 - Houston, TX @ Continental Club
May 17 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom*
May 18 - Kansas City, MO @ Midland*
May 19 - Fargo, ND @ Fargo Theatre*
May 21 - Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater*
May 24 - Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl*
May 23 - Portland, OR @ Kelly's Olympian
May 25 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory*
May 29 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater*
May 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern*
Jun. 01 - San Diego, CA @ North Park Theatre*
Jun. 02 - San Diego, CA @ North Park Theatre*
* - with Spoon
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