New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Dams of the West - the solo project of
Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson - has shared a new track and music video for "Tell The Truth" via NPR Music. Tomson has also signed with Danger Mouse's 30th Century Records / Columbia to release Dams of the West's debut LP 'Youngish American,' on February 24th. Listen and watch the Illuminati-riddled music video for "Tell The Truth" here: https://n.pr/2gOkJHG
Tomson shared this statement on the song/video:
"Tell the Truth," to me, is a song about objectivity and/or the "blame
America first" phenomenon. When I wrote the song, I believed that facts, at some future endpoint, would conquer all. But then last week the guy at my bodega told me we are now "living in a post-truth world" while looking at his Samsung Galaxy
Stardust 8GB and selling me a sleeve of honey roasted peanuts so perhaps I was mistaken. Either way, the tune's got a good beat and you can skank to it.
This video was inspired by the oppressive sense of paranoia that has come to define 2k16 for me. I am fascinated by the way the most trivial bits of footage can be used as definitive proof that, say, a certain televangelist is a shape-shifting reptilian overlord or Hillary def has a malignant brain tumor. While I'm not yet a political figure, I thought it would be a worthwhile exercise to see what a closer examination of my own actions might reveal. The results, as you can see, are provocative yet not entirely unexpected.
'Youngish American' was produced by Pat Carney of the
Black Keys, and Tomson plays virtually every instrument on the album's 10 tracks. Another album highlight, "Death Wish," was released earlier this fall and scored nods from Consequence of Sound, Stereogum, Pitchfork, and Fader, who called it a "spry, life-questioning track". Listen to "Death Wish" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AyepmQN94U
Dams of the West will play an intimate full-band gig in Brooklyn tonight at C'mon Everybody (325
Franklin Ave), one of their first performances supporting 'Youngish American.' More tour dates coming soon.
'Youngish American' tracklist:
1. Bridges and Tunnels
2. Tell The Truth
3. Death Wish
4. The Inerrancy of You and Me
5. Polo Grounds
6. Will I Be Known To Her
7. Flag On The Can
8. Perfect Wave
Both "Tell The Truth" and "Death Wish" are available to stream and download now:
"Tell The Truth" on Spotify: https://smarturl.it/TellTheTruthSp
"Tell The Truth" on Apple Music: https://smarturl.it/TellTheTruthAM
"Tell The Truth" on iTunes: https://smarturl.it/TellTheTruthiT
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