Death Vessel Shares “Mercury Dime” + Dates
Death Vessel’s Island Intervals will be released on February 24th in Europe & February 25th in North America via Sub Pop. You can now stream the second offering from the new record, “Mercury Dime” above. who had this to say about the track, “at its core, an old-timey folk song, but the shiny marimbas and swelling orchestration gives it an ethereal air’.
And in case you missed it the first time around, you can also listen to the single “Ilsa Drown,” featuring guest vocals from Jónsi of Sigur Rós.
In other news, Death Vessel will support label-mates Shearwater, beginning March 19th in Atlanta, GA at The Earl and ending on March 29th in Chicago, IL. Please find a complete list of tour dates below.
Island Intervals is the follow-up to Death Vessel’s label debut (Nothing Is Precious Enough for Us) and will be available worldwide on CD/LP/DL February 24th in Europe and February 25th in North America on Sub Pop. The 8-song album includes the singles “Mercury Dime,” “Velvet Antlers,” and “Ilsa Drown.” Island Intervals was produced by Alex Somers (Julianna Barwick, Sigur Rós) at his studio in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Like Nico’s, Jimmy Scott’s, or Phil Elverum’s, Joel Thibodeau’s is a voice that demands its own sonic and lyrical world, and with Island Intervals, his third record as Death Vessel (and second for Sub Pop), we’re treated to the sound of him finding a rich and strange new home among new friends in Iceland who probably saw him as a long-lost relative. Joel’s an inveterate and intuitive wanderer; when I met him years ago, he’d just spent a few months traveling the United States on Greyhound buses, sometimes sleeping rough, and making a record from found moments. I remember he had an otherworldly quality about him that I couldn’t quite name, like he’d just blown in on the wind (read more at Sub Pop).
Island Intervals
Tracklisting
1. Ejecta
2. Velvet Antlers
3. Triangulated Heart
4. Mercury Dime
5. Ilsa Drown
6. Island Vapors
7. We Agreed
8. Loom
Tour Dates
Mar. 19 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl*
Mar. 20 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle*
Mar. 21 – Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel*
Mar. 22 – Brooklyn, NY – Bell House*
Mar. 25 – Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall*
Mar. 26 – Montreal, QC – Le Divan Orange*
Mar. 27 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern*
Mar. 28 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme*
Mar. 29 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle*
* w/ Shearwater & Jesca Hoop
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