WHY? has at last unleashed their fifth long-player, a meticulous work of morbid fascination and offbeat romanticism dubbed Mumps, etc. Though there is a mysterious sickness (perhaps of the mind) that lurks about these thirteen songs, one might also imagine the title as describing the musically swole state of these three Midwestern men as they bring their sound into glisteningly buff focus. Yoni Wolf, brother Josiah and Doug McDiarmid are in the pocket, the unbreakable rock core at the center of a spinning ball of sonic kaleidoscopie. And all the things we love about them are still true: the grinning sun-warped choruses, that jangly Western lope, those confessionals cut with wry wit and crude details, set dancing down the odd knots of complex poetic daisy chains. It’s just that … well, all of it sounds better than ever this time around.
Supporting their new album, Mumps etc, Why? have announced their 2013 tour listed below.
WHY?
02-08 – Cincinnati, OH – The Taft Ballroom #$
02-09 – Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop #$
02-10 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall #$
02-11 – Hamden, CT – The Space #$
02-12 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall #$
02-13 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg #$
02-14 – Philadelphis, PA Union Transfer #$
02-15 – Falls Church, VA – State Theatre #$
02-16 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar #$
02-18 – Columbus, OH – Ace Of Cups #$
02-19 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop #$
02-20 – Galesburg, IL Knox College #$
02-21 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall #$
02-22 – Madison, WI – SETT @ UW Madison $
02-23 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fine Line %
02-24 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium %
02-26 – Billings, MT – Manny’s $
02-27 – Missoula, MT – Wilma Theater $
02-28 – Spokane, WA – A Club $
03-01 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s Crystal Ball$
03-02 – Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore$
03-03 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom $
03-04 – Eugene, OR – W.O.W. Hall $
03-05 – Oakland, CA – New Parrish Of Oakland $
03-06 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall $
03-07 – Pomona, CA – The Glasshouse $
03-08 – San Diego, CA – Irenic $
03-11 – El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls &
03-12 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit &
$ = w/ Dream Tiger
WHY? LINKS:
Official Site
Twitter
Facebook
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