The Middle East have recently called it quits, however they have a new video for "Jesus Came To My Birthday Party." Check it out below, along with the new release, I Want That You Are Always Happy, out now via Missing Piece.
The Middle East - I Want That You Are Always Happy
01. Black Death 1349
02. My Grandma Was Pearl Hall
03. As I Go To See Janey
04. Jesus Came To My Birthday Party
05. Land Of The Bloody Unknown
06. Very Many
07. Sydney To Newcastle
08. Mount Morgan
09. Months
10. Dan's Silverleaf
11. Hunger Song
12. Ninth Ave Reverie
13. Deep Water
14. Mount Morgan End
Standout Tracks:Very Many / Months / Land Of The Bloody Unknown
* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.
Mumford & Sons have announced some new tour dates for this Spring, which includes a Chicago show on May 24th at Lincoln Hall. Check the rest out below, along with an mp3 and recent performance of "Little Lion Man" on The Late Show with David Letterman. The new release, Sigh No More, is out now via Glassnote.
03.03.10 at ABC (Glasgow, UK)
03.04.10 at Academy 1 (Manchester, UK)
03.06.10 at Wulfrun (Wolverhampton, UK)
03.07.10 at Newcastle Uni (Newcastle, UK)
03.09.10 at Academy (Liverpool, UK)
03.10.10 at Junction (Cambridge, UK)
03.12.10 at Corn Exchange (Brighton, UK)
03.13.10 at Shepherd's Bush Empire (London, UK)
03.14.10 at Shepherd's Bush Empire (London, UK)
03.16.10 at Queen's Hall (Edinburgh, UK)
03.18.10 at Academy (Dublin, IE)
03.20.10 at Mandella Hall (Belfast, IE)
04.09.10 at Motel Mozaique Festival (Rotterdam, NL)
04.11.10 at Loppen (Copenhagen, DK)
04.12.10 at Debaser Bar Stage (Stockholm, SE)
04.14.10 at E-Werk (Cologne, DE)
04.15.10 at Astra (Berlin, DE)
04.16.10 at Backstage Halle (Munich, DE)
04.18.10 at Uebel & Gefaehrlich (Hamburg, DE)
04.20.10 at Le Grande Mix (Lille, FR)
04.22.10 at Laiterie (Strasbourg, FR)
04.23.10 at Epicerie Moderne (Lyon, FR)
04.24.10 at Festival Faveurs de Printemps (Toulon, FR)
04.26.10 at Tivoli (Utrecht, NL)
04.27.10 at AB Club (Brussels, BE)
04.29.10 at Rote Fabrik - Clubraum (Zurich, CH)
04.30.10 at Covo (Bologna, IT)
05.01.10 at Circolo degli Artisti (Rome, IT)
05.13.10 at Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire (Montreal, QC) *
05.14.10 at Middle East Downstairs (Cambridge, MA) *
05.16.10 at The Fillmore - TLA (Philadelphia, PA) *
05.18.10 at Webster Hall (New York, NY) *
05.20.10 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) *
05.21.10 at Beachland Ballroom (Cleveland, OH) *
05.22.10 at Wexner Center (Columbus, OH) * 05.24.10 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL) *
05.25.10 at Varsity Theatre (Minneapolis, MN) *
05.29.10 at Sasquatch Music Festival (George, WA) *
05.30.10 at 560 Club (Vancouver, BC) *
05.31.10 at Aladdin Theatre (Portland, OR) *
06.03.10 at Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA) *
06.04.10 at Henry Fonda Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) *
06.07.10 at Rhythm Room (Phoenix, AZ) *
06.09.10 at Antone's (Austin, TX) *
06.10.10 at House of Blues (Dallas, TX) *
06.12.10 at Bonnaroo Music Festival (Manchester, TN) *
06.14.10 at The Bluebird (Bloomington, IN) *
06.15.10 at Off Broadway (St. Louis, MO) *
06.16.10 at Record Bar (Kansas City, MO) *
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