The Low Anthem To Echo In U.S., UK

After five years, The Low Anthem are ready to put their indie-folk sounds on display with a brand-spankin’ new album and a tour to boot. The first 12 dates have been announced between June 18 and July 13.

The tour kicks off in the band’s native Providence, R.I. and mostly sticks to the East Coast of the U.S. and the UK.

Membership in the group has fluctuated over the decade it has been in existence, but the core of the band, the duo of Ben Knox Miller and Jeff Pry in Providence. The band used what it calls a once obsolete venue as a personalized recording studio and performance space, in which it was able to experiment with different acoustics and techniques. Over the past half-decade Miller and Prystowsky have been using the Columbus Theatre to record over 30 bands.

Eyeland was the band’s own creative effort using the Columbus Theatre, but this is not the first time the band has used unique recording spaces. 2011’s Smart Flesh was cut in an abandoned pasta sauce factory.

The album takes the form of a narrative and will also be a theatrical production, to be put on by Trinity Rep in 2017.

Here is the first leg of dates for The Low Anthem’s upcoming tour:

June 18 — Providence, R.I., Columbus Theater
June 19 — Pawling, N.Y., Daryl’s House
June 20 — Northampton, Mass., Iron Horse Music Hall
June 21 — South Burlington, Vt., Higher Ground
June 22 — Portland, Maine, Port City Music Hall
June 24 — Washington, DC, U Street Music Hall
June 25 — Philadelphia, Pa., Underground Arts
June 26 — Millvale, Pa., Mr. Small’s Theatre
June 27 — New York, N.Y., City Winery N.Y.C
July 1 — Willimantic, Conn., The Eclectic
July 11 — London, United Kingdom, Borderline
July 13 — Glasgow, United Kingdom, Broadcast
      
Tickets are on sale now and more information can be found at the Low Anthem’s Facebook page