Fresh off a successful run of European tour dates, Villagers will be hitting the west coast this week for shows supporting Patrick Watson in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, as well as one headlining show in Los Angeles. For full details, see below. Tickets on sale here.
Whilst on tour, Villagers will be stopping by the KCRW studio, performing live this Thursday June 4th on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Tune in via KCRW online nationwide from 9am PST to hear the session and an interview with Conor O’Brien.
Darling Arithmetic, the third album from Villagers, is out now via Domino. The album premiered with NPR’s First Listen, with standout track ‘Hot Scary Summer’ described as ‘grandiosity manifested as a sweet slow burn’.
iTunes are currently offering ‘The Soul Serene’ from Darling Arithmetic as a Free on iTunes track. Grab it here.
Ahead of their live dates on the West Coast, Villagers are sharing a live session video for album track ‘Dawning On Me’. Watch HERE.
VILLAGERS US TOUR DATES
Tues 2 June – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel *
Thurs 4 June – Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery *
Fri 5 June – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Sat 6 June – San Diego, CA – Casbah *
* with Patrick Watson
Darling Arithmetic is the follow-up to Conor O’Brien‘s debut, Becoming a Jackal, andits successor, Awayland – both hugely acclaimed and each nominated for Britain’s Mercury Music Prize.
Darling Arithmetic is available on CD, limited gold vinyl LP, and digitally. Purchase the album on CD or LP through Dom Mart HERE and digitally through iTunes HERE.
Praise for Darling Arithmetic:
“For the third Villagers album, Darling Arithmetic, Mr. O’Brien has scaled back radically, turning out something that resembles an old-fashioned folk-rock confessional. On the opener and lead single, “Courage,” he strums an acoustic guitar with a country lilt that calls Neil Young’s “Harvest” to mind.” – NEW YORK TIMES
The need to stop pretending-to admitting one’s deepest insecurities and wants-seems central to Darling Arithmetic, an album that delivers a gorgeous, if somewhat restrained, step forward.” – PITCHFORK
“a naked and subtle acoustic record with the raw, straightforward lyrical universality of Christopher Owens and Devendra Banhart” – INTERVIEW MAGAZINE
“O’Brien wisely keeps Darling Arithmetic’s arrangements subtle and skeletal, giving each the space it needs in order to breathe, rest and seep under the skin” – NPR
“Ultimately, Darling Arithmetic emerges as the ideal soundtrack for the typical Sundaymorning respite following an evening of excess and entanglement. It’s akin to meditation, when the need to exhale becomes of utmost importance. Most of all, it’s a graceful, beguiling and sumptuous set of songs, one worthy of both patience and praise, an extension of the excellence the Villagers brand introduced so early on. Darling Arithmetic is nothing less than calculated genius, manifested.” – POP MATTERS
“O’Brien’s latest is easily his richest work so far.” – PASTE
“a quiet folk album with little, arty flourishes, “Darling Arithmetic” doesn’t need to get loud to have an impact. Drumheads slapped with brushes, picked-out acoustic guitar and sparse piano and organ frame some truly lonesome vocals. Best example: the urgent, wounded shout contained in whispers on “Hot Scary Summer.”” – BOSTON HERALD
“It’s a tumultuous listen, but one that sweeps you up in its compassion, bravery, and beauty. Honesty has never sounded so good.” – UNDER THE RADAR
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