Anthony D’Amato Returns W/ Most Ambitious Work Yet; ‘Cold Snap’ Out 6/17 On New West Records; Produced By Mike Mogis W/ Performances By Conor Oberst + More
New Track “Rain On A Strange Roof” Streaming Now Via Consequence Of Sound: http://bit.ly/1UNjDJS
Produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit) and recorded with an Omaha all-star team of musicians including Conor Oberst and members of Bright Eyes, The Faint, and Cursive, Anthony D'Amato's new LP, ‘Cold Snap,’ is set for release June 17th via New West Records. The 11-song collection features D’Amato’s most ambitious, complex, and incisive songwriting yet, building on the success of his 2014 critical breakout 'The Shipwreck From The Shore' and bursting forth with a new wide-screen, Technicolor perspective.
Stream first single “Rain On A Strange Roof” now via Consequence of Sound: http://bit.ly/1UNjDJS
Where 'Shipwreck' focused on loss and acceptance, 'Cold Snap' explores the schisms between perception and reality, projection and truth, who we are and how we're seen. Sometimes it's on an internal level—the progressively ominous images of soaring album opener "Oh My Goodness" hint at the costs of living up to (and falling short of) expectations—but elsewhere it's external and political, as on the too-big-to-fail anthem of "Blue Blooded" or the eerie blues of "If You're Gonna Build A Wall," written in the shadow of the current election season but hinting at everything from Ferguson to Flint.
"What happens when our visions of ourselves or the projections we make onto others start to crack under the weight of reality?" D'Amato asks. "That's the idea behind the album cover, where you're looking into this mirror, but the image is distorted. The fissures between truth and perception are starting to form, and maybe just for a second, you can glimpse both simultaneously. All of the songs on this album take place in moments of realization like that."
Pre-order ‘Cold Snap’ now via PledgeMusic: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/anthonydamato
'The Shipwreck From The Shore' was one of the best-reviewed records of 2014. It landed D’Amato a Tiny Desk performance with NPR Music, a Weekend Edition profile, and love everywhere from the NY Times and WSJ to Billboard and Uncut. USA Today declared that the album "strikes every right note," SPIN praised the way D'Amato "turns heartbreak into cheery folk," and Entertainment Weekly said the music "calls to mind Simon & Garfunkel's more amped-up moments." D'Amato hit the road for a year straight in support of the album, performing on three continents and sharing bills with Ben Folds, Josh Ritter, Justin Townes Earle, Rhett Miller, Bleachers, and more along the way.
D’Amato will tour extensively to support ‘Cold Snap.’ Current itinerary below, with more dates to be announced.
‘Cold Snap’ Track List:
1. Oh My Goodness
2. Rain On A Strange Roof
3. Golden Gloves
4. If You’re Gonna Build A Wall
5. I Don’t Know About You
6. Blue Blooded
7. A Kick In The Teeth
8. Cold Snap
9. Once
10. Ballad Of The Undecided
11. Honey That’s Not All
Tour Dates (Additional Dates To Be Announced):
4/12 St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill*
4/13 Chesterfield MO @ Break Room Concerts*
4/14 Davenport, IA @ The Redstone Room*
4/15 Madison, WI @ The Frequency*
4/16 Marshfield, WI @ Vox Concert Series*
4/17 Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota*
4/19 Chicago, IL @ City Winery*
6/02 Ithaca NY @ The Dock+
6/04 Burlington VT @ Higher Ground +
6/07 Portsmouth NH @ The Music Hall+
6/09 Northampton MA @ Iron Horse+
6/11 Pawling NY @ Daryl’s House+
6/12 South Orange NJ @ SOPAC+
6/15 Boston MA @ Great Scott
6/16 New York NY @ Mercury Lounge
6/18 Philadelphia PA @ World Café Live-Upstairs
6/19 Vienna VA @ Jammin’ Java
6/21 Charlottesville VA @ The Southern
6/22 Charlotte NC @ Evening Muse
6/23 Decatur GA @ Eddie’s Attic
6/24 Nashville TN @ 12th & Porter
7/01 Cedar Falls IA @ Cedar Valley Concerts
7/02 Columbia MO @ Still Concerts
7/05 Indianapolis IN @ The B-Side at One Lucky Guitar
7/06 Columbus OH @ Rumba Cafe
7/09 Greenfield MA @ Green River Festival
*w/ Sean Watkins
+w/ Valerie June