Matthew E. White's "Excellent" (NPR) New Album, 'Fresh Blood,' Out today On Domino

National TV Debut On Letterman (3/16); SXSW, Headlining Dates Also Confirmed

Matthew E. White's "truly wonderful and wise" (MOJO) LP 'Fresh Blood' is out today via Domino a week ahead of his March 16 national TV debut on Letterman where he'll play new single "Rock & Roll is Cold." Matthew will debut more new material on his national headlining tour including a show at Brooklyn's Baby's All Right (4/6) and LA's The Echo (3/24) and at this year's SXSW where he's confirmed performances at the Domino Records showcase, Under The Radar's day party and more (see below for full schedule).

Last week Matthew debuted 'Fresh Blood' with a 30-piece band featuring strings and horns at a sold-out BRIC Arts Center in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Vegan said, "with all those strings, songs like the sweeping 'Holy Moly' got the wall-of-sound scope they needed." WFUV will stream the entire show tonight at 9pm ET here.

Watch two live videos from the BRIC Arts show here:
"Rock & Roll is Cold":

"Fruit Trees":

Watch the video for "Rock & Roll is Cold," filmed at the Salt Flats in Utah, here

PRAISE FOR 'FRESH BLOOD':

"Excellent... replete with sweeping string and choral and horn arrangements, backed by real-time rhythm-section synchronicity" - NPR Music

"White's playful, laid-back strumming and songwriting are delightfully warm." - Spin

"Truly wonderful and wise" - MOJO Magazine 4-star review

"A delicious record" - The Guardian

"Tranquility" is an absolutely stirring ballad, marked by hushed, almost whispery vocals and the pained wailing of slide guitar." - Consequence of Sound

Matthew E. White at SXSW:
3/18 - Waterloo Records Day Party (set time: 2pm)
3/19 - Fotobom Presents... The Austin City Limits & NME "Bloody Mary Morning" / GSD&M courtyard (set time: 10:40am)
3/19 - Under the Radar Day Party / Flamingo Cantina (set time: 12:45pm)
3/19 - SX San Jose day party / Hotel San Jose (set time: 3pm)
3/19 - Domino Records SXSW showcase / The Mohawk (set time: 11pm)

Matthew E. White 2015 Tour Dates:
3/22 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
3/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
3/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
3/27 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
3/28 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
3/29 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest
4/01 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
4/02 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
4/03 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
4/04 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
4/05 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
4/06 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
4/07 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
4/11 - Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
5/07 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
5/08 - Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
5/10 - Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Fest

Matthew E. White On The Web:
http://www.fresh-blood.net
http://www.matthewewhite.com/
http://www.twitter.com/amattwhitejoint
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matthew-E-White