Ben Kweller announces new album and tour to go with it
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After his 2009 album, Changing Horses, gone and went country, Ben Kweller seems to have made a follow-up, Go Fly A Kite, that will get back to the piano-driven pop of his previous efforts. At least that’s what we were able to ascertain from the somewhat disorienting first glimpse, “Heads & Tails,” which runs the intro and outro for each of the new album’s 11 tracks back to back.
In support of the new album—which will probably sound better when it comes out Feb. 7 and it’s not all chopped up and smashed together—Kweller is setting out on tour, beginning March 21 in Philadelphia and stopping in Chicago March 31. The album is available for pre-order on his website right now. Anyone eager enough to jump in early also gets a shot at winning the “golden laminate,” which gets its winner in free to every Ben Kweller show for life. You + Ben Kweller = eternity. Check out the entire list of dates below. [via Consequence Of Sound]
March 21—Union Transfer—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 23—Paradise—Boston, Massachusetts
March 24—Irving Plaza—New York, New York
March 26—The Basement—Columbus, Ohio
March 27—High Noon Saloon—Madison, Wisconsin
March 28—Fine Line Music Café—Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 30—Firebord—St. Louis, Missouri
March 31—Lincoln Hall—Chicago, Illinois
April 1—Mercy Lounge/Cannery Ballroom—Nashville, Tennessee
April 19—Fitzgerald’s—Houston, Texas
April 20—Coach House—Granada Theatre
April 24—Coach House—San Juan Capistrano, California
April 25—El Rey Theatre—Los Angeles, California
April 26—Great American Music Hall—San Francisco, California
April 27—Wonder Ballroom—Portland, Oregon
April 28—Neumo’s—Seattle, Washington
April 30—In The Venue—Salt Lake City, Utah
