Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Caveman - In The City

Single review by kev@thesoundofconfusion.co.uk


Another fix of New York alt-rock to caress your ears. Caveman are a quintet signed to the ever reliable Fat Possum label. Their second album, which will simply be called 'Caveman', is due on the 2nd of April and they're planning a substantial US tour in support of the record. Tracklistings, cover art and other such formalities are now decided upon and the rest is left up to us, the public, to decide whether this thing is a success or a failure. All that's been allowed to grace the humble ears of the public and small-time bloggers like us is the album's first single, 'In The City'.

It's pretty much "now" in song form. We all know the sounds emanating from New York and the surrounding areas and most of them can be found here. This is an indie-rock song with definite electronic overtones and a dreamy feel, amplified by the soft guitar and vocals. Somehow they avoid making it just sound like they've listened to a load of other successful recent acts and plucked bits and bobs from each of them though. 'In The City' may offer nothing new, but it's a very good track and has a broad appeal. If nothing else, we're betting this will be a massive hit in blogland.



Caveman's website

Catch them live:

Tue, Feb 26 – New Haven, CT @ Café Nine
Wed, Feb 27 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

Thu, Feb 28 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
Fri, Mar 01 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace

Sat, Mar 02 – Detroit, MI @ Garden Bowl

Mon, Mar 04 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
Tue, Mar 05 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
Wed, Mar 06 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
Thu, Mar 07 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
Fri, Mar 08 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House

Sat, Mar 09 – Oxford, MS @ Lamar Lounge

Mon, Mar 11 – New Orleans, LA @ Hi Ho Lounge
Tue, Mar 12-17 – Austin, TX @ SXSW (details TBD)

Mon, Mar 18 – Albuquerque, NM @ Low Spirits

Tue, Mar 19 – Denver, Co @ Larimer Lounge

Wed, Mar 20 – Salt Lake City, UK @ Urban Lounge

Fri, Mar 22 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar

Sat, Mar 23 – Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door

Sun, Mar 24 – Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp
Tue, Mar 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent

Thu, Mar 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Fri, Mar 29 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah

Sat, Mar 30 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress

Mon, Apr 01 – Austin, TX @ The Parish
Tue, Apr 02 – Denton, TX @ Dan’s Silverleaf
Thu, Apr 04 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree

Fri, Apr 05 – Nashville, TN @ The High Watt

Sat, Apr 06 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn

Sun, Apr 07 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
Tue, Apr 09  - Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage
Wed, Apr 10 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall

Thu, Apr 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s





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