Left by Soft was recorded in the Catlins, about two hours south of Dunedin, New Zealand, in an old lodge surrounded by native bush, birds, and the sea. David spent about a week down there with the Heavy Eights. Thomas Bell engineered and produced but also played bass AND cooked the band awesome meals every night. After chilling out most mornings, the band would start recording mid afternoon into the night. Apart from a couple of overblown tracks, they kept overdubs to a minimum and when mixing left most takes as is?no cleaning up via Pro Tools editing, etc. "To me, it sounds like the band on a good night, warts and all," says Kilgour. "It's probably the first real "band" LP I've made since Frozen Orange or the David Kilgour and the Heavy 8's LP from the mid '90s."
David Kilgour is a guitar god for guitar atheists. He's worthy of worship, but his style neither demands nor expects it, all of which only serves to increase his otherworldly cool. Left by Soft, his first album in four years with the Heavy Eights, comes on the heels of the Clean's excellent 2009 outing, Mister Pop. You could say it's all part of a late-career renaissance, but that implies there's been some sort of valley in his 30 years of making music. This time, there are more of the elegantly chiming chords and beautifully drifting solos, all presented with Kilgour's sparkling pop sensibilities.
The Heavy Eights are Taane Tokona on drums, Tony de Raad on guitar and keyboards, and Thomas Bell on bass and keyboards. David plays guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Mike McCloud from Shifting Sands guests on "I'll Climb Back Up That Hill."
davidkilgour.com
David Kilgour is a guitar god for guitar atheists. He's worthy of worship, but his style neither demands nor expects it, all of which only serves to increase his otherworldly cool. Left by Soft, his first album in four years with the Heavy Eights, comes on the heels of the Clean's excellent 2009 outing, Mister Pop. You could say it's all part of a late-career renaissance, but that implies there's been some sort of valley in his 30 years of making music. This time, there are more of the elegantly chiming chords and beautifully drifting solos, all presented with Kilgour's sparkling pop sensibilities.
The Heavy Eights are Taane Tokona on drums, Tony de Raad on guitar and keyboards, and Thomas Bell on bass and keyboards. David plays guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Mike McCloud from Shifting Sands guests on "I'll Climb Back Up That Hill."
davidkilgour.com
08/23/11
Richard Buckner & David Kilgour are currently on the road together in support of their new releases, Our Blood and Left by Soft! Don’t miss this opportunity to see two legendary songwriters and guitar “gods” share the stage!
David Malitz of the Washington Post writes, “The new Left by Soft is his seventh album and solidifies his status as an unlikely guitar god.” Read the interview with David Kilgour interview here.
Both Richard & David stopped by KEXP Seattle last week. You can now listen to the sessions online! David Kilgour’s set is archived here, and Richard Buckner’s set is here.
Richard Buckner & David Kilgour on tour:
Aug 23 Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar
Aug 24 Chapel Hill, NC – The ArtsCenter
Aug 25 Arlington, VA – IOTA Club & Café
Aug 27 Brooklyn, NY – The Bell House
Aug 28 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Aug 31 Los Angeles, CA – Old Style Guitar Shop * David Kilgour only
David Malitz of the Washington Post writes, “The new Left by Soft is his seventh album and solidifies his status as an unlikely guitar god.” Read the interview with David Kilgour interview here.
Both Richard & David stopped by KEXP Seattle last week. You can now listen to the sessions online! David Kilgour’s set is archived here, and Richard Buckner’s set is here.
Richard Buckner & David Kilgour on tour:
Aug 23 Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar
Aug 24 Chapel Hill, NC – The ArtsCenter
Aug 25 Arlington, VA – IOTA Club & Café
Aug 27 Brooklyn, NY – The Bell House
Aug 28 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Aug 31 Los Angeles, CA – Old Style Guitar Shop * David Kilgour only
07/25/11
Richard Buckner fans rejoice! His highly anticipated new album Our Blood is available today on CD, LP, and digital download from your favorite local record stores and digital providers, as well as in the Merge store!
“Our Blood, Buckner’s third for Merge, is worth the wait. Urgent but elaborate, it’s a record that finds Buckner’s baritone as fluid and forceful as it’s ever been, backed by arrangements that strike the perfect balance between Spartan and swollen.” —IFC
“The nine songs here provide an excellent crash course in Buckner’s unlikely combination of gifts, most notably his ability to sound bone-tired and weather-beaten at the same time his songs shimmer agreeably. Even when it slows to a crawl, Our Blood is full of stealthy, subtle earworms—appropriate, given the stubborn resiliency of the immensely gifted artist who crafted them.” —NPR
Magnet Magazine has a series of posts written by Richard this week, as he acts as editor of the site. The link will be updated through out the week with some of Buckner’s favorite things!
Richard Buckner will be teaming up with David Kilgour for a co-headlining tour beginning August 16 in Los Angeles! It will be Kilgour’s first stateside visit since the release of his latest album Left by Soft. Don’t miss this opportunity to see two legendary songwriters and guitar “gods” share the stage!
Richard Buckner on tour:
# with David Kilgour
Aug 16 Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater #
Aug 17 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall #
Aug 18 Arcata, CA – The Logger Bar #
Aug 19 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar #
Aug 20 Seattle, WA – The Triple Door #
Aug 23 Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar #
Aug 24 Carrboro, NC – The ArtsCenter #
Aug 25 Arlington, VA – IOTA Club & Cafe #
Aug 27 Brooklyn, NY – The Bell House #
Aug 28 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall #
Sep 09–11 Big Indian, NY – Truck Festival
“Our Blood, Buckner’s third for Merge, is worth the wait. Urgent but elaborate, it’s a record that finds Buckner’s baritone as fluid and forceful as it’s ever been, backed by arrangements that strike the perfect balance between Spartan and swollen.” —IFC
“The nine songs here provide an excellent crash course in Buckner’s unlikely combination of gifts, most notably his ability to sound bone-tired and weather-beaten at the same time his songs shimmer agreeably. Even when it slows to a crawl, Our Blood is full of stealthy, subtle earworms—appropriate, given the stubborn resiliency of the immensely gifted artist who crafted them.” —NPR
Magnet Magazine has a series of posts written by Richard this week, as he acts as editor of the site. The link will be updated through out the week with some of Buckner’s favorite things!
Richard Buckner will be teaming up with David Kilgour for a co-headlining tour beginning August 16 in Los Angeles! It will be Kilgour’s first stateside visit since the release of his latest album Left by Soft. Don’t miss this opportunity to see two legendary songwriters and guitar “gods” share the stage!
Richard Buckner on tour:
# with David Kilgour
Aug 16 Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater #
Aug 17 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall #
Aug 18 Arcata, CA – The Logger Bar #
Aug 19 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar #
Aug 20 Seattle, WA – The Triple Door #
Aug 23 Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar #
Aug 24 Carrboro, NC – The ArtsCenter #
Aug 25 Arlington, VA – IOTA Club & Cafe #
Aug 27 Brooklyn, NY – The Bell House #
Aug 28 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall #
Sep 09–11 Big Indian, NY – Truck Festival
06/29/11
Richard Buckner & David Kilgour will team up for a co-headlining tour beginning August 16 in Los Angeles! Don’t miss this opportunity to see two legendary songwriters and guitar “gods” share the stage!
Also, David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights have just released a live video for the title track off their latest release, Left by Soft. David shares some details about the video and his one-of-a-kind guitar:
Richard Buckner’s new album Our Blood is available for pre-order on CD and LP now in the Merge store. While supplies last, Our Blood pre-orders come with a limited-edition “Don’t Blame Me I Voted for Richard Buckner” bumper sticker! Also, David Kilgour’s new album Left by Soft is available on CD and digital download now in the Merge store.
Richard Buckner & David Kilgour on tour:
Also, David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights have just released a live video for the title track off their latest release, Left by Soft. David shares some details about the video and his one-of-a-kind guitar:
“We were playing at the Empire in Dunedin, an old bar that only holds abut 140 people and was made famous by the old Dunedin Sound-ers. The guitar I’m playing is a hybrid—the neck is off an oldish Epiphone acoustic, and the body was made by a guitar dude called Rob Scott. One weird thing about it is that the pickups sit on rails, so I can move them to whatever position/sound I want. It has the sound of mountains collapsing, especially at volume.”Watch David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights perform “Left by Soft” live in New Zealand
Richard Buckner’s new album Our Blood is available for pre-order on CD and LP now in the Merge store. While supplies last, Our Blood pre-orders come with a limited-edition “Don’t Blame Me I Voted for Richard Buckner” bumper sticker! Also, David Kilgour’s new album Left by Soft is available on CD and digital download now in the Merge store.
Richard Buckner & David Kilgour on tour:
* = Richard Buckner only
July 29 Chicago, IL – Schubas*
July 30 Milwaukee, WI – 3rd Annual Radio Summer Camp Music Festival*
July 31 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club*
Aug 16 Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater
Aug 17 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
Aug 19 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
Aug 20 Seattle, WA – The Triple Door
Aug 23 Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar
Aug 24 Chapel Hill, NC – The ArtsCenter
Aug 25 Arlington, VA – IOTA Club & Café
Aug 27 Brooklyn, NY – The Bell House
Aug 28 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Sept 09 Big Indian, NY – Truck Festival*
Sept 10 Big Indian, NY – Truck Festival*
Sept 11 Big Indian, NY – Truck Festival*
04/18/11
Record Store Day 2011 has come and gone and we have heard so many great reports of the support given to Independent record stores. We know you all love record stores as much as we do, and we hope you will celebrate “Record Store Day” more than once a year!
WILD FLAG‘s hotly anticipated “Future Crimes” b/w “Glass Tambourine” 7-inch is now available in the Merge digital store and from your favorite digital provider.
The remastered version of Superchunk’s Here’s Where the Strings Come In is available now on LP, CD, and digital download. The LP & CD versions come with bonus demo tracks and a download of The Clambakes Vol. 5: Cup of Clams.
Visit the Merge store for all of these releases as well as our new April releases from Jonny, David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights & Times New Viking.
WILD FLAG‘s hotly anticipated “Future Crimes” b/w “Glass Tambourine” 7-inch is now available in the Merge digital store and from your favorite digital provider.
The remastered version of Superchunk’s Here’s Where the Strings Come In is available now on LP, CD, and digital download. The LP & CD versions come with bonus demo tracks and a download of The Clambakes Vol. 5: Cup of Clams.
Visit the Merge store for all of these releases as well as our new April releases from Jonny, David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights & Times New Viking.
04/13/11
David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights will release their new album Left by Soft on April 26. Listen to the album in its entirety now at PasteMagazine.com!
David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights will hopefully be here soon for a US tour, but in addition to the full album stream, please check out this session at The Current in Minneapolis. David performed “Diamond Mine” as well as songs from his previous effort The Far Now, and talked about the process of making music and art.
And speaking of art, check out Kilgour’s paintings at his website. Obviously inspired by nature, both David’s music and artwork will only fuel the wanderlust that comes over us all this time of year!
David Kilgour is a guitar god for guitar atheists. He’s worthy of worship, but his style neither demands nor expects it, all of which only serves to increase his otherworldly cool. Left by Soft, his first album in four years with The Heavy Eights, comes on the heels of The Clean’s excellent 2009 outing, Mister Pop.
Download and share “Diamond Mine” and visit PasteMagazine.com to stream Left by Soft in its entirety! The CD is available for pre-order now in the Merge store.
“Kilgour has been delivering nothing but first-rate music for almost 30 years with the Clean and on his own” ~All Music Guide
David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights will hopefully be here soon for a US tour, but in addition to the full album stream, please check out this session at The Current in Minneapolis. David performed “Diamond Mine” as well as songs from his previous effort The Far Now, and talked about the process of making music and art.
And speaking of art, check out Kilgour’s paintings at his website. Obviously inspired by nature, both David’s music and artwork will only fuel the wanderlust that comes over us all this time of year!
David Kilgour is a guitar god for guitar atheists. He’s worthy of worship, but his style neither demands nor expects it, all of which only serves to increase his otherworldly cool. Left by Soft, his first album in four years with The Heavy Eights, comes on the heels of The Clean’s excellent 2009 outing, Mister Pop.
Download and share “Diamond Mine” and visit PasteMagazine.com to stream Left by Soft in its entirety! The CD is available for pre-order now in the Merge store.
“Kilgour has been delivering nothing but first-rate music for almost 30 years with the Clean and on his own” ~All Music Guide
02/22/11
David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights will release their new album Left By Soft on CD and digital download April 26.
Listen and download “Diamond Mine” from Left by Soft now!
Left by Soft was recorded in the Catlins, about two hours south of Dunedin, New Zealand, in an old lodge surrounded by native bush, birds, and the sea. David spent about a week down there with the Heavy Eights. Thomas Bell engineered and produced but also played bass AND cooked the band awesome meals every night. After chilling out most mornings, the band would start recording mid afternoon into the night. Apart from a couple of overblown tracks, they kept overdubs to a minimum and when mixing left most takes as is—no cleaning up via Pro Tools editing, etc. “To me, it sounds like the band on a good night, warts and all,” says Kilgour. “It’s probably the first real “band” LP I’ve made since Frozen Orange or the David Kilgour and the Heavy 8’s LP from the mid ’90s.”
David Kilgour is a guitar god for guitar atheists. He’s worthy of worship, but his style neither demands nor expects it, all of which only serves to increase his otherworldly cool. Left by Soft, his first album in four years with the Heavy Eights, comes on the heels of the Clean’s excellent 2009 outing, Mister Pop. You could say it’s all part of a late-career renaissance, but that implies there’s been some sort of valley in his 30 years of making music. This time, there are more of the elegantly chiming chords and beautifully drifting solos, all presented with Kilgour’s sparkling pop sensibilities.
The Heavy Eights are Taane Tokona on drums, Tony de Raad on guitar and keyboards, and Thomas Bell on bass and keyboards. David plays guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Mike McCloud from Shifting Sands guests on “I’ll Climb Back Up That Hill.”
Track listing:
1. Left By Soft
2. Way Down Here
3. A Break in the Weather
4. Steel Arrow
5. Pop Song
6. Autumn Sun
7. Theme
8. Diamond Mine
9. I’ll Walk Back Up That Hill
10. Could Be On My Way
11. Purple Balloon
Listen and download “Diamond Mine” from Left by Soft now!
Left by Soft was recorded in the Catlins, about two hours south of Dunedin, New Zealand, in an old lodge surrounded by native bush, birds, and the sea. David spent about a week down there with the Heavy Eights. Thomas Bell engineered and produced but also played bass AND cooked the band awesome meals every night. After chilling out most mornings, the band would start recording mid afternoon into the night. Apart from a couple of overblown tracks, they kept overdubs to a minimum and when mixing left most takes as is—no cleaning up via Pro Tools editing, etc. “To me, it sounds like the band on a good night, warts and all,” says Kilgour. “It’s probably the first real “band” LP I’ve made since Frozen Orange or the David Kilgour and the Heavy 8’s LP from the mid ’90s.”
David Kilgour is a guitar god for guitar atheists. He’s worthy of worship, but his style neither demands nor expects it, all of which only serves to increase his otherworldly cool. Left by Soft, his first album in four years with the Heavy Eights, comes on the heels of the Clean’s excellent 2009 outing, Mister Pop. You could say it’s all part of a late-career renaissance, but that implies there’s been some sort of valley in his 30 years of making music. This time, there are more of the elegantly chiming chords and beautifully drifting solos, all presented with Kilgour’s sparkling pop sensibilities.
The Heavy Eights are Taane Tokona on drums, Tony de Raad on guitar and keyboards, and Thomas Bell on bass and keyboards. David plays guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Mike McCloud from Shifting Sands guests on “I’ll Climb Back Up That Hill.”
Track listing:
1. Left By Soft
2. Way Down Here
3. A Break in the Weather
4. Steel Arrow
5. Pop Song
6. Autumn Sun
7. Theme
8. Diamond Mine
9. I’ll Walk Back Up That Hill
10. Could Be On My Way
11. Purple Balloon
Here Come the Cars :: CD (Flying Nun) 1991
Sugar Mouth :: CD (Flying Nun) 1994
Spiritual Gas Station :: EP (Gestichen) 1994
First Steps and False Alarms :: CD (Ajax) 1995
David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights :: CD (Flying Nun) 1997
A Feather in the Engine :: CD (Merge) 2002
Cracks in the Sidewalk :: EP (Arclife) 2002
Frozen Orange :: CD (Merge) 2004
The Far Now :: CD (Merge) 2007
Left By Soft :: CD (Merge) 2011
Sugar Mouth :: CD (Flying Nun) 1994
Spiritual Gas Station :: EP (Gestichen) 1994
First Steps and False Alarms :: CD (Ajax) 1995
David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights :: CD (Flying Nun) 1997
A Feather in the Engine :: CD (Merge) 2002
Cracks in the Sidewalk :: EP (Arclife) 2002
Frozen Orange :: CD (Merge) 2004
The Far Now :: CD (Merge) 2007
Left By Soft :: CD (Merge) 2011
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Archers of Loaf [+]
| February | ||
| 25 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall |
| 26 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| April | ||
| 26 | New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom |
| 27 | Cambridge, MA | Middle East - Downstairs |
| 28 | Cambridge, MA | Middle East - Downstairs |
| [see all] | ||
Richard Buckner [+]
| February | ||
| 22 | New Haven, CT | BAR |
| 24 | Lexington, KY | Cosmic Charlie's |
| 25 | Atlanta, GA | Highland Inn Ballroom |
| 27 | Easton, MD | The NightCat |
| March | ||
| 02 | Bayport, NY | The Grey Horse Tavern |
| [see all] | ||
Caribou [+]
| April | ||
| 17 | Mexico City | Foro Sol |
| 18 | Mexico City | Foro Sol |
Crooked Fingers [+]
| February | ||
| 29 | Los Angeles, CA | Hotel Cafe |
Destroyer [+]
Eleanor Friedberger [+]
| February | ||
| 09 | Seattle, WA | The Crocodile |
Hospitality [+]
| February | ||
| 25 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall |
| 26 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| 29 | Toronto, ON | Horseshoe Tavern |
| March | ||
| 02 | Boston, MA | Brighton Music Hall |
| 03 | New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom |
| [see all] | ||
Imperial Teen [+]
| February | ||
| 24 | San Francisco, CA | Cafe Du Nord |
| 25 | San Francisco, CA | Amoeba Records |
Lambchop [+]
| February | ||
| 23 | Berlin | Babylon |
| 24 | Berlin | Babylon |
| 25 | Dresden | Beatpol |
| 26 | Leipzig | Werk II |
| 27 | Vienna | Konzerthaus |
| [see all] | ||
The Love Language [+]
| March | ||
| 09 | Charlotte, NC | Visulite Theatre |
| 10 | Savannah, GA | Savannah Stopover at Ships of the Sea Museum |
| 11 | Atlanta, GA | Variety Playhouse |
| 12 | Baton Rouge, LA | Red Star Bar |
| 20 | Birmingham, AL | The Bottletree |
| [see all] | ||
The Magnetic Fields [+]
| March | ||
| 06 | Hudson, NY | Helsinki Hudson |
| 07 | Philadelphia, PA | Union Transfer |
| 10 | Minehead | All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Jeff Mangum |
| 18 | Vancouver | The Vogue |
| 19 | Seattle, WA | Neptune Theatre |
| [see all] | ||
Jeff Mangum [+]
| February | ||
| 08 | Milwaukee, WI | Pabst Theater |
| 10 | Athens, GA | 40 Watt |
| 11 | Athens, GA | 40 Watt |
| March | ||
| 07 | Dublin | Vicar Street |
| 09 | Minehead | ATP curated by Jeff Mangum |
| [see all] | ||
the Mountain Goats [+]
| March | ||
| 09 | Denton, TX | 35 Denton |
| 13 | New York, NY | Carnegie Hall |
| 24 | New York, NY | Merkin Hall |
Portastatic [+]
| February | ||
| 11 | Chapel Hill, NC | The Cave |
| 18 | Durham, NC | Duke Coffeehouse |
| 23 | San Francisco, CA | Swedish American Hall |
Superchunk [+]
| February | ||
| 11 | Chapel Hill, NC | The Cave |
| 18 | Durham, NC | Duke Coffeehouse |
| 23 | San Francisco, CA | Swedish American Hall |
Versus [+]
| March | ||
| 09 | London | The Lexington |
| April | ||
| 10 | Brooklyn, NY | The Bell House |
M. Ward [+]
| March | ||
| 20 | London | Leicester Square Theatre |
| 21 | Paris | Le Zenith |
| 22 | Lyon | Transbordeur |
| 23 | Lille | Theatre Sebastopol |
| 25 | London | Royal Albert Hall |
| [see all] | ||
Wild Flag [+]
| February | ||
| 08 | Berlin | Lido |
| March | ||
| 07 | Perth | The Bakery |
| 09 | Melbourne | Corner Hotel |
| 10 | Victoria | Golden Plains Festival |
| 11 | Brisbane | The Zoo |
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| February | ||
| 23 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| 24 | San Francisco, CA | The Independent |
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