Thanks to Stereogum for premiering “Reel Around the Fountain,” James and Nathan’s gorgeous, transformative Smiths cover. Read their thoughts on Johnny Marr, and check out October tour dates with Steve Gunn.
Steve Gunn and the Way Out Band have begun their May mini-tour supporting the great Wilco, which will be followed by a long European tour through August. Plus, Jake Xerxes Fussell plays Union Pool on May 6 (check out some videos of him performing with pal and producer William Tyler.)
Paste has premiered a video for Steve Gunn’s gorgeous “Wildwood,” from Way Out Weather. Appropriately for a song inspired by the eponymous New Jersey beach town, director Dan Murphy shot the video in Wildwood in the dead of winter, when the boardwalk was deserted and gray ice floes littered the empty beach. Full Gunn tour dates, plus a special announcement follow herein.
Prepare thyselves to break Spring, Spring Breakers. Check out these upcoming dates with Steve Gunn (with Wilco), The Weather Station (with Great Lake Swimmers), Promised Land Sound (with Alabama Shakes), Nathan Bowles (with Steve Gunn), and Jake Xerxes Fussell (with William Tyler.)
Big news: In addition to his other upcoming dates with Ryley Walker and others, Steve Gunn will be touring with the mighty Wilco this Spring and Summer for their 20th Anniversary tour, including a date at Red Rocks in Colorado. Tickets go on sale this week.
Steve Gunn is hitting the road in the US (some dates with Ryley Walker) & UK/Ireland, & Nathan Bowles heads out across the South and mid-Atlantic with Elisa Ambrogio. Good times ahead! Also, check out more year-end love for Steve’s Way Out Weather and Nathan’s Nansemond from NPR, Pitchfork, The Wire, & more.
In celebration of Krampus Day, all items in the PoB store will be discounted 20% through Friday, December 5th, 11:59PM EST. Enter the coupon code KRAMPUS during checkout. Plus, check out the premiere of the video for Nathan Bowles’ “Jonah/Poor Liza Jane.” (This sale is now over.)
Noisey has posted a great feature-length interview with Steve Gunn, which includes the premiere of a short film inspired by the final song on Way Out Weather, “Tommy’s Congo.” Sculptor and metalworker Ana Djordjevic stars in this film directed by acclaimed Serbian filmmaker Nikola Ležaić and shot in Belgrade.
Steve is getting ready to head to Europe with The War on Drugs–read on on for dates, the beautiful tour poster and a video of the full band at the recent hometown show–which we reckon is as good a reason as any to trumpet some of the staggeringly positive press the record has garnered. Thanks to everyone!
We’re ecstatic to announce that Steve Gunn’s masterful new album Way Out Weather hits stores today. Check out the 8.0 review on Pitchfork, a Rolling Stone video featuring Steve talking shop with fellow guitar master Matt Sweeney, and interviews with Aquarium Drunkard and Stereogum.
