A. Savage (of Parquet Courts) Shares New Song 'Black Holes, The Stars and You'
Many songs about fire Out now via Rough Trade
February 06, 2024
Photo by Vince McCelland
A. Savage (aka Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts) has released a new album, Many songs about fire, last October via Rough Trade. Now he has a brand new song, “Black Holes, The Stars and You”, not found on this album. The song was produced by John Parish. Listen below, followed by Savage's upcoming tour dates.
Savage said of the song in a press release: “I love the groove that John Parish and Dylan Hadley put on here, using various Latin percussion. It's a song I've been working on for a few years, that had so many parts and lyrics that John really helped me shape into what it is now, bless him. The song is about the different ways people see each other and how smaller we feel the bigger others seem. Sometimes you find yourself orbiting around someone who has no idea of their own size. Sometimes you feel like they're examining you in a petri dish, their gaze a magnified eye in the sky.”
Many songs about fire features “Thanksgiving Prayer,” a new song Savage shared in July via a music video. “Thanksgiving Prayer” was one of the songs of the week. When the album was announced, Savage shared its second single, “Elvis in the Army,” via a music video. “Elvis in the Army” was also one of the songs of the week. He then shared the album's third single, “David's Dead,” in which he reminisces about an earlier era and his old neighborhood (it was also one of the songs of the week).
The album features Jack Cooper (Modern Nature, Ultimate Painting), Cate Le Bon, saxophonist Euan Hinshelwood (Cate Le Bon's band), drummer Dylan Hadley (Kamikaze Palm Tree, White Fence) and violinist Magdalena McLean (caroline) .
Savage had this to say about the new album in a previous press release: “I imagine myself playing these songs in a little club that's slowly burning down…. Fire is something to get away from, and in a way this album is about getting away from something. This album is a burning building and these songs are things I would leave behind to save myself.”
A Savage's previous solo album was in 2017 Defrosting Dawn.
Check out our review for Defrost Dawn.
A. Savage tour Dates:
Tue 06 Feb 2024 – Geneva, Switzerland @ Antigel Fest
Thu 08 Feb 2024 – Manchester, UK @ Pink Room
Fri 09 Feb 2024 – Dublin, Ireland @ Workmans Club
Sun. February 11, 2024 – Glasgow, United Kingdom @ Broadcast
Mon 12 Feb 2024 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla
Marry. 14 February 2024 – London, UK @ The Garage
Thu Feb 15, 2024 – Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
Fri 16 Feb 2024 – Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique Rotonde
Sun. February 18, 2024 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Upstairs
Mon 19 Feb 2024 – Cologne, Germany @ MTC Club
Marry. February 21, 2024 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Ideal Bar – Vega
Thu 22 Feb 2024 – Berlin, Germany @ Privat Club
Thu Apr 04, 2024 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
Fri Apr 5, 2024 – Austin, TX @ The Far Out
Sun. April 7, 2024 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
Tue Apr 09, 2024 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
Marry. April 10, 2024 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet's
Thu April 11, 2024 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
Fri April 12, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Teragram Ballroom
Sat. April 13, 2024 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Mon Apr 15, 2024 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Tue Apr 16, 2024 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
Marry. April 17, 2024 – Vancouver, CAN @ Rickshaw Theatre
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