In the A.M. Wilds – February 3, 2015

The High Dials will release new album “In the A.M. Wilds” worldwide via Fontana North/Universal on February 3, 2015. The band will premiere a new album track before the Xmas holidays.

“In the A.M. Wilds” – Tracklisting:

01 – Echoes and Empty Rooms
02 – Desert Tribe
03 – Yestergraves
04 – Impossible Things
05 – The Barroom Fisher King
06 – Flower On The Vine
07 – Amateur Astronomer
08 – D.U.I.
09 – On Again, Off Again
10 – Afterparty
11 – Evil Twin
12 – Club Stairs
13 – Lake Of Light
14 – Blank Spaces On The Map

CMJ and US Dates

The High Dials make their long-awaited return to the USA this week on the heels of a lengthy tour of the UK and Ireland. All dates are with The Get Real Gang (ex-Dr. Dog). Tour includes a CMJ showcase on Saturday.

Thursday, Oct 23 – Cambridge, MA
TT The Bear’s Place
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Friday, Oct 24 – Philadelphia, PA
Johnny Brenda’s
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Saturday, Oct 25 – CMJ -Brooklyn, NY
Union Hall
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Sunday, Oct 26 – Arlington, VA
IOTA Club & Cafe
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Advance copies of their new album “In the A.M. Wilds” will be for sale exclusively at these shows, along with their recent “Desert Tribe” EP.

Tour dates announced – UK and Ireland

UK fans who’ve been patiently waiting for a High Dials return since the band’s last tour with the BJM many moons ago may now cease waiting patiently. The band just announced a string of UK dates and even a pop over to Ireland.

bgk 114 The UK leg will be as support act for The Besnard Lakes with the notable exception of the Northern Star Records Weekender in Brixton where the High Dials will be headlining what promises to be a killer 10th anniversary party.

Sept. 25…..Leeds Tickets
Sept. 27…..Glasgow Tickets
Sept. 28…..Newcastle Tickets
Sept. 30…..Manchester Tickets
Oct. 1……..Birmingham Tickets
Oct. 2……..London Tickets
Oct. 3……..London Tickets
Oct. 4……..Wrexham Tickets
Oct. 5……..Bristol Tickets
Oct. 8……..Dublin, IRL Event info
Oct. 10……Bray, IRL
Oct. 11……London, UK (Headlining) Tickets

We Get On Like a House of Cards

While the High Dials busy themselves putting the final touches on an upcoming album (release date imminent!), their back catalogue of spaced-out pop continues to drift out into the wider world.

The band is currently enjoying mainstream exposure through the popular Netflix series “House of Cards”. Listen for their song “Uruguay” off of 2010’s “Anthems for Doomed Youth” in episode 208 of Season 2, released last week!

Return to the stage

At the end of 2011, over a few warm Christmas wines whilst listening to Hall & Oates on repeat, the High Dials made a big decision. It was time to take a serious break. Rather than simply drift into a new album project, the band made a promise to one another- to indulge in some creative exploration without expectations or any timetable; to break as many unconscious rules as possible and see where the muse might lead them – hopefully exciting new and unvisited places.

On Oct. 30th, almost two years down the road, the self-imposed exile finally came to an end as long-time members Trevor Anderson, Robbie MacArthur and George Donoso took to a stage in Montreal to unveil some new material (and a couple of new musicians, Sheenah and Charles, on keys and bass). Other than a brief studio teaser and cool Stones cover, this has been the only sound the world has heard from the High Dials in, well, bloody ages!

And if you weren’t lucky enough to be at that beautiful gig Wednesday, you will get two more chances in the coming days. The High Dials perform at the M for Montreal festival on November 22 at L’Esco (the site of their last pre-break performance) and November 29 at CFC.

The non-Montreal world will also get to hear new sounds that week as the High Dials will be releasing three new songs via their Bandcamp page for exclusive download.

Stay tuned for the Yestergraves EP – a first taste of their long-promised new full-length album.

High Dials Stones’ cover – Canadian release

On April 23rd, it will be 50 years to the day that an über-cool 19-year old kid walked into a UK club to catch a set by a local blues band called the Rollin’ Stones.

Young Mr. Oldham promptly added a “g” to their name before making over their sound and style for long-term adulation by world teen-dom. You know the rest of the story.

Less known is how this young hustler then created one of the world’s coolest-ever labels – Immediate – where, inspired by Phil Spector and Brian Wilson, he arranged and released the cult classic – “The Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra Play the Rolling Stones Songbook”.

Fast forward to 2011. The High Dials receive a call from Mr. Oldham’s Colombian headquarters. Would they like to be a part of Rolling Stones Songbook Volume 2? In a heartbeat, “She Smiled Sweetly” is snapped up, string sections are summoned and timpanis dusted off, all in time for the Stones’ golden jubilee.

Plenty far more famous people are also invited to the party- like Johnny Marr, Gryff Rhys and Elliot Easton of the Cars, each collaborating on a different Oldham-era Stones gem.

Rolling Stones Songbook Vol. 2 was released in Canada this past week on Universal. Get it via iTunes or Amazon. A High Dials video is also coming soon – details to follow.