The Past Lives is a band that formed when a bunch of guys decided to quit groups that didn’t really make it and start a brand new one. Well, here’s to hoping this one works out better for them, although I’m not promising anything. Their full-length debut album Tapestry of Webs is due on February 23rd and the band has released two songs to preview.
The first up is “Deep in the Valley,” a creepy tune co-sung by the vocalist, Jordan Blilie and his twin sister. According to the press release this album, “crawls from the primordial ooze of anti-parent culture sound to stand on newly formed legs, moving forward with carefully considered steps.” The lyrics sound like something I would have written in 9th grade after reading a Sylvia Plath anthology, and the background music sounds a lot like the westerns my dad used to watch on television when I was growing up. The second song available for preview was “Hex Takes Hold,” which is a definite improvement from the first song. They sort of pull it together in the chorus.
Check out their two songs here: , and pop into their concerts (dates below).
2.18 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge $
3.12 – St. Augustine, FL @ Harvest of Hope Festival
3.14 – Portland, OR @ East End +
3.15 – San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room +
3.16 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
3.17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
3.18 – El Paso, TX @ Dominics Piano Bar
3.17 – 3.20 – Austin, TX SXSW
3.20 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk Bar [Panache Booking SXSW Showcase ] w/ Surfer Blood, Dam-Funk, Oh Sees, The Intelligence, Turbo Fruits, Small Black
3.21 – Monterrey, Mexico – Todd P Monterrey Festival
3.23 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar #%
3.24 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird #
3.25 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge #
3.26 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miramar Theatre #
3.27 – Grand Rapids, MI @ DAAC #
3.29 – Cleveland @ Now That’s Class #
3.30 – Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar #
4.01 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
4.02 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
4.03 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
4.04 – Washington, DC @ DC9
4.05 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
4.06 – Atlanta, GA @ 529
4.07 – Orlando, FL @ The Social*
4.08 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder*
4.09 – Gainesville, FL @ Rion Ballroom at University of Florida*
4.10 – St. Augustine, FL @ Café Eleven*
4.12 – Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox*
4.13 – Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle*
4.14 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern*
4.15 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church Sanctuary*
4.16 – Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar*
4.17 – Hamden, CT @ The Space*
4.18 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East*
4.20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl*
4.22 – Princeton, NJ @ Terrace Club at Princeton University
4.23 – Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon St.
4.25 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
$ = w/ The Oh Sees
# = w/ Air Waves
% = w/ So Cow
* = w/ The Thermals
+ = w/ Get Hustle
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