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

Filed Under:
Album Review, Stream