Though often thought of as a Wooden Shjips side-project, it's unfair to view Moon Duo as anything other than a hard-working, prolific two-piece on their own. Need proof? They've just announced the details for their third full-length in less than three years.
The release is called Circles and was written at the band's home in Blue River, CO, earlier this year. From there, they returned to their original birthplace in San Francisco, where they completed recording the release with engineer Phil Manley (of Trans Am and Oneida).
As a press release explains, "Inspiration for many of the songs themes, as well as the title Circles, came from Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1841 essay by the same name, on the symbol and nature of 'the flying Perfect.'"
Circles will be available on October 2 via Sacred Bones. Album track "Sleepwalker" can be streamed below. Also be sure to check out the band's upcoming tour dates, which include stops in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Circles:
1. Sleepwalker
2. I Can See
3. Circles
4. I Been Gone
5. Sparks
6. Dance Pt. 3
7. Free Action
8. Trails
9. Rolling Out
Tour dates:
9/26 Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
9/27 St. Louis, MO - Firebird
9/28 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
9/29 Detroit, MI - Lager House
10/2 Toronto, ON - Silver Dollar
10/3 Montreal, QC - Casa Del Popolo
10/4 Boston, MA - O'Brien's
10/5 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
10/6 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
10/8 Washington DC - DC9
10/9 Raleigh, NC - King's Barcade
10/10 Atlanta, GA - 529
10/11 New Orleans, LA - TBC
10/12 Houston, TX - Rudyard's
10/14 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
10/20 Groningen, NL - Vera
10/21 Utrecht, NL - Ekko/Sunday Noise
10/22 Haarlem, NL - Patronaat
10/23 Antwerp, BE - Trix
10/25 Paris, FR - Point Ephemere
10/26 Reims FR - La Cartonnerie
10/27 Vendome, FR - Les Rockomotives
10/29 Montpelier, FR - Le Rockstore
10/30 Lyon, FR - Sonic
10/31 Milan, IT - Leon Cavallo
11/1 Rome, IT - Angelo Mai
11/2 Bologna, IT - Covo
11/3 Vienna, AT - Rhiz
11/5 Lausanne, CH - Le Bourg
11/7 Kortrijk, BE - De Kreun
11/8 Hamburg, DE - Kampnagel
11/9 Leipzig, DE - Skala
11/10 Berlin, DE - H.A.U.
11/12 Glasgow, UK - Captain's Rest
11/13 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
11/14 London, UK - Corsica Studios
11/16 Bristol, UK - The Croft
11/30 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
12/1 Los Angeles, CA - The Down + Out
12/4 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
12/7 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore
The release is called Circles and was written at the band's home in Blue River, CO, earlier this year. From there, they returned to their original birthplace in San Francisco, where they completed recording the release with engineer Phil Manley (of Trans Am and Oneida).
As a press release explains, "Inspiration for many of the songs themes, as well as the title Circles, came from Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1841 essay by the same name, on the symbol and nature of 'the flying Perfect.'"
Circles will be available on October 2 via Sacred Bones. Album track "Sleepwalker" can be streamed below. Also be sure to check out the band's upcoming tour dates, which include stops in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Circles:
1. Sleepwalker
2. I Can See
3. Circles
4. I Been Gone
5. Sparks
6. Dance Pt. 3
7. Free Action
8. Trails
9. Rolling Out
Tour dates:
9/26 Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
9/27 St. Louis, MO - Firebird
9/28 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
9/29 Detroit, MI - Lager House
10/2 Toronto, ON - Silver Dollar
10/3 Montreal, QC - Casa Del Popolo
10/4 Boston, MA - O'Brien's
10/5 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
10/6 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
10/8 Washington DC - DC9
10/9 Raleigh, NC - King's Barcade
10/10 Atlanta, GA - 529
10/11 New Orleans, LA - TBC
10/12 Houston, TX - Rudyard's
10/14 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
10/20 Groningen, NL - Vera
10/21 Utrecht, NL - Ekko/Sunday Noise
10/22 Haarlem, NL - Patronaat
10/23 Antwerp, BE - Trix
10/25 Paris, FR - Point Ephemere
10/26 Reims FR - La Cartonnerie
10/27 Vendome, FR - Les Rockomotives
10/29 Montpelier, FR - Le Rockstore
10/30 Lyon, FR - Sonic
10/31 Milan, IT - Leon Cavallo
11/1 Rome, IT - Angelo Mai
11/2 Bologna, IT - Covo
11/3 Vienna, AT - Rhiz
11/5 Lausanne, CH - Le Bourg
11/7 Kortrijk, BE - De Kreun
11/8 Hamburg, DE - Kampnagel
11/9 Leipzig, DE - Skala
11/10 Berlin, DE - H.A.U.
11/12 Glasgow, UK - Captain's Rest
11/13 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
11/14 London, UK - Corsica Studios
11/16 Bristol, UK - The Croft
11/30 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
12/1 Los Angeles, CA - The Down + Out
12/4 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
12/7 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore
