MP3: Lotus Plaza – Strangers
Deerhunter’s Lockett Pundt revealed a track on Spooky Action at a Distance, his second album under the Lotus Plaza name. Out 4/2 on Kranky, the album includes the excellent “Strangers”, a hazy mix of folk and psych-rock that finds angular guitar lines dribbling and changing tempos — similar to a track like Real Estate’s “All the Same”. And there’s still that lovable Felt influence. If you don’t know what I’m talking about then download Forever Breathes the Lonely Word ASAP.
Pundt also released a 10? split single for “Come Back” on February 14th, with the other track coming from Pundt’s fiancée Shayda Yavari, representing her Nice Weekend project. It was limited to 500 copies, but you can check out a stream here.
Lotus Plaza will tour with labelmates Disappears in the spring:
03-07 Atlanta, GA – 529 $
04-13 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall ^
04-14 Ann Arbor, MI – The Yellow Barn ^
04-15 Toronto, Ontario – The Garrison ^
04-16 Montreal, Quebec – Casa del Popolo ^
04-17 Ithaca, NY – The Haunt ^*
04-18 Albany, NY – Valentine’s ^*
04-19 Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands Gallery ^
04-20 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s ^
04-21 Raleigh, NC – King’s Barcade ^
04-22 Knoxville, TN – Pilot Light ^
04-24 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
04-25 Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree ^
04-27 Austin, TX – Austin Psych Fest
04-28 Dallas, TX – Club Dada ^
04-29 Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Cafe ^
04-30 St. Louis, MO – The Luminary Center for the Arts
05-01 Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
05-02 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
05-03 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
05-04 Boise, ID – Neurolux
05-05 Seattle, WA – Neumos
05-06 Vancouver, British Columbia -The Media Club
05-07 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
05-09 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
05-10 Los Angeles, CA – Echo
05-11 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
05-12 Tucson, AZ – Plush
05-13 El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
05-15 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
05-16 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
$ with Psychic Ills
^ with Disappears
* with Lee Ranaldo
