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Southern rockers Drive-By Truckers will release their eighth studio album, titled Brighter Than Creation's Dark, on January 22, 2008. The album is dedicated to legendary Muscle Shoals keyboardist Spooner Oldham, who also appears on the David Barbe-produced album.
In anticipation of the new album the Truckers will release a four-song Brighter Than Creation's Dark EP on December 18th via all internet retail outlets. The EP borrows the album's tracks "Two Daughters And A Beautiful Wife," "3 Dimes Down," "The Righteous Path," and "The Purgatory Line."
The band - primary songwriters and guitarist Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, bassist Shonna Tucker, pedal steel guitarist John Neff, and drummer Brad Morgan - will also be releasing their back catalog on vinyl for the first time on February 5th.
To celebrate all the new releases the Truckers will embark on a 3-month long tour, kicking off in Anaheim, CA on February 11th.
Brighter Than Creation's Dark Track Listing:1. Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife
2. 3 Dimes Down
3. The Righteous Path
4. I'm Sorry Huston
5. Perfect Timing
6. Daddy Needs A Drink
7. Self Destructive Zones
8. Bob
9. Home Field Advantage
10. The Opening Act
11. Lisa's Birthday
12. That Man I Shot
13. The Purgatory Line
14. The Home Front
15. Checkout Time In Vegas
16. You And Your Crystal Meth
17. Goode's Field Road
18. A Ghost To Most
19. The Monument Valley
DBT on tour:
Mon Feb 11 Anaheim CA HOUSE OF BLUES
Tue Feb 12 Los Angeles CA AVALON
Wed Feb 13 San Francisco CA MEZZANINE
Fri Feb 15 Portland OR ROSELAND
Sat Feb 16 Seattle WA SHOWBOX
Sun Feb 17 Seattle WA SHOWBOX
Tue Feb 19 Boise ID BIG EASY CONCERT HOUSE
Wed Feb 20 Salt Lake City UT THE PALADIUM
Thu Feb 21 Aspen CO BELLY UP
Fri Feb 22 Denver CO OGDEN THEATRE
Sat Feb 23 Boulder CO FOX THEATRE
Mon Feb 25 Omaha NE SLOWDOWN
Tue Feb 26 Columbia MO THE BLUE NOTE
Wed Feb 27 Urbana IL THE CANOPY CLUB
Thu Feb 28 Milwaukee WI PABST THEATRE
Fri Feb 29 St Louis MO THE PAGEANT
Sat Mar 01 Louisville KY HEADLINERS MUSIC HALL
Fri Mar 14 Memphis TN MINGLEWOOD HALL
Sat Mar 15 Nashville TN CANNERY BALLROOM
Sun Mar 16 Newport KY SOUTHGATE HOUSE
Tue Mar 18 Millvale PA MR . SMALL'S THEATER
Wed Mar 19 Toronto ONT OPERA HOUSE
Thu Mar 20 Montreal QUE CABARET MUSIC HALL
Fri Mar 21 Northampton MA PEARL STREET
Sat Mar 22 Boston MA PARADISE ROCK CLUB
Tue Mar 25 New Haven CT TOAD 'S PLACE
Wed Mar 26 New York NY TERMINAL 5
Thu Mar 27 Philadelphia PA THE FILMORE AT THE TLA
Fri Mar 28 Richmond VA THE NATIONAL
Sat Mar 29 Asheville NC THE ORANGE PEEL
The Felice Brothers support on 2/11 - 3/1
North Mississippi Allstars on 2/11 & 2/12
Ah, the first post-Isbell album. I take it Spooner and the Hood family go way back; Patterson's old man was the bass stud co-founder of Muscle Shoals. Weird thing is, I'd forgotten January's real soon. Just about a year since their last album. Time to get into DBT mode. Oh wait, I'm always in DBT mode.