Canadian rock kings The Sheepdogs, who’re celebrating their twentieth yr as a band, have launched a brand new unmarried. Darlin’ Child is a lilting acoustic ballad with any such upbeat, sun-dappled harmonies at the refrain which can be quite at odds with the full disappointment of the tune.
“I went thru some difficult existence issues and simply disappeared for some time,” explains frontman Ewan Currie. “I went all the way down to Miami and sooner or later discovered myself within the Florida Keys. It used to be an overly ordinary shuttle. Right here I used to be strolling round paradise all on my own, feeling like shit, ingesting lite beers and mescal and being attentive to 80s and 90s nation: Alan Jackson, the hits of Brooks and Dunn and the Nitty Gritty Filth Band, that roughly factor. Ultimately I pulled up my socks and got here again to Canada and began writing some songs. Darlin’ Child used to be the very first thing I wrote.
“Spiritually I believe it has one thing in not unusual with the Foundations’ Now That I’ve Discovered You which is peppy as hell, but very unhappy whilst you in point of fact imagine the lyrics. I used to be roughly envisioning, “the Eagles move to Margaritaville” once I sang the tune. I had this fascination on the time with Jimmy Buffet, how he had this complete way of life based totally round chilling in paradise that he became a multi-million greenback empire. My shaggy dog story used to be “I like the entirety about Jimmy Buffet however the tune”. So I took a few of his relax vibe however attempted to jot down one thing a bit of extra heartfelt. I believe it actually displays my unhappy time in Paradise On my own.”
“Right here’s a primary providing from a brand new Sheepdogs undertaking which we will be able to percentage with you in time for the United Kingdom/EU excursion this fall,” provides bassist Ryan Gullen. “Taking a look ahead to you listening to extra. Whilst it would possibly not come as a marvel that now not a lot has modified stylistically, we now have made some adjustments in the back of the scenes that we are hoping will herald a bit of of a brand new generation for the band.”
The Sheepdogs’ Ecu excursion kicks off in Spain this November and comprises six UK dates, culminating in a display at London’s Islington Meeting Corridor on December 5. This week the band start a sequence of pageant dates in Canada ahead of embarking on a long US excursion in September. Complete dates under.
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The Sheepdogs: 2024 excursion dates
Aug 02: Lévis Festivent, QC, Canada
Aug 04: Mani-Utenam Pageant Innu Nikamu, QC, Canada
Aug 09: Rouyn-Noranda Pageant Osisko en Lumière, QC, Canada
Aug 10: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Pageant de Montgolfieres, QC, Canada
Aug 14: Saskatoon Delta Bessborough Gardens, SK, Canada
Aug 16: Chilly Lake Excessive MudFest, AL, Canada
Sep 13: East Aurora Borderland Pageant, NY
Sep 14: Spring Inexperienced Shitty Barn, WI
Sep 15: Minnesota Wonderful Line, MN
Sep 17: Denver Bluebird Theatre, CO
Sep 18: Salt Lake Town City Living room, UT
Sep 20: Seattle Neumos, WA
Sep 21: Portland Marvel Ballroom, OR
Sep 23: San Francisco The Chapel, CA
Sep 25: Los Angeles Hotel Room, CA
Sep 26: San Diego Tune Field, CA
Sep 27: Phoenix Crescent Ballroom, AZ
Sep 29: Austin 3TEN ACL Are living, TX
Sep 30: Dallas Kessler Theater, TX
Oct 02: Indianapolis HI-FI, IN
Oct 03: Cleveland Beachland Ballroom, OH
Oct 04: Kitchener Oktoberfest Koolhaus, ON, Canada
Oct 06: Woodstock Levon Helm’s Studios, NY
Oct 07: Boston The Sinclair, MA
Oct 08: Hamden House Ballroom, CT
Oct 10: New York Racket, NY
Oct 11: Ardmore Tune Corridor, PA
Oct 12: Washington Black Cat, D.C.
Oct 14: Atlanta Vinyl, GA
Oct 15: Nashville Basement East, TN
Oct 17: Chicago Metro, IL
Nov 09: Santiago de Compestela Outono Codax Pageant, Spain
Nov 10: Madrid Mon, Spain
Nov 11: Barcelona L. a. Nau, Spain
Nov 13: Munich Strom, Germany
Nov 14: Dresden Beatpol, Germany
Nov 15: Berlin Frannz, Germany
Nov 17: Hamburg Bahnhof Pauli, Germany
Nov 18: Aarhus Headquarters, Germany
Nov 20: Stockholm Debaser, Sweden
Nov 21: Oslo John Dee, Norway
Nov 22: Copenhagen Loppen, Denmark
Nov 24: Groningen De Oosterport, The Netherlands
Nov 25: Utrecht Tivoli Vredenburg, The Netherlands
Nov 26: Cologne Luxor, Germany
Nov 27: Paris Badaboum, France
Nov 29: Trecco Bay Planet Rockstock, UK
Nov 30: Bristol Unusual Brew, UK
Dec 01: Manchester Band at the Wall, UK
Dec 02: Glasgow Oran Mor, UK
Dec 04: Leeds Brudenell Social Membership, UK
Dec 05: London Islington Meeting Corridor, UK
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