Woods is hitting the road in coming months, with a May trip to Europe where they will appear at festivals like The Great Escape and Primavera Sound. In July the band will tour the East Coast and Midwest with Parquet Courts, including a return trip to Pitchfork Fest in Chicago. The band will release a new single on July 9 in celebration of the tour, and on the B-side they cover The Kinks’ “God’s Children.”
The recording of these songs serves as a farewell to Rear House, Woods’ home, recording studio, creative refuge and beloved shithole for 10 long years. “God’s Children” is a classic Kinks tune from the soundtrack to the 1971 British film “Percy.” “Be All Be Easy,” originally from 2011’s Sun and Shade, was re-recorded to capture the live form that’s taken shape since it’s original release. Both are the first to feature new drummer, Aaron Neveu.
Here are the dates:
Thu-May-9     Les Nuits de Botanique – Brussels (B)
Fri-May-10    Vera – Groningen (NL)
Sat-May-11    Pop Revo – Aarhus (DK)
Sun-May-12    Pustervik – Gothenburg (S)
Mon-May-13    Debaser – Stockholm (S)
Tues-May-14   Debaser – Malmö (S)
Weds-May-15   Stengade – Copenhagen (DK)
Thu-May-16    Comet Club – Berlin (D)
Sat-May-18    The Great Escape @ Pavilion Theatre(Uncut Stage)- Brighton (UK)
Sun-May-19    The Lexington – London (UK)
Mon-May-20    Indiestad @ Paradiso – Amsterdam (NL)
Tues-May-21   Le Point Ephemere – Paris (F)
Weds-May-22   Le Saint des Seins – Toulouse (F)
Thu-May-23    Primavera Sound – Barcelona (ES)
Sat-Jul-13    Boston, MA            TT The Bears *
Sun-Jul-14    Portland, ME            Space 538 *
Mon-Jul-15    Burlington, VT        Signal Kitchen *
Tue-Jul-16    Montreal, QC        Il Motore *
Wed-Jul-17    Toronto, ON            Horseshoe Tavern *
Thu-Jul-18    Cleveland, OH        Beachland Tavern
Fri-Jul-19    Chicago, IL            Pitchfork Music Festival
Mon-Jul-22    Louisville, KY        Zanzabar *
Tue-Jul-23    Charlottesville, VA    Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar *
Wed-Jul-24    Philadelphia, PA        Morgan’s Pier *
Thu-Jul-25    Baltimore, MD        Ottobar *
Sat-Jul-27    New York, NY        Bowery Ballroom #
Fri-Aug-16    La Route Du Rock Festival – St. Malo (F)
Sun-Aug-18    Greenman Festival – Powys (UK)
* = w/ Parquet Courts
# = w/ Alex Bleeker and The Freaks