Dead Meadow New Album "The Nothing They Need" out Friday March 2!

DEAD MEADOW  THE NOTHING THEY NEED TO BE RELEASED FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2018

Hi!  Next Friday, March 2 sees the release of a new album from Dead Meadow - The Nothing They Need, via Xemu Records.   They are celebrating 20 years of being Dead Meadow + touring the US with dates that kick off March 2.   DOWNLOAD  The Nothing They Need STREAM The Nothing They Need For a sneak peak at what you will find on The Nothing They Need, check out the album's first single, "Keep Your Head," which perfectly exemplifies the band's unique marriage of Sabbath riffs, dreamy layers of guitar-fuzz bliss, and singer Jason Simon's melodic croon.   Hoping you have this slated for release! And if you are lucky to be in a town / city / township where they are playing we are happy to guest list you.     I'll be in touch soon!   -Shane The Nothing They Need Tracklisting: 1.) Keep Your Head 2.) Here with the Hawk 3.) I'm So Glad 4.) Nobody Home 5.) This Shaky Hand is Not Mine 6.) Rest Natural 7.) The Light 8.) Unsettled Dust Find Dead Meadow here:  Facebook | Instagram | Twitter DEAD MEADOW  The Nothing They Need Dead Meadow's unique marriage of Sabbath riffs, dreamy layers of guitar-fuzz bliss, and singer Jason Simon's melodic croon have won over psychedelic pop/rock and stoner rock fans alike.  With their new album The Nothing They Need (Xemu Records) the band show that in 2018, they continue to fuse their love of early-'70s hard rock and '60s psychedelia into their own distinct sound.   The album was recorded in Dead Meadows' studio/rehearsal space, The Wiggle Room and it celebrates twenty years of the band with eight songs that feature everyone that has been musically involved with the band over the years.  Jason and Steve Kille are joined by original drummer Mark Laughlin, Stephen McCarty ( the drummer throughout the Matador years), and current drummer Juan Londono.  Cory Shane joins them on guitar for some Feathers era dual guitar interplay.     Reflecting on the the album's title, Steve notes, "It's basically is a statement of the constant throwing out of content these days without reflection or making real art.  This album underlying theme is to try to think about things outside of that and look back to a time when film, music and books were about something not just numbers, and if not we are going to truly kill ourselves as a species." Jason says, "Everything Steve said rings true though the title also resonated with me in a more positive sense in that a grand "nothing" is something so rarely experienced these days.  Many times what I need most is to turn everything off, leave the city, and get to the middle of nowhere.  In that sense The Nothing They Need also refers to what's beyond the inane unending distractions of modern life, some sort of stillness or peace that is increasingly hard to find but so sorely needed."   While Dead Meadow met in and around Washington, D.C.'s punk/indie scene, the trio draws more of its sound from such classic rock legends as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath. The trio formed in the fall of 1998 and their widely-acclaimed self-titled debut album was released in 1999.  Within a relatively short period, the D.C. trio received offers to tour with everyone from local D.C. acts like The Make-Up and Fugazi to psychedelic rockers Brian Jonestown Massacre.  What has followed since are seven studio albums - three via Matador records (Shivering Kingand Others(2003), Feathers (2005), and Old Growth (2008)) -  two live albums which includes Three Kings, a feature length live film and soundtrack and more tours across the USA and Europe than the band can count.  And while the person behind the drum kit has changed over the years the core of Dead Meadow -  Jason and Steve -  have continued to play together throughout.   Since 2007 they have been based in Los Angeles.   When not playing with Dead Meadow Kille runs Xemu Records while recording and producing many other bands.  Jason Simon has released two solo records.  One under the moniker Old Testament, with former and current members of The Black Angels and The Black Lips, and another under his own name entitled "Familiar Haunts." DEAD MEADOW TOUR DATES 3/02 Tucson, AZ @ Flycatcher 3/03 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister 3/04 Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective 3/05 Ft Worth, TX @ City Tavern 3/06 San Antonio, TX @ Period Modern 3/07 Houston, TX @ White Oak 3/08 Little Rock, AR @ White Water Tavern 3/09 Nashville, TN @ Springwater 3/10 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn 3/11 Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse 3/13 New Orleans, LA @ Santos 3/14 Pensacola, FL @ Chizuko 3/15 Tampa, FL @ Crowbar 3/16 Miami, FL @ Gramps 3/17 Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub 3/18 Jacksonville, FL @ Nighthawks 3/20 Wilmington, NC @ Reggie's 42nd Street 3/21 Asheville, NC @ Mothlight 3/22 Raleigh, NC @ Kings 3/23 Washington D.C @ Black Cat 3/24 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter 3/25 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts 3/26 Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade 3/28 Boston, MA @ Sonia 3/29 Quebec City, QC @ la Source de La Martinière 3/31 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground 4/01 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar 4/03 Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx 4/04 Chicago, IL  @ Beat Kitchen 4/05 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room 4/06 Denver, CO @ Globe Hall 4/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban 4/08 Las Vegas, NV @ Bunkhouse Saloon 4/26 Austin, TX @ Levitation