Beachwood Sparks The Tarnished Gold out today on Sub Pop!

Beachwood Sparks The Tarnished Gold out today on Sub Pop!

Watch Yours Truly video interview & Huichica Festival performance footage!

Plus - Updated tour dates

 
Beachwood Sparks first album in 11 years, The Tarnished Gold, is out today via Sub Pop. The album, led by singles "Forget The Song", "Sparks Fly Again" and "Talk About Lonesome", is available now on CD, LP and digitally.

Beachwood Sparks will celebrate the release of The Tarnished Gold with an album listening party and DJ sets from band members Farmer Dave Scher and Brent Rademaker, tonight, June 26th in Silver Lake at the Satellite.  Additionally, the band has a few California dates on the horizon: July 18th in Santa Cruz at Catalyst Club Atrium; July 19th in San Francisco at The Independent; July 19th in Pioneertown at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown; and August 3rd in Los Angeles at The Echo for New LA Folk Fest kick-off party.  Full list of tour dates below.

Earlier this month, Beachwood Sparks teamed up with Yours Truly to film an interview and their Huichica Festival performance, along with a video for album track, "Forget The Song" (which will premiere in July). You can now watch the interview and performance footage, now via Sub Pop 's YouTube channel.

About Beachwood Sparks:  “The Tarnished Goldis the work of the classic Beachwood Sparks lineup: singer/guitarist Chris Gunst, singer/bassist Brent Rademaker, singer/multi-instrumentalist Farmer Dave Scher, and drummer Aaron Sperske, with invaluable support from guitarist and longtime friend Ben Knight (The Tyde). For the sessions, the band expanded to seven pieces, with guitarists Knight and Neal Casal (solo artist and former member of Ryan Adams and the Cardinals), with Dan Horne on pedal steel in place of Scher, who opted to play organ, key, flying V guitar and electrified melodica. Also lending a hand were Gunst’s wife Jen Cohen, Sparks’ very first drummer Jimi Hey, Brent’s brother Darren (leader of The Tyde) and L.A. indie-rock maestro Ariel Pink. Once We Were Trees producer Thom Monahan returned to his familiar spot behind the console(read more at Sub Pop).

What people are saying about The Tarnished Gold:
"Summer has just started, but Beachwood Sparks' first new album in 11 years takes the season to a languid peak. On only their third full-length, Sparks singer-guitarist Chris Gunst, singer-bassist Brent Rademaker, multi-instrumentalist Farmer Dave Scher, and drummer Aaron Sperske augment their lightly psychedelic, deeply entrancing shimmer with help from the likes of Ariel Pink and ex-Ryan Adams guitarist Neal Casal." [25 Summer Albums You Gotta Hear] - SPIN

“The Tarnished Gold shimmers with rare but seemingly effortless prettiness.” - NPR

“A sun-kissed collection of honest tunes that’s surprisingly relevant — but well lived in.” – ALARM

“The Tarnished Gold is of a piece with their first two albums, but never a pale imitation.” [4/5 stars] – The Guardian

“It's a lovely, warm-hearted gem.” [4/5 stars] - The Independent

“Cosmically in tune and harmony-rich, they excel in presenting their colorful, kaleidoscopic view of the world.” [3.5/4 stars] – Boston Phoenix

“The Tarnished Gold sees them return sounding fresh and revitalised, delivering an album that more than matches their earlier output.” – MusicOMH

"The natural flag-bearers for the 'cosmic American' music defined by Gram Parsons." - The Sunday Times

"Sounds like a prescription for uncertain times, the evergreen sigh of pedal steel soft against the prang of semi-acoustic, both wistful and resolved." - The Observer

"A beautiful summer breeze of a record." [4.5/5 stars] - The Sun

"One of the finest US bands of their time return to claim their crown. A little treasure." [4/5 stars] - The Daily Mirror

"A lovely record" - The Onion AV Club

Tour Dates:
Jun. 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Satellite (Album listening party & DJ Set)
Jul.  18 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Club Atirum
Jul.  19 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
Jul.  21 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriets Pioneertown
Aug. 03 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo (New LA Folk Fest kick-off party)