Reissue of Sam Amidon's "But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted" out Dec 4

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OMNIVORE RECORDINGS TO REISSUE SAM AMIDON’S BUT THIS CHICKEN PROVED FALSEHEARTED ON DECEMBER 4 AMIDON’S OUT-OF-PRINT 2007 DEBUT OFFERED FOR FIRST TIME ON VINYL; CD REISSUE INCLUDES 10 BONUS TRACKS FROM ORIGINAL RECORDING SESSION US TOUR DATES WITH NELS CLINE AND SAN FERMIN  Los Angeles — October 6, 2015 — Omnivore Recordings is pleased to announce the reissue of singer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon’s debut recording But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted. Originally released in 2007, the long out-of-print debut body of work will now be available on CD and digital, and for the first time, on vinyl, on Dec. 4. The CD and digital format include 10 bonus tracks recorded during the original session. The initial vinyl pressing is available in limited quantities on translucent blue vinyl, with black vinyl to follow. All LPs include a download of the complete offering of original and bonus tracks. Recorded in 2005 at Amidon’s then-home in Harlem, NY, with friend and collaborator Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman), But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted introduced the world to Amidon’s unique talents as a composer/arranger, singer and musician; talents which have, in recent years, garnered praise from The New York Times, The Guardian, NPR and more. But This Chicken… features Amidon’s reimaginings of traditional American folksongs as well as a diverse array of covers, including Tears for Fears “Head Over Heels” and Mississippi John Hurt’s “Louis Collins.” “At night I would drink whiskey and record solo versions of the songs onto a Pro Tools setup (Thomas and I) were borrowing from a friend, and which neither of us really knew how to use,” Amidon said. “The final vocal and guitar take was generally the one where I got through the whole song without messing up the guitar part. Then Thomas would come home late, wake up the next day and tell me to go take a long walk. I would walk out into the park for an hour or two and come back to find what he had added.” “This is an album of total discovery,” Amidon added. “Every sound is being played for the first time. It reflects both the solitude of that particular time and our musical collaboration in a moment of great change.” Amidon plays a series of US tour dates, first with the influential American guitarist Nels Cline and then with the chamber pop ensemble San Fermin. A complete list of tour dates follows.     Sam Amidon created teaser video (featuring Sam & Arthur Amidon)  Omnivore Recordings promotional trailer   But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted track listing: Falsehearted Chicken True Born Sons Of Levi Interlude Head Over Heels 1842 Interlude #2 Another Man Done Gone Louis Collins Interlude #3 Roll On John Rocky Island Tribulation Oh Where Bonus Tracks: Louis Collins Bourbon And Levi Another Man Done Gone Tribulation The Moon Shines Bright, The Stars The Give Light Head Over Heels Bourbon And 1842 Rocky Island Won’t Turn Back Saro Bounce     FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: omnivorerecordings.com, samamidon.com, facebook.com/samamidonmusic or follow @samamidon on Twitter Tour Dates   Oct 18 St. Ann's Warehouse Brooklyn, NY Nov 4 Wooly's Des Moines, IA Nov 5 SPACE Evanston, IL Nov 6 Back Room at Colectivo Milwaukee, WI Nov 7 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN Dec 2 World Cafe Live Wilmington, DE Dec 3 The Ballroom at the... Hamden, CT Dec 4 Columbus Theatre Providence, RI Dec 5 MASS MoCA North Adams, MA Dec 6 La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC Dec 7 L'Anti Quebec City, QC Dec 9 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON Dec 10 Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI Dec 11 The Basement Columbus, OH Dec 12 Exit In Nashville, TN Dec 14 The Earl Atlanta, GA Dec 15 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC Dec 16 9:30 Club Washington, D.C. Dec 17 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY Feb 5 C-Mine Genk, BE Feb 6 Cultuurcentrum Mechelen, BE Feb 7 CC Ter Vesten Beveren, BE Feb 26 UCLA Los Angeles, CA ^ co-bill with Nels Cline and Norton Wisdom's Stained Radiance         * supporting San Fermin