THE LOW ANTHEM

February 15, 2011
BONNAROO

We're excited to be returning to Bonnaroo this year!

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February 14th, 2011
NPR STREAMING SMART FLESH

Hello readers and listeners,

One week to go! February 22nd, Smart Flesh will be released...

We have hand-stamped, signed, folded, stuffed, taped, S.W.A.K.ed and tethered to the feet of doves the first edition pre-orders from our apartment in Providence - and these missives sailing away from us as we type! Whomever finds the Silver Ticket, speak up! You are the big winner of a private tour of the Pasta Sauce Factory where we recorded...no joke.

That said, you don't have to wait. NPR is streaming the record in its entirety until release day in their "First Listen" section. That's at npr.org/music. It's all there. Making this record was such a surreal and unbound moment for us. We are extremely grateful to our ferociously genuine record labels Nonesuch and Bella Union for trusting us to self-produce in such unorthodox circumstance. For believing in our music.

Thanks ever to you and your smart smart flesh. We hope you enjoy it!

Love,
~Jeff and The Low Anthem

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February 8th, 2011
REAGAN CENTENNIAL

Dear Ronald Reagan, President, protector, lover of freedom, poet of justice,
We were too young to know thee but swooned before your likeness in the glow of the silver screen. Thank you for telling all of us degenerates to get off our asses. This song goes out to you in loving memory.
- The Low Anthem

February 4th, 2011
SMART FLESH PRE-ORDER

Monday is the last day to order the Smart Flesh Packages that include a special album poster! It is also the last day to place pre-orders guaranteed to arrive by release day, February 22nd!

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February 1, 2011
OPENERS ANNOUNCED - SMART FLESH TOURS

Dear friends,

A great band called Bobby will be opening for us on the US album release tour. They sound like high and lonesome wolves on the windswept prairie awash in the icy glow of a digital moon, or something like that...and you can hear their music here.

In Canada our friends the Barr Brothers will be supporting us. These Providencers (former members of The Slip) have been friends and inspirators to our band since the start. You can hear their beautiful new album here.

Also joining us in the US will be our original band member and writer of "This God Damn House" Dan Lefkowitz. Since absconding to his Arkansas yurt three years hence, music has reinfected him driving him from his goddamn yurt and into our ragged studio where Jeff and I helped record eleven of his songs to be released later in the year.

This will be outrageous. See you soon all. What cheer!

-Ben

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January 28th, 2011
ROUNDHOUSE ON SALE TODAY!

Dear people of England,

We are very pleased to announced that - Queen Elizabeth Hall being sold out - we are adding another London show to the year's tour schedule! We will be playing at the storied Roundhouse on November 16! Tickets go on sale today HERE. Pinching ourselves in just partial belief, we thank you for your overwhelming support. We couldn't be more excited to bring you this new record and songs. See you soon.

- Low Anthem

PS. A band called "The Head And The Heart" will be supporting our upcoming UK-Euro run (we are excited to contemplate and feel their music).

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January 21st, 2011
JAZZFEST & CLEARWATER FESTIVALS

Hello friends,

We're excited to announce our first two festival performances of the year. Firstly, we'll be playing at the New Orleans Jazz Festival this year (April 30th). It's an honor to be part of such a great and storied music festival, in one of the most famous music cities in the world!

Secondly, we'll be playing at Clearwater Festival, an annual folk music and environmental festival held on the Hudson River (June 18th). Pete Seeger will be there, so you know something good is going to happen. Come to one, or the other, or to both!

See you at the next show!

Love and frostbite,

~Jeff

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January 19th, 2011
ON TOUR WITH IRON AND WINE

We're excited to announce that we'll be touring with Iron and Wine in April in the US! Check out our tour dates to see the where and whens. We're honored to tour with such a great band. It's going to be a blast!

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January 11th, 2011
LETTERMAN TOMORROW!

Hey Friends!

This just in: we've been invited to play "Ghost Woman Blues" on David Letterman tomorrow!! It will be a simple affair, possibly around a single microphone!!!

If you haven't already, you can download the song here:

January 11th, 2011
WNYC LIVE - TODAY

Happy New Year! We'll be LIVE on WNYC Soundcheck TODAY a little after 2PM EST. Tune in your radio dial to WNYC/New York (93.9fm or 820AM), WDET/Detroit (101.9fm), SIRIUS/XM Channel #133 or stream the show live on the web at WNYC.org. We'll be previewing a few songs off Smart Flesh and discussing such topics as, "the making of" and "where are we now."

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January 11th, 2011
SUNDANCE

We're going to be wandering around the Sundance Film Festival on January 24th/25th. If you're around, come find us! If not, we'll let you know if we see any good films.

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December 28th, 2010
FUNDRAISER AT CAT'S CRADLE TOMORROW WITH THE AVETT BROTHERS

Dear Carolinians,

We are pleased to announce we'll be joining our friends The Avett Brothers and Bombadil tomorrow for a "secret" fundraiser show at Cat's Cradle on the 29th. This show raises money for an orphanage and Carolina farmers. You can read more about these excellent organizations at the links. A great bill. A great cause. See you soon. Tickets here.

-LA

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December 27th, 2010
HADESTOWN

LOW ANTHEM, ANAIS MITCHELL

Ben will perform Hadestown with Anais Michell and other special guests at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC on January 10th and at Celtic Connections on January 21st.

LOW ANTHEM, ANAIS MITCHELL

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December 20th, 2010
BEEFHEART

Can't wrap heads around this. Goodbye Beefheart.

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December 13th, 2010
2011 SMART FLESH TOUR DATES + NEW YEARS WITH THE AVETT BROTHERS

Hey there folks,

We are very glad to announce that the first legs of our tour for Smart Flesh are now confirmed and ON SALE in the US and Europe. We've lined up the best clubs, churches, ballrooms, halls, theaters and art galleries that modest bribery can secure. These will be special shows. We're eager to bring the new songs, instruments, and all exotic sundries your way (west coast, Texas, desert, vast middle country: dates are imminent; Australia, Spain, Iceland, Russia, Prussia: you be patient now). We're working up something special for Rhode Island as well.

We also are excited to announce we will play one of the Avett Brothers' New Years shows on December 30th at the Asheville Civic Center. A few tickets are still available for that show here.

US SMART FLESH TOUR DATES
THU - February 24, 2011 - WASHINGTON, DC - SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
FRI - February 25, 2011 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
SAT - February 26, 2011 - PITTSBURGH, PA - BRILLOBOX
SUN - February 27, 2011 - CHARLESTON, WV - MOUNTAIN STAGE
MON- February 28, 2011 - CHICAGO, IL - LINCOLN HALL
TUES - March 1, 2011 - **
WED - March 2, 2011 - TORONTO - GREAT HALL
THU - March 3, 2011 - MONTREAL - SALA ROSA
FRI - March 4, 2011 - BOSTON, MA - OLD SOUTH CHURCH
SAT - March 5, 2011 - NORTH ADAMS, MA - MASS MOCA
SUN - March 6, 2011 - ***
MON - March 7, 2011 - PORTLAND, ME - SPACE GALLERY
**today we'll probably walk by a lake and feed crackers to a duck
***today we'll attempt to solve the vexing mind-body problem

UK and EUROPE SMART FLESH TOUR DATES
FRI - March 18, 2011 - PARIS - CAFE DE LA DANSE
SAT - March 19, 2011
SUN - March 20, 2011 - KOLN - STADTGARTEN
MON - March 21, 2011 - BERLIN - PASSIONSKIRCHE
TUES - March 22, 2011 - COPENHAGEN - LOPPEN
WED - March 23, 2011 - OSLO - JOHN DEE
THU - March 24, 2011 - GOTHENBURG - PUSTERVIKSBAREN
FRI - March 25, 2011 - HAMBURG - UBEL & GEFAHRLICH
SAT - March 26, 2011 - **
SUN - March 27, 2011 - VIENNA - FLEX
MON - March 28, 2011 - MILAN - LA SALUMERIA DELLA MUSICA
TUES - March 29, 2011
WED - March 30, 2011 - MUNICH - AMPERE
THU - March 31, 2011 - ZURICH - EL LOKAL
FRI - April 1, 2011 - ***
SAT - April 2, 2011
SUN - April 3, 2011 - BRUSSELS - AB
MON - April 4, 2011 - FRANKFURT - MOUSONTURM
TUES - April 5, 2011 - AMSTERDAM - PARADISO
WED - April 6, 2011 - ****
THU - April 7, 2011 - GLASGOW - ORAN MOR AUDITORIUM
FRI - April 8, 2011 - MANCHESTER - ST PHILLIPS CHURCH (SALFORD)
SAT - April 9, 2011
SUN - April 10, 2011 - DUBLIN - VICAR ST
MON - April 11, 2011 - LONDON - QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL
**today we'll eat a Hamburger
***today we'll observe sabbath... hua ha ha...black sabbath
****today we'll attend a coffeeshop

Information about all other tour dates, including a performance at The Wiltern with Iron and Wine, are posted here.

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December 3rd, 2011
GHOST WOMAN BLUES - FREE DOWNLOAD

And a second bit of news today:

It feels funny to release a song out of the context of the full record, but in the interest of building a reservoir of good-will (and legitimate email addresses) we have decided to offer a free preview download of "Ghost Woman Blues," the lead track on Smart Flesh. This unflanked recording was done around only a few microphones in the frigid cold of the Pasta Sauce Factory. We hope you like it. Without further ado, a little piece of Smart Flesh.

Black Friday is upon us. Why get caught in a Walmart stampede when The Low Anthem webstore is offering unspeakable discounts. We have too much stuff. We are swimming in it. Stuff in the apartment, stuff in the van. Can't fit it? Stuff it in the closet. Stuff all around. Stuff enough that it's eating us out of house and home. Stuff enough that it's eating the moths that ate my vintage suit that the guy in Okemah said once belonged to Doc Holliday. Stuff rough enough to huff, puff and call your bluff. Tough, off the cuff stuff. Stuff, I address thee. "Go away now." People, I address thee. "Dress thee in sed addressed stuff, and go happily into your merry season."

Dear friends,

We are finally releasing a new record. It's been two years of reckless dream-chasing. We've scrapped and clawed that our small song not be destroyed in the machinery and noise of capitalism. At times mired in ugliness, but fumbling sometimes backwards into undreamt beauty. To you that have supported us all the way, we cannot thank you enough. You are fierce-hearted, underdogs and heroes to us.

"Smart Flesh" will be released on February 22nd, 2011. The story of the record will unfold in time. It was a wild ride. "Smart Flesh" is for you!!!!

See you soon,
The Low Anthem

November 8th, 2010
THE WILTERN with IRON and WINE!

hey everyone!

Hello from the tour van on our way to Harrisburg before our first stop on the Emmylou Harris tour tomorrow in Pittsburgh! We're excited to announce today that we will be playing with Iron & Wine in Los Angeles at The Wiltern on January 26th. We had the chance to play with them in the UK on our last tour and they used the pump organ on a few songs. Sam Beam joked on stage, "now we're going to use low anthem's pump organ. Show 'em how to use it right!" he's a funny guy and writes great songs.

Come see us together at the wiltern! Tickets go on sale on Friday, Nov 12th.

Love from somewhere, USA. ~jeff

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September 22, 2010
WHAT THE CROW BRINGS on VINYL

What the Crow Brings is now available here on VINYL in sleeves hand-silkscreened by Devil's Rainbow!

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Dear UK, Europe.

Thanks for about the funnest tour that a band can have. We're sorry we puked in three Scottish cities. We're sorry that our pet bark beetle escaped in northern germany. (If anyone finds him his name is Silky the Invasive Bark Beetle and he likes warm milk, cajun music and conifers.) Sorry about the no eye contact thing, Scandinavia. You're too beautiful. Belfast, we are just so so sorry. And England, we didn't know that burning money on stage was treason. We swear it wasn't your money. It wasn't your queen. Bless you all. We'll make right next time. Thanks for some of the best shows yet.

Dear USA. It's nice to be home to the familiar scent of diesel and coffee that doesn't taste like dessert. We'll be camped out in our studio in Providence these next weeks for the final session towards our new record. We really couldn't be more excited about it. And then we'll see you up and down the East on tour with Emmylou!� We've missed you.�

Europe tour pictures as documented by our intrepid TM, Matt Ruddy, are here.�

See you down the winding path.

peace,

PS: What the Crow Brings is now available here on vinyl in jackets hand-silkscreened by our old friends at Devil's Rainbow!

August 27 2010
EMMYLOU HARRIS TOUR!!!

Hey everyone!

Greetings from Yorkshire County, England, home of Yorkshire pudding and the Yorky terrier. The tour is going well, we're having a blast trampsing through the ports of Scandinavia to the beaches in Italy.

We have ground-breaking, earth-shattering news to share with you--

This November, for ten shows throughout the northeast, and southeast US, we will be going on tour supporting one of the heroines of folk and country music, the great Emmylou Harris. It's going to be a memorable tour, and we wanted to let you to know first.

You can see the schedule and buy tickets for one of the Emmylou shows here

For now, we're off to Scotland for the next few days.
Ahoy! Inverness, Aberdeen, Edinburgh!
See you at the shows, friends!
~jeff

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August 23rd, 2010
HELLO

Dear friends,
We're in Grongingen, The Netherlands for show number thirteen of our European roust. We wish you could be here. It's been cheap wine and fair skies. Also a bit of tire slashing and debauchery, but it seems that's all in the job. Wherever you may be, we're eager to see you further down this road and sing some songs with you. Here's wishing you health and joy,
- LA

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NPR is streaming the band's Newport Folk Festival set from Saturday. They've also got The Swell Season posted - check out the last song when Ben, Jeff, Jocie, and Mat join in for a rendition of "The Auld Triangle." The whole festival was an incredible experience and we can't wait to go back next year!

July 15th, 2010
FUNDRAISER FOR DAVID SEGAL on JULY 19th at FIREHOUSE 13!

You can RSVP and buy tickets here.

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July 8th, 2010
DEAN MARTIN IS A COWBOY

Hi friends,
Check this one out. I can't get enough of it. Dean Martin is a cowboy.

Love and restful self assurance unto you all, Ben

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June 11th, 2010
HONOURED

Thank you so much to MOJO for supporting the band from the beginning and to everyone who voted in the MOJO Honours List!

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The band recorded a LaundroMatinee session with My Old Kentucky Blog a while back when they were on the road. Here it is!

The band is nominated for Breakthrough Act on the Mojo Honours List! You can vote here if you live in the UK and are so inclined. Thanks!

April 14th, 2010
LUPO'S SHOW WILL BE FREE with DONATIONS TO BENEFIT RI FLOOD RECOVERY

Our tour was way out west when we heard about the flooding. It was a dry but helpless feeling to be so far away. Mat's mother's had the idea I think to turn Lupo's into a benefit show. A good idea! People can donate if they like or just come into Lupo's for free, which is pretty unusual. We are excited to come back home for the show, and also hopeful for the dryness of the gear in our basement.

-Ben Knox Miller

Fellow Providence bands Tallahassee and The 'Mericans will join the band when they return home to play Lupo's next Wednesday, April 21st. The price of admission for the night will now simply be "donate what you wish," with proceeds going to the United Way's Rhode Island Flood Recovery Fund. If you have already purchased tickets and would like to be refunded, they will be refunded at point of purchse. You can also waive your refund and the money will go straight to the fund.

Please come out for a night of Providence music to benefit a Rhode Island cause.

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March 30th, 2010
HEALTHCARE

Paste is featuring musician's responses to the healthcare bill here. Ben wrote the following:

"I've been following this debate with unhealthy obsession. It's a common-sense bill that protects basic human dignities. I am incensed with the scared republican obstructionists that have been fomenting idiocy rather than participating in building this landmark legislation. Shame on the media for lending credibility to their pathetic antics. Thankfully, they are on the wrong side of history. Kudos to Obama and Pelosi for sticking their necks out."

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March 28th, 2010
RIP WOXY

Today is Sunday and if you just tuned in to catch Trala-Lala you probably found out the bad news. WOXY, host and friend to the band and Trala, has been discontinued owing to the bankruptcy of their parent company. It's a damn shame as they were doing quite well and listenership had been on the rise. They were one of just a handful of powerful independent voices that had survived radio's general demise, but for the foreseeable future, they are off the air. We'll let you know if they find a new home. Trala-Lala is also without a home now, but we will be back certainly. Wait for news on that. It's a shame.
- BKM

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March 25th, 2010
KCRW MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC

The band will perform for the first time on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic today at 11:15AM PST. You can stream the live performance here!

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March 23rd, 2010
7"

A new "Charlie Darwin" 7" will be hitting your local record store and the internet today with previously unreleased b-sides "Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From" and "Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around" (staples from the live show). You can also pick them up from the band at any of the upcoming shows across the country.

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March 23d, 2010
NEWPORT FOLK....AGAIN!

The band is thrilled to be returning to Newport Folk for a 2nd year in a row to play the MAIN STAGE on John Prine Day! If you want to buy pre-sale tickets at a steep discount, you can get them with our promo code - ANTHEM - here until this Friday, March 26th when tickets go onsale to the rest of the world.

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March 16th, 2010
SXSW!

The band will return to Austin for SXSW again this year! You can catch them here....

Thursday, March 18th

4PM - Paste Party - Galaxy Room (508 E 6th Street) RSVP pastemagazine.com/sxsw10

10PM - Rolling Stone Official Showcase @ Beauty Bar Annex at Palm Door (401 Sabine St.)

Friday, March 19th

2:30PM - HearYA Party @ Beauty Bar Outside (617 E 7th St.) RSVP@hearya.com

6PM - Apple Store Barton Creek (2901 South Capital of Texas Highway)

12:30AM - SXSW Official Showcase @ St. David's Church (301 E 8th St.)

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March 11th, 2010
HEADLINE TOUR STARTS TODAY

The headline tour starts today! You can check out the tour dates and get your tickets here. We hope to see you out on the road!

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February 25th, 2010
THE PROVIDENCE PHOENIX

Check out this week's Providence Phoenix for Chris Conti's great story on the making of the new record in The Pasta Sauce Factory. Headlining show back in Providence at LUPO's on April 21st!!

How's it going y'all?

Things are good here. We've a few days to catch our breath and finish tracking at the Pasta Sauce Factory. It's sad to pack it up, but nothing's permanent, right? But we should have a great record and some ridiculous videos to remember it by. We're making plans to get it mixed at the moment.

BUT NOW...

Our first ever national headline tour kicked off on Tuesday in the most logical place, Pittsburgh. We also did our first of ten shows opening for The Avett Brothers last night in Ohio - these shows are going to be really fun. But THEN we do our first lap of the US and Canada as a headliner, which is pretty exciting. It's been a long time and a lot of work but we're glad it's finally here. We'll also be touring with some great bands: Lissie and Annie and the Beekeepers on the east coat, Timbre Timbre and The Barr Brothers in the west, and Nathaniel Rateliff in the middle west and Timber TImbre back in the northeast.

AND OF COURSE...

We're excited to continue our Tra-La La-La Radio Hour on WOXY.com with special guests performing for us every week in the tour van or wherever else we happen to be recording. The theme for every upcoming week's show will be posted on twitter and facebook every Thursday previous. Feel free to suggest any songs that you think would fit the theme! Participate!

WHICH LEADS ME TO THIS....

If anyone wants to help out by postering and getting the word out in your city, this being our our first ever headlining tour in the US and Canada, we could use your help. If you'd like to, please email street@lowanthem.com and a fairy godmother will visit you at night and give you her blessings.

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

See you at the shows.

Love as always,

Jeff, Ben, Jocie, Mat

LA

February 14th, 2010
TRALA-LALA RADIO HOUR: WHISKEY & GOD + BROWN BIRD BONUS TRACK!

We had a lovely trip to Europe with our buddies from Brown Bird. They played beautifully every night and gave us a private show in the bus for this weeks Trala-Lala radio hour! Here's the bonus track!

The rest of the show, Whiskey & God can be found over at WOXY.com. Here's the tracklist:
Professor Longhair - Tipitina
Roscoe Holcomb - Moonshiner
The Stanley Brothers - Mountain Dew
The Felice Brothers - Whiskey In My Whiskey
Hank Williams - Calling You
Willie Nelson - Whiskey River
Johnny Cash - Down There By The Train
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - People Get Ready
A.A. Bondy - Rapture (Sweet Rapture)
Little Esther - Aged and Mellow
The Pogues - The Sickbed of Cuchulainn
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - O Children
The Devil Makes Three - Old Number Seven
Brown Bird - Down To The River (live)
Brown Bird - Sickle and Hood (live)
Arlo Guthrie - Last Train

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February 9th, 2010
TRALA-LALA RADIO HOUR: THE BULLY PULPIT

WOXY is now streaming the world second episode of the Trala-Lala Radio Hour, The Bully Pulpit.

Tipitina
John Prine - Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Any More
Randy Newman - Sail Away
Neil Young - Alabama
Pearls Before Swine - Uncle John
Woody Guthrie - This Land is Your Land
Billy Bragg - There is Power in a Union
Wilco - Ashes of American Flags
Guthrie / Bragg/ Wilco - The Unwelcome Guest (Mermaid Avenue)
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
Jimi Hendrix - Machinegun
Joe Pug - Nation of Heat
Bob Dylan - With God On Our Side
Bob Dylan - Arthur McBride
Ben Pilgram - Just a Kid
Ben Pilgram - The Ones Who Have to Die
Jackson C. Frank - Don't Look Back

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February
TRALA-LALA RADIO HOUR: RAMBLERS AND BROKEN HOMES

WOXY is now streaming the world permiere Trala-Lala Radio Hour. The first episode, Ramblers and Broken Homes, features the following music:

Professor Longhair, Tipitina
John Prine, The Hobo Song
Jackson C. Frank, Blues Run the Game
Bob Dylan, I Threw It All Away
Captain Beefheart, Yellow Brick Road
Gram Parsons, Return of The Grievous Angel
Leonard Cohen, Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Wabash Cannonball
Nathan Moore, Travelin' On
Led Zeppelin, Going to California
Mississippi John Hurt, Make Me a Pallet On Your Floor
Woody Guthrie, More Pretty Girls Than One
Lucinda Williams, Jackson
Joe Fletcher, My Idea (live)
Joe Fletcher, Sentimental Jury (live)
Tom Waits, Anywhere I Lay My Head

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January 30th, 2010
UNCUT

A note from Ben:

Linked here you'll find an amazing feature on the band just published in Uncut Magazine. The story Jaan Uhelszki put together rings with some of the highest artistic praise we could ever dream of, including bits from her conversation with Bruce Springsteen. However, in its mixed fixation on me, Chairman Miller, the article doesn't properly credit the sweat and tears, and the irreplaceable vision and direction of my friends Jeff and Jocie. We toiled in that darkness and confusion together - three of us madly focused. Without those two, OMG,CD could never have been conceived in a million years. That's how we work. That's our ethics. The article gets carried away with me and clouds or ignores their amazing contributions to what we are attempting. Nonetheless, it's an amazing article and an interesting portrait. My head spins to think that this little record was just an unknown home-recording 16 months ago.

-Ben Knox Miller

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January 27th, 2010
EUROPEAN TOUR STARTS TONIGHT

Ladies and gentlemen,

Today we begin our final tour of the UK and Europe for quite a while. As the tour begins we find ourselves in a moment of transition - transition between OMG,CD which has become quite familiar, and a vast amount of newly recorded material that remains open and illusive to us live. Transition also between our familiar trio sound to quartet arrangements with our new fourth. He is a talented multi-instrumentalist, and we're searching for new sounds to bring the songs to their fullest. The tour also brings the exciting challenge of the largest rooms we have ever headlined. It will be a trip of surprises for us and for you. It will be our fifth and final trip to the UK and Europe behind our release OMG,CD. It's been a wild year and great joy to play for you. Come join us one last time for new sounds, and old sounds - for these bittersweet euphoric ramblings. Tickets to a lot of the shows are still available. See here.

See you soon.

love,
B, J, J, M, the LA

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January 20th, 2010
TINY DESK CONCERT

The band stopped by Bob Boilen's desk for an NPR Tiny Desk Concert back in November. Here it is:

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January 16th, 2010
AMERICAN MUSTACHE INSTITUTE AWARDS HONORS JEFF'S MOUTH BROW

"As certified mustacheologists, AMI�s top honors go to Jeff Prystowsky of Rhose Island�s �The Low Anthem,� with his noble, no-nonsense mouth brow shining like a beacon of freedom to all of the music industry."

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January 12th, 2010
US HEADLINE TOUR

Tickets go on sale this week for our first ever US headline tour! Yes, after the upcoming great midwest traverse with The Avett Brothers, we'll wend our way across all the vast country. We've done a ton of opening slots this past year to get to this point, and finally we'll be going out on our own steam. Full length sets. Real sound checks. The works! Thank YOU for making that possible. If anybody wants to help out with local promotions for these shows please email us at street@lowanthem.com! The route and ticket links are here! here! Some shows will sell out so get your tickets now!

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January 11th, 2010
LETTERMAN

We'll be leaving our dear Pasta Sauce Factory for a few days to play the Late Show with Dave Letterman this Thursday night. Fire up your VCRs and TeVos! We're on Thursday, January 14, on CBS, at 11:30 pm EST!

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January 6th, 2010
WOXY: TRALA-LALA RADIO HOUR TO PREMIERE JANUARY 31ST

Long before Low Anthem, Jeff and I used to DJ the graveyard shift on WBRU (Providence, RI). So, starting on January 31, we're going to be doing a weekly program on WOXY.com. It'll be fun to revisit. We're calling it Trala-Lala Radio Hour and here's the idea: we're going to tape our shows from the tour van or wherever we may be traveling. Every week will feature a different theme based on God knows what and we'll have "in studio" performances from guest artists if we can find any musicians who are cool enough to record live in a Ford Econoline... The show will premiere on January 31st and air every Sunday morning 10AM EST/9AM CST and again every Monday evening at 8PM EST/7PM CST on WOXY.com.

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January 5th, 2010
RECORDING UPDATE: SCENES FROM THE PASTA SAUCE FACTORY

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December 31st, 2009
STUDIO UPDATE: THE INCIDENT WITH THE BAT AND "GHOST WOMAN BLUES"

Just in time for the New Year, here's another update from the Pasta Sauce Factory!

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December 21st, 2009
OUR NEW HOME!

We promised updates on our recording process and here's the first one! With the help of our friends at the Hope Artiste Village in Pawtucket, we were fortunate enough to find an abandoned pasta sauce factory in Central Falls. We are on our way to making it a home for beautiful music. more to come....

here it is

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December 16th, 2009
FROM BEN: PASTA SAUCE, GRATITUDE AND WINTER MIRTH

Hi Friends, this is Ben.

I've just landed back in Providence after our last show of 2009. After 16 months of touring, it is damn fine to be home where the Gansett Lager flows like nectar, and the music rattles my brain. It's been a wild year and we can't thank you enough for being a part of it. You have appeared in dirty dives and ancient churches alike across the land for the divining of spirits and the surrection of tried magic. It's been great fun. Frankly we're dumbfuddled over some of the moments we've shared with you. And of course there've been some graceless moments as well. Por exemplo, here we are at Austin City Limits in the bottom of a murky abyss of fatigue and cynicism:

Yes, so anyhow. Though we're very proud of "Oh My God...," we do confess that after a two-years rolling release we've had some of the Darwin beaten out of us. We're wired to move on. And there's a plan for that. We'll keep you abreast of its unfolding, but it all begins today when we take a tour of a derelict and abandoned pasta sauce factory in Central Falls that may play home to our new recording project. Yep, there is a new record coming. We have been itching to make it for a years now, but with touring, needy reptiles and Jeff's single A baseball schedule, it hasn't been easy. But now we're home for the cold months and we couldn't be more excited to get to it. We'll be updating y'all regularly on the website and such.

And right, another thing I should mention. Starting a few weeks ago, we've taken a new friend into the project. We know, we know. We said we'd always stay true to our post-dirge-metal power-trio vision. And yes, it's true, the triangle is the most stable energy stucture, but you must see this little man sing and dance before you start burning your flags. He's an old friend by the name Mat Davidson, and he plays everything from accordian to musical saw to anything that can be plucked, strucked, tickled, flossed, blown or belowed. So before you start firing off hatemail to his home address (28 Cherry Pike / Roanoke, VA 24001) give the new guy a chance. He's pictured here:

And oh yes, one more thing. Starting in January, we're going to be doing a weekly radio hour on a station called WOXY based out of Austin, TX. Long before Low Anthem, Jeff and I used to DJ the graveyard shift on WBRU. It'll be fun to revisit. We're still open to zippy suggestions but as of now we're calling it Trala-Lala Radio Hour and here's the idea. We're going to tape our shows from the tour van or wherever we may be traveling. Every week will feature a different theme based on God knows what and we'll have "in studio" performances from guest artists if we can find any musicians who are cool enough to record live in a Ford Econoline. Anyhow, more news on that soon to come...

We wish you all a mirthful winter and new year. We'll be sending word from the pasta sauce factory. We love you all very much, Ben Knox Miller

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December 16th, 2009
BROWN BIRD ON WINTER EUROPE TOUR!

Oh, hi there! This is Jocie. Yeah, Jocie! Jocie from The Low Anthem. How are you? Oh, I'm fine thanks.

Some good news. Our Providence buddies Brown Bird, will be joining us on our European tour and are raising funds to help make the trip financially possible. If you know these guys and want to lend a hand there is a button to donate on their website. If you have not yet heard their great tunes I highly recommend a listen.

love,

Jocie

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December 1st, 2009
JOSH RITTER MINI-TOUR KICKS OFF TONIGHT!

4 nights with the wonderful Josh Ritter will begin this evening at the 9:30 Club in DC. Tickets for the next three nights in Philly, Northampton, MA and Burlington are still available, links on the tour page.

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November 28th, 2009
TONIGHT IN HOLLAND - 2 METER SESSIONS

The band recently recorded a 2 Meter Session while at the Crossing Border Festival in the Hague and it will air tonight at 22:00hr on channel Het Gesprek. There will be 45 minutes with the band including an interview and exclusive performance. Check here for more information.

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November 25th, 2009
OMGCD IS UNCUT'S AMERICANA ALBUM OF THE YEAR!

Thanks, Uncut! We quite fancy you as well.

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November 23d, 2009
OH MY GOD, CHARLIE DARWIN IS ROUGH TRADE'S #2 ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Thanks Rough Trade! You can get a special edition of the disc from them now.

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November 23d, 2009
NPR STUDIO 360

Ben's on WNYC's Studio 360 talking about Darwin.

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November 18th, 2009
TV DEBUT ON LATER...WITH JOOLS HOLLAND! AND TONIGHT ON CHANNEL 4, TOO...

The band taped their TV debut last night for LATER...with Jools Holland! Check out a preview performance of "Charlie Darwin" here and tune in on Friday for the show at 11:45 on BBC 2 when the band's performance of "To Ohio" will be aired along with The Decemberists, David Gray and more.

For more Low Anthem on TV, tune into Channel 4 tonight at 1:15AM for a special documentary on the band with footage from their Union Chapel performance in June.

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November 17th, 2009
BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS

The band is nominated for 3 Boston Music Awards this year! Please help out by voting in the Best Band, Best Song and Best Album categories here.

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November 16th, 2009
SPINNER and MAGNET VIDEO OF THE DAY

SPINNER and MAGNET both chose the "Charlie Darwin" video as their video of the day!

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November 9th, 2009
TOURING WITH THE AVETT BROTHERS!

The band will play 10 dates with the fantastic AVETT BROTHERS in February and March before setting out on a US Headlining tour. Stay tuned for more details and grab tickets for the Avett Brothers shows now as those dates are sure to SELL OUT fast!

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November 4th, 2009
SERVE4

World Hunger Year and Hard Rock Cafe partner every year to release a compilation of rare and live music to benefit World Hunger Year, an organization which fights poverty and hunger around the world. The Low Anthem contributed a previously unreleased acoustic demo version of "Home I'll Never Be" to SERVE4, which also includes music by Elvis Costello & Allan Toussant, John Lennon and many more. You can buy it here, all proceeds directly benefit WHY.

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November 5th, 2009
LOW ANTHEM GUEST DJ AT WOXY

The band got back in touch with their radio roots guest deejaying for WOXY radio in Austin, TX. It's streaming here.

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November 2nd, 2009
FUV HOLIDAY CHEER SHOW WITH ROSANNE CASH

We are excited to announce the band will play the annual FUV Holiday Cheer Show on December 8th with Rosanne Cash and Mike Doughty. The pre-sale starts today and you can buy tickets using the password CHEER.

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October 26th, 2009
OH MY GOD, CHARLIE DARWIN MAKES UNCUT'S 2009 MUSIC AWARD SHORTLIST

Uncut Magazine announced the 8 albums on the shortlist for their 2009 Music Award for the "most inspiring and rewarding musical experience" of the past year. Oh My God, Charlie Darwin is in the company of some incredible music, including albums by Bob Dylan, Wilco, Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear and more.

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October 22nd, 2009
ANIMATED

Simon Taffe and Glenn Taunton, the masterminds behind the End of The Road Festival and End of The Road Records, co-created a stop-motion animated video for "Charlie Darwin." It premiered today on Stereogum. Enjoy!

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October 20th, 2009
KEXP SESSION AIRS TOMORROW

The band recently stopped by famed Seattle station KEXP to record a 4 song session with DJ El Toro. It airs tomorrow night, Wednesday, at 9PM PST on KEXP.org worldwide and 90.3FM in Seattle.

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October 14th, 2009
HEARYA AND LAKE FEVER SESSIONS

The band recently recorded sessions in Nashville with the Lake Fever folks and in Chicago for HearYa. Check 'em out and get your tickets for the US Tour, which kicks off at The Avon TOMORROW!

October 7th, 2009
ONE WEEK TO THE AVON SHOW!!!!

Tickets can be reserved on our store page or at the Avon box office.

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October 7th, 2009
TRINITY BREWHOUSE DONATES DELICIOUS BEER TO AVON SHOW

Trinity!

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October 7th, 2009
WATERFIRE DONATES GEAR TO THE AVON SHOW

Waterfire!

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October 4th, 2009
PETER SELLERS AND THE MUPPETS :: CIGAREETS AND WHISKEY

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October 1st, 2009
2009 UNCUT MUSIC AWARD

Uncut has released their longlist of albums in the running for the prize to reward the "most inspiring and rewarding musical experience" of the past year. "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin" appears on this list as well as the albums of many well respected artists including Bob Dylan!

Check out the whole list here.

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September 30th, 2009
RADCLIFFE AND MACONIE TONIGHT

Radcliffe and Maconie, BBC 2

Radcliffe and Maconie

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September 30th, 2009
SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE ONSALE TODAY

The band will play their largest headline show to date on February 11th, 2010 in London at Shepherd's Bush Empire, onsale today here.

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September 21st, 2009
JOIN THE MAILING LIST - GET A FREE SONG!

Dear friends, dear web surfers, if you would like to be on the cutting edge, and I mean really plugged in to the what's hip hopping in the now, join our mailing list. It costs nothing, it doesn't pester you unreasonably, and it's generally a bastion of witticism and rock solid, trustworthy information. We've worked hard to earn your trust over the years. That's why our mailing list has earned rave four star reviews from major publications such as "Horse and Hound" and "Modern Tubist." TheSchmaltzWithinYou.com calls our web-blasts "sincere and informative." And here's the deal breaker. When you sign up now, you will receive freely our cover of Bob Dylan's "Dignity," which we recorded at Studio Le Roy in Amsterdam, NL. All that value! What are you waiting for?

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September 3, 2009
TOUR KICKS OFF TONIGHT! SURPRISE LONDON SHOW ADDED AT HOXTON HALL AFTER THE TABERNACLE SELLS OUT

The band kicks off a month of European touring tonight in Dublin just as their shows in Manchester, Newcastle and London sell out. BUT, the good news is we have just added a special surprise show at the intimate and beautiful Hoxton Hall in London for September 27th. There are less than 100 tickets so get yours now here! End of the Road will present the evening, which will begin with a preview of the video they are making for "Charlie Darwin." See you on the road - head to the tour page for advance tickets!

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August 29, 2009
THE REAPPEARANCE OF DAN LEFKOWITZ

Lefkowitz, a founding member of The Low Anthem, will resurface from his Arkansas yurt for a trip to Europe with the band. Welcome back, Dan! Hip Hip Hooray!

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August 29, 2009
NPR ALL THINGS CONSIDERED - THIS SUNDAY!

Guy Raz, host of
"All Things Considered"

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

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August 27, 2009
HER MAJESTY

The new issue of MOJO, on stands today, includes a FREE CD called "Abbey Road NOW!" We recorded our take on "Her Majesty" last month in Amsterdam and it closes the record.

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August 14th, 2009
FALL TOUR ANNOUNCED! WEST COAST DATES!

Blind Pilot.

tour page

at our store

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August 4th, 2009
TOUR KICKS OFF TODAY! SHOWS WITH JOE PUG, LANGHORNE SLIM AND SURPRISE ME MR. DAVIS

We're excited to be starting a mini-tour today that will include dates with some artists we really love - Joe Pug, Langhorne Slim, and Surprise Me Mr. Davis. Check the tour page for dates and links to tickets. Hope to see you on the road!

Surprise Me Mr. Davis

Langhorn Slim

Joe Pug

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Aug 2nd, 2009
NEWPORT FOLK SET STREAMING AT NPR

It was an inspiring weekend! NPR has our set streaming here and Projo's commentary is here.

and we sang with Mr. Seeger!

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July 31, 2009
NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL IS TOMORROW!

We are excited and honored to be playing Newport Folk Festival tomorrow! We play at 2PM on the Water Side Stage. Check out NPR's preview here.

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July 27th, 2009
WORD X WORD

... a celebration of the performed word. We are kicking off the WXW festival in Pittsfield, MA. Word X Word will be a week of poets, authors, songwriters playwrights and comedians. August 17-22 2009. Tickets

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July 17th, 2009
OTTAWA BLUESFEST TOMORROW!

We will be in Ottawa tomorrow to play the Ottawa Bluesfest. Our set is 3:30PM at the Subway Stage. We love Canada and will come back soon!

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July 7th, 2009
NPR LOVE: CHARLIE DARWIN IS BOB BOILEN's FAVORITE SONG OF THE YEAR and TO OHIO ON ROADTRIP PLAYLIST

NPR's Bob Boilen has chosen "Charlie Darwin" as his favorite song of the year so far!� You can listen here. Tom Moon also chose "To Ohio" as one of the best songs for summer road trips on NPR, posted here!

You can NOMINATE and VOTE for the band for your favorite music of the year, too!

June 30th, 2009
OH MY GOD, CHARLIE DARWIN IS OUT IN THE UK! SINGLE OF THE WEEK ON ITUNES UK!

Oh My God, Charlie Darwin is out NOW in the UK! iTunes has "To Ohio" as their FREE Single of the Week! You can also find it at Amazon, HMV, Play.com and Rough Trade!

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June 25th, 2009
ROUGH TRADE EAST IN-STORE TODAY AND A LOT OF RADIO!

Dear London,

Today the band will play an in-store performance at Rough Trade East - our earliest supporters in the UK. Come early to get your wristbands at 6PM (first come, first serve), doors at 7.

They will also visit 6 Music for a session with George Lamb this morning at 11:40AM and an interview later with Steve Lamacq on Radio 2 where "To Ohio" has just been B Listed! That interview is at 4:30PM. After the Rough Trade In-Store, XFM will host the band at 11:30PM for two stripped down songs before we hop on the bus for the drive to Glastonbury!

Cheers

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June 22nd, 2009
UNION CHAPEL TOMORROW!!

The UK album launch for Oh My God, Charlie Darwin will happen tomorrow at UNION CHAPEL! Tickets are still available HERE and at the door!

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June 19th, 2009
Daytrotter Session, Baebel's Guest Apartment, and Time Out New York

Here are a couple of fun recordings that have just been posted around the internets.

Daytrotter Session!

On the "Frying Pan" for Time Out New York
This God Damn House

The Low Anthem at Baebel's Guest Apartment: Watch the concert at baeblemusic.com

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June 15th, 2009
NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC'S PICK! BOWERY SHOW IS TONIGHT!

Jon Pareles featured Oh My God, Charlie Darwin as a New York Times Critic's Pick in today's paper, writing, "...its music inhabits its own otherworldly place, where ghosts and angels hover just out of view."

In other exciting news, the band plays their first headlining appearance at New York's Bowery Ballroom in celebration of the Nonesuch release of the album. Tickets are still available here and at the door. Anais Mitchell and Cory Chisel will open a joyful night of music. Doors at 7PM.

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June 10th, 2009
BONNAROO IS ALMOST HERE!

The Low Anthem will hit Manchester, TN tomorrow for their first appearance at Bonnaroo! Here is the schedule:

Thursday @ 10PM -- THAT TENT

Friday @ 1:30PM - Sonic Stage

AT&T Music will stream a webcast of the Thursday performance on Friday, June 12th at 4:00pm central exclusively at AT&T Music.

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June 9th, 2009
PASTE: OMGCD IS "GORGEOUS CHAMBER FOLK"

Paste delivered a rave review of Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, giving the album a score of 90 and writing: "Whether soft or loud, these 12 songs are exquisite. The band says it labored over every instrumental addition, testing and discarding dozens of combinations. Maybe The Low Anthem should go easy on Charlie after all. It sounds like only the best version of each song survived."

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June 9th, 2009
HAPPY RELEASE DAY! OH MY GOD, CHARLIE DARWIN IS OUT IN NORTH AMERICA!

The updated version of Oh My God, Charlie Darwin is now available everywhere music is sold. For example, here on our website. And at iTunes and Amazon. Happy listening, again.

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June 8th, 2009
CHARLIE DARWIN ON ALL SONGS CONSIDERED

Check out Bob Boilen playing Charlie Darwin on All Songs Considered here! Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, the new version, will be available everywhere you might find music TOMORROW. Bowery Ballroom June 15th! Brattle Theatre June 18th!

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June 5th, 2009
PROVIDENCE PHOENIX 2009 NOMINATIONS!

We've just been nominated in our hometown Providence Phoenix as "Best National Local," "Best Album," and "Best Song!!" Thanks, Providence! Please vote here!

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June 5th, 2009
UNCUT ALBUM OF THE MONTH AND MOJO FEATURE!!!

Exciting news tumbling out of the UK! Check out reviews by both Mojo and Uncut.

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June 2nd, 2009
OH MY GOD CHARLIE DARWIN A WEEK FROM TODAY! BOWERY AND BRATTLE IN TWO WEEKS! NEW SHOWS ADDED!

Big headlines. The Nonesuch re-release of Oh My God, Charlie Darwin comes out next week on June 9th. It has a new package, has been remastered by Bob Ludwig and is re-sequenced as well. We are very excited about it! The Bowery and Brattle shows in NYC and Cambridge are also coming up in 2 weeks so hope to see you there! Finally, we've just added a bunch of dates in August with Joe Pug and Langhorne Slim - check out the tour page for those. Big month!

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May 29 2009
EUROPE IS THE NEW BROOKLYN

Thanks to all who caught shows in London, Brighton, Paris, and Amsterdam. We had a bloody wonderful time hanging out with you blokes and blokettes. Can't wait for the CD Launch in June. Speaking of Launch, check out the news stands. Big review in Mojo, Q and 'Album of the Month' in Uncut. woah. See you in the beautiful beautiful church - June 23d. Au Revoir! Vaarwel! So long! xoxox Jeff, Jocie, Ben

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