Parquet Courts’ A. Savage Announces Album, Shares Video for New Song: Watch

By Evan Minsker

A. Savage, he of Parquet Courts, has announced his second solo album: Several Songs About Fire is out October 6 via Rough Trade. The follow-up to 2017’s Thawing Dawn features the recent single “Thanksgiving Prayer,” as well as a new one that’s out today. Check out the video for “Elvis in the Army,” plus a new tour itinerary, below.

“We often describe ourselves in geographic terms. American, New Yorker—two terms that I’ve used to identify myself that have to do with being from or of a certain place,” Savage said in a statement. “So ‘Elvis in the Army’ is a bit of an inventory of those labels. They have less to do with geography than we realize. Really we’re just talking about ourselves, then framing certain characteristics geographically. No matter where I live I’ll have an American psyche until the day I die, for better or for worse. I’ll always be of America. And I can’t imagine a time where New York doesn’t feel like home. But despite that, I’d rather not be associated with a place, at least for now.”

The album was produced by John Parish and features contributions from Cate Le Bon, Jack Cooper (of Modern Nature and Ultimate Painting), plus saxophonist Euan Hinshelwood (who plays in Cate Le Bon’s band), drummer Dylan Hadley (of Kamikaze Palm Tree), and violinist Magdalena McLean (of Caroline).

Several Songs About Fire:

01 Hurtin’ or Healed02 Elvis in the Army03 Le Grande Balloon04 My My, My Dear05 Riding Cobbles06 Mountain Time07 David’s Dead08 Thanksgiving Prayer09 My New Green Coat10 Out of Focus

A. Savage:

09-30 Newport, Essex, England - Murmuration Festival10-20 Portland, ME - Space ^10-21 Boston, MA - Crystal Ballroom ^10-22 Portsmouth, NH - Press Room ^10-24 Toronto, Ontario - Velvet Underground ^10-25 Kalamazoo, MI - Eccentric Cafe ^10-27 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ^10-28 Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club *10-29 Milwaukee, WI - Colectivo #10-30 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway %11-01 Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups %11-02 Louisville, KY - Whirling Tiger %11-03 Nashville, TN - Third Man %11-04 Atlanta, GA - The Earl %11-05 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle11-07 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle %11-09 Washington, D.C. - Black Cat %11-10 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian %11-11 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom %02-08 Manchester, England - Pink Room02-09 Dublin, Ireland - Workmans Club02-11 Glasgow, Scotland - Broadcast02-12 Bristol, England - Thekla02-14 London, England - The Garage02-15 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie02-16 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique Rotonde02-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso Upstairs02-19 Cologne, Germany - MTC Club02-21 Copenhagen, Denmark - Ideal Bar - Vega02-22 Berlin, Germany - Privat Club04-05 Austin, TX - The Far Out04-07 Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf04-09 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress04-10 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet’s04-11 Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room04-12 Los Angeles, CA - The Teragram Ballroom04-13 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop04-15 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios04-16 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern

^ with Annie Hart* with Cha Cha# with Diet Lite% with Sluice

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