Mike Kinsella (of American Football, Cap’n Jazz, etc) has announced a new Owen album, The Falls of Sioux, due April 26 via Polyvinyl (pre-order). It was co-produced by S. Carey and Zach Hanson, who also both worked on the last two Owen albums, and the first single “Beaucoup” finds Mike incorporating electronics in the vein of his recent LIES project. It comes with a hazy video that was filmed at a speakeasy in Chicago.
“I’m not sure if ‘Beaucoup’ is a lusty Love Song or a lovely Lust Song,” Mike says. “Everyone at Weird Life did a great job capturing the seedy side of it, as well as the shimmery / flirty side, visually hitting (and bending) the same note between the notes for the music video.” Check it out below.
The album also features Now, Now’s KC Dalager on backing vocals, string arrangements by Russell Durham (Fleet Foxes, Andrew Bird), synths by Corey Bracken of American Football’s touring band, and “a few other friends” contributing upright bass, pedal steel, and other embellishments.
Owen has also announced a tour, including a Brooklyn show on May 2 at Sultan Room. Tickets are on sale now. All dates are listed below.
You can also pick up our exclusive dark blue vinyl variant of the LIES album.
Tracklist
1. A Reckoning
2. Beaucoup
3. Hit and Run
4. Cursed ID
5. Virtue Misspent
6. Mount Cleverest
7. Qui Je Plaisante?
8. Penny
9. With You Without You
Owen — 2024 Tour Dates
APRIL
25 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
29 – Providence, RI @ Alchemy
30 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
MAY
01 – Boston, MA @ Sonia
02 – New York, NY @ Sultan Room
03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Philadelphia Ethical Society
04 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
JUNE
03 – Barcelona, ES @ Heliogàbal
08 – London, UK @ Oslo
09 – Leeds, UK@ Brudenell
JULY
24 – San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room
25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
26 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
AUGUST
05 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
06 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lous
22 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
23 – Buffalo, NY @ Ninth Ward
24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
25 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups