21 May 2012 — Henning Lahmann
Around this time last year, Chicago's
Pillars and Tongues enchanted us with their superb album
The Pass and Crossings on
Empty Cellar Records, a stunning blend of slow-burning neo folk and melancholic, blue-eyed and cloud-gazing yet earthbound psychedelia.
Tomorrow, the band will head off on an extensive late spring/early summer tour through the States, starting in their hometown's
The Hideout (go
here for the complete list of dates). To mark the occasion, Pillars and Tongues have just released a free digital single, a re-recorded and alternate version of "(Laid) Palms to Tell", which had already been a standout on
The Pass and Crossings and that will be featured on a limited tour release. Below, you may watch the song's gorgeously colorful and aptly arcane video, made by Alex Babbitt.
The free digital single "(Laid) Palms to Tell" is available over at
bandcamp alongside two other tracks.
