On January 28th, Boston art-folk trio Quilt will drop their sophomore album, Held in Splendor, through Mexican Summer. The 13-track effort follows last year’s self-titled debut and was produced by Woods member Jarvis Taveniere. They previously took a dip with the chilly lead single “Arctic Shark”; now, they lead a trippy episode of dance and fire on “Tired and Buttered”.
A tumbling and free-spirited psych-pop number, it’s quick to change its mood and pace — a blurry blitz one minute, a soft-hued and mellow stroll the next. “Maybe we’ll dance at the break of night, greet the future with a generous smile,” they dream on imaginatively, basking in the day-glow. Listen in below.
Held in Splendor Tracklist:
01. Arctic Shark
02. Saturday Bride
03. Eye of the Pearl
04. Mary Mountain
05. Tie Up the Tides
06. The Hollow
07. A Mirror
08. Just Dust
09. The World Is Flat
10. Tired & Buttered
11. Secondary Swan
12. Talking Trains
13. I Sleep in Nature
In support, the band will tour North America for most of February.
Quilt 2013 Tour Dates:
02/03 – Baltimore, MD @ Coward Show
02/04 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
02/05 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
02/06 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
02/07 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
02/10 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
02/11 – Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club
02/12 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
02/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
02/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Satellite
02/16 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
02/17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit Live
02/20 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
02/21 – Dallas, TX @ City Tavern
02/22 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
02/24 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
02/25 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
02/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
02/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
03/01 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott
03/02 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popola
03/03 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake
