Back in October, The Orwells, announced Terrible Human Beings, their long-awaited follow-up to their 2014 breakthrough album, Disgraceland. Since then, we’ve heard opening track “They Put a Body In the Bayou” and their ode to one-night stands in “Buddy”. Now, they’re back with something quite substantial: a seven-minute, sprawling closing track titled, “Double Feature”.
“‘Double Feature’ is like one of those stories that got passed around in email chains and AOL message boards a decade ago,” writes guitarist Matt O’Keefe in a press release. “You know, that kind of shit about having to send it to five more people or something will crawl outta the ground in your back yard and you’ll find the family dog at the bottom of the pool with the neon diving sticks or something. Chain mail – what a buncha junk! We made the end of the song a chain, it just keeps going and going, wrapping itself around and then coming back up again. We’re real fond of it.”
If you can relate, and dedicate a little under 10 minutes of your time today, listen above. If you dig, check ’em out when they hit the road next Spring and Summer in support. Check out all of their tour dates below.
Terrible Human Beings hits stores February 17th on Canvasback Music.
Terrible Human Beings Tracklist:
01. They Put a Body In the Bayou
02. Fry
03. Creatures
04. Vacation
05. Black Francis
06. M.A.D.
07. Buddy
08. Hippie Soldier
09. Heavy Head
10. Body Reprise
11. Ring Pop
12. Last Call
13. Double Feature
The Orwells 2017 Tour Dates:
02/20 – Munich, DL @ Strom
02/21 – Berlin, DL @ Musik & Frieden
02/22 – Cologne, DL @ Luxor
02/23 – Utrecht, NL @ Den Helling
02/24 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord
02/25 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique Rotonde
02/27 – Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
03/01 – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
03/02 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hound
03/03 – Brighton, UK @ Haunt
03/04 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla
03/05 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
03/07 – London, UK @ Scala
03/16 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
03/17 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
03/18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
03/20 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
03/22 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
03/23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court Gallery
03/27 – Fresno, CA @ Strummers
03/28 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
03/29 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
03/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
03/31 – San Diego, CA @ The Irenic
04/03 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
04/04 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
04/06 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
04/07 – Houston, TX @ The Secret Group
04/08 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
04/09 – Norman, OK @ Opolis
04/10 – St. Louis, MO @ Ready Bar
05/17 – Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
05/18 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
05/19 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
05/20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater
05/22 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
05/23 – Montreal, QC @ Bar le Ritz PDB
05/24 – Albany, NY @ The Hollow
05/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
05/27 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
05/28 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Wonder Bar
05/31 – Hamden, CT @ The Ballroom at the Outer Space
06/02 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
06/06 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
06/07 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
