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The ever-expanding and contracting Toronto quintet Do Make Say Think’s sixth full-length Other Truths is made up of four long tracks, “Do,” “Make,” “Say,” and “Think.” (It’s like taking “self-titled” to the molecular level.) Three go beyond the 10-minute mark — which is where you’ll find opener “Do.” It’s guest vocals are provided by the Lullabye Arkestra. (Elsewhere, Akron/Family lend their pipes to the album.) The piece goes through a number of dynamic ups and downs and passages horned, stringed, synthesized, and otherwise, but a blow-by-blow would diminish its overall power and arc, so just sit down and dig into it.

Other Truths is out 10/20 via Constellation. They’re trekking all over the place:

09/10 – New York, NY @ Wordless Music Festival (Miller Theatre)
10/22 – London, UK @ Scala
10/23 – Thessaloniki, Greece @ Principal
10/24 – Athens, Greece @ Rodeo
10/25 – Athens, Greece @ Rodeo
10/26 – Leipzig, Germany @ Conne Island
10/27 – Munich, Germany @ Feierwerk
10/28 – Schorndorf, Germany @ Manufaktur
10/29 – SUI Duedingen – Bad Bonn
10/30 – Dijon, France @ Novosonic Festival
10/31 – Paris, France @ Le Maroquinerie
11/01 – Nantes, France @ Soy Festival
11/02 – Toulouse, France Kleo
11/03 – Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Apolo
11/04 – Bilbao, Spain @ Kafe Antzokia
11/05 – Marseille, France @ Montevideo
11/06 – Nancy, France @ L’autre Canal
11/07 – Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg @ Kulturfabrik
11/08 – Kortrijk, Belgium @ De Kreujn
11/10 – Hamburg, Germany @ Molotov
11/11 – Malmo, Sweden @ Debaser
11/12 – Linkoping, Sweden @ Herrgarn
11/13 – Oslo, Norway @ John Dee
11/14 – Aarhus, Denmark @ Voxhall
11/15 – Bielefeld, Germany @ Forum
11/16 – Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
11/25 – Montreal, QC @ Sala Rossa
11/26 – Montreal, QC @ Sala Rossa
11/27 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
11/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
11/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
12/01 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
12/02 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
12/03 – Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
12/04 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern

Comments (16)
  1. So good live.

  2. Trying to think of a Damo Suzuki Network joke … wait, it’ll come to me … nah, fuck it.

    Excellent track though. Can’t wait to hear more.

  3. essi  |   Posted on Aug 18th, 2009

    wow… what a track! DMST never dissappoints.

  4. Given how many people seem to have trouble listening to songs for more than 30 seconds without moving on in their iTunes library, I love that DMST is still coming out with 10 min songs. Loved Winter Hymn, stoked they are back at it

  5. Mikey  |   Posted on Aug 18th, 2009

    Splendid! …but where’s the west coast love?

  6. so excited!

  7. love this band. great song.

  8. Couldn’t help but also note that they are playing in Toronto tomorrow!
    https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/76392

    Sounds great!

  9. Tyler  |   Posted on Aug 18th, 2009

    wha…what about san diego?

  10. Wow… I was just reading about the new Built to spill album while listening to this, and for a second I thought i was listening to them :o But then came the trashy guitars at cca 2.30 and there’s no mistaking them :)

  11. Nicholas  |   Posted on Aug 20th, 2009

    totally respect this band and am glad they keep making music, but i don’t know if anything will be able to top the impact the songs off &yet&yet had on me

  12. chud measly  |   Posted on Aug 21st, 2009

    booooooooooooriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing

  13. come to LA or I’ll shoot myself
    simple as that

  14. this is gorgeous. I can’t wait!

  15. daver  |   Posted on Sep 13th, 2009

    it just leaked. it doesn’t sound mastered, but it’s amazing after one listen.

  16. finally got a chance to get through the album and it’s fantastic, rust was mind blowing on it’s own level but this so cohesive and understated, really really fun listen

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