Laura Stevenson – “L-DOPA” (Stereogum Premiere)
Laura Stevenson’s next record Wheel is out April 23 via Don Giovanni Records. Below, hear “L-DOPA,” a 6-minute track marked by gorgeous strings and Stevenson’s slow, crushing lyricism. You can also hear the previously released single “Runner,” also set to appear on the new album, which Stevenson says is “an album brimming with life and death in the desperate search for what keeps us turning in the face of doubt, an exercise in coming to terms with the overwhelming beauty that can be found in the lack of an answer.” On “L-DOPA,” the aforementioned strings are played by Rob Moose (Bon Iver, Antony And The Johnsons) and Kelly Pratt (Beirut, Arcade Fire, David Byrne and St. Vincent) plays trumpets and flugelhorn. The band’s new tour dates are below, too.
Laura Stevenson Tour Dates:
MARCH
09 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore (Idobi Festival)
10 – Newport, KY – Southgate House
13-16 – SXSW
17 – Hot Springs, AR – Low Key Arts
18 – Decatur, AL – Excalibur
19 – St. Louis, MO – The Firebird
20 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Café
21 – Rochester, NY – The Bug Jar
APRIL
19 – Philadelphia, PA – Milkboy
20 – Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel
21 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
23 – Gainseville, FL – The Atlantic
24 – Orlando, FL – The Social
26 – Atlanta, FL – The Masquerade
27 – Memphis, TN – Crosstown Arts
28 – Dallas, TX – The Prophet Bar
30 – Houston, TX – Rudyard’s
MAY
01 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
03 – El Paso, TX – Gallery 127
04 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock
06 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
07 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
08 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill
09 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
11 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
15 – Denvero, CO – Larimer Lounge
16 – Lawrence, KS – Jackpot Music Hall
17 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock
18 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
19 – Lansing, MI – Mac’s Bar
20 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
21 – Toronto, ON – The Drake Hotel
22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
23 – Cambridge, MA – TT The Bear’s Place
24 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Wheel is out April 23 via Don Giovanni.