Anyone familiar with Alex Bleeker And The Freaks' sound knows they lean heavily into honeyed Grateful Dead reverb and jam band tendencies, but they've stated a few things even more clearly on their new album Country Agenda. True to its name, it's the most country thing they've ever done, without losing any of their early-'70s innocence. "Sealong Hair" follows up their initial single "The Rest" and is accordingly gentle and pastoral, chugging along on a rhythm akin to a samba. Watch the nostalgia-tinged video, which was directed by Laura-Lynn Petrick, below.
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Here are their full fall tour dates:
09/18 Kittery, ME @ Buoy Gallery
09/19 Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre
09/20 New Windsor, NY @ Storm King Art Center
11/11 New Haven, CT @ BAR Nightclub
11/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
11/15 Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House
11/16 Montreal, QC @ Divan Orange
11/17 Toronto, ON @ The Smiling Buddha
11/18 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
11/19 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
11/20 Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness
11/21 Washington, DC @ DC9
11/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
12/04 Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
12/05 Seattle, WA @ Barboza
12/06 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
12/08 Mill Valley, CA @ Sweetwater Music Hall
12/09 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
12/10 Santa Cruz (Felton), CA @ Don Quixote’s International Music Hall
12/12 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
Country Agenda is out 10/16 via Sinderlyn.
