Last year, Caroline Rose leaked their own album year of the slug, which was recorded on GarageBand into a phone. The lo-fi atmosphere made the songs special, but Rose is upping the ante. Today the singer-songwriter is announcing her new LP Gentling The Horse At The Walt Whitman Mall, and the second single "Chow Mein" boasts amusing extravagance.
Gentling The Horse At The Walt Whitman Mall was produced by John Congleton, and the announcement follows May's "Yip Yip Yow," which appears on the record. About "Chow Mein," Rose says, "I relate to characters who are a little strange, who are outsiders, who seem to fuck up a lot or find themselves in awkward situations. Most of these stories are just pulled directly from scenes in my own life, so the character is basically always some version of myself. This is a story about trying too hard to be cool and act normal, but everything is going wrong."
Listen below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Yip Yip Yow"
02 "Chow Mein"
03 "Valery (please don't be mad at me)"
04 "Cement Head"
05 "Goddamn Train"
06. Notes To Teenage Self"
07 "Conversation with Shiv (AKA liquid k song)"
08 "Hello Again, Jim"
09 "Calm"
10 "RIDE (!!!)"
11 "Everything In Its Right Place"
TOUR DATES:
09/29 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee*
09/30 - Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion*
10/01 - Cincinnati, OH @ MegaCorp Pavilion Outdoor*
10/02 - Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe*
10/04 - Ottawa, ON @ HISTORY Ottawa*
10/05 - Toronto, ON @ Meridian Hall*
10/07 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner*
10/08 - New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17*
10/09 - Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion*
10/10 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Citizens Live at The Wylie*
10/12 - Memphis, TN @ Satellite Music Hall*
10/13 - New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans*
10/15 - Austin, TX ACL @ Live at The Moody Theater*
10/16 - Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory*
10/17 - San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center at Tech Port*
10/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Financial Theatre*
10/20 - Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium*
10/22 - Avila Beach, CA @ Avila Beach Golf Resort*
10/23 - Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24*
10/26 - New York, NY @ Rough Trade +
10/28 - London, UK @ Rough Trade East +
10/30 - Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade Bristol +
11/01 - Nottingham, UK @ Rough Trade Nottingham +
11/02 - Liverpool, UK @ Rough Trade Liverpool +
11/04 - Glasgow, UK @ Assai +
11/05 - Dublin, IE @ Spindizzy +
11/09 - Berlin, DE @ Rough Trade Berlin +
11/12 - Paris, FR - Balades Sonores @ Paris, FR +
* = in-store signing/performance
+ = w/ Modest Mouse
Gentling The Horse At The Walt Whitman Mall is out 10/23 via her own SUCK records. Pre-order it here.
