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Slow Season Premiere “Wasted Years” Video; Tour Dates Announced

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Visalia, California, four-piece Slow Season made their debut on RidingEasy Records late last year with their second album, Mountains (review here), and they’ve been hitting it ever since. Earlier this month, they were out with labelmates The Well and made a stop at SXSW, and in April they’ll be playing with Joy for Record Store Day before launching a US tour in May that starts with Grizzly Fest — held at the Fresno Grizzlies minor league stadium — alongside Fuzz, and a slot the next day at Psycho California with PentagramSleep and about a million others. Not a bad way to launch a tour, and they’ll play with the likes of Mothership, BlackoutZedGoyaHot Lunch and Sons of Huns on the road as well, so it’s not like it’s a letdown after the first two nights either.

There’s a reason I start with touring, and it’s because on tour is also where Slow Season filmed their new video for the song “Wasted Years” from Mountains. You’ll see banners for The Grotto in Fort Worth and The Lost Well in Austin as the four-piece of Hayden Doyel (bass), Daniel Rice (vocals/guitar), Cody Tarbell (drums) and David Kent (guitar) switch between one show and another the song, suitably enough, remaining the same all the while. The clip has a humble, DIY vibe — no computer graphics, no fancy production other than some snappy editing — but it fits with the natural vibe of the track itself, with its catchy but not beat-you-over-the-head-with-the-chorus hook and steady, welcoming roll. As vibes go, Slow Season‘s is an easy one to dig into, organic but unpretentious, and mindful of songwriting even more than aesthetic.

They were recently in the studio again, though I’m not sure to what end, but if I hear of a new release I’ll let you know. In the meantime, enjoy the clip for “Wasted Years” below, followed by the dates for Slow Season‘s upcoming tour:

Slow Season, “Wasted Years” official video

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**STARS & BARS TOUR 2015**
5/16 – Grizzly Fest, Fresno w/ FUZZ
5/17 – Psycho CA, Santa Ana w/ Om, Sleep, Pentagram, Earthless, Pallbearer, BANG!, Radio Moscow, and more!
5/18 – Sweet Springs, Los Osos •¥
5/19 – Blue Lagoon, Santa Cruz •¥
5/20 – El Rio, San Francisco w/ Hot Lunch •
5/21 – Rock Bar, w/ Zed •¥
5/22 – The Know, Portland w/ Sons of Huns •
5/23 – Christo’s, Salem w/ Sons of Huns •
5/25 – Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City w/ Red Telephone
5/26 – Three Kings Tavern, Denver w/ Cloud Catcher
5/27 – Foam, Kansas City
5/28 – The Scene, St. Louis +
5/29 – Cobra Lounge, Chicago +*
5/30 – Louie’s, Kalamazoo +*
5/31 – TBA, Columbus ¥
6/1 – TBA, Nashville ¥
6/2 – TBA, Birmingham ¥
6/3 – TBA, Memphis ¥
6/4 – The Blue Note, OKC ¥
6/5 – Double Wide, Dallas ¥
6/6 – The Lost Well, Austin ¥
6/8 – TBA, Santa Fe
6/9 – TBA, Phoenix w/ Goya
6/10 – Brick by Brick w/ Great Electric Quest, Red Wizard, LOOM
•w/ Blackout
+w/ Dead Feathers
*w/ Bone Hawk
¥ w/ Mothership

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