All Them Witches Post New Single “1×1”; European Tour Starts Nov. 16
Well, hello there, new All Them Witches single. Wasn’t really expecting you until I guess two days ago when I stumbled on the social medias notification of your impending arrival. The Nashville three-piece are headed to Europe in a couple weeks to tour alongside Ghost and Tribulation, in what would seem to be a pretty big deal for all involved parties. It’s All Them Witches‘ second Euro run of the year, and unless I’m mistaken they were there for festivals and then some too — yup, they did Hellfest — so it’s not uncovered ground even if these are inevitably bigger venues and different circumstances. People like that Ghost band. They’re, like, a thing that people like.
Fair enough. As it happens, All Them Witches, as a band and in my experience of them as people, are a thing I like, so the new single “1×1” is among the most welcome news I’ve had in a while. The track would seem to take a somewhat grim lyrical view — if one imagines the lyrics to be about the touring experience also covered on their most recent album, 2018’s ATW (review here), it’s something of a surprise they’re hitting the road at all; hopefully that’s not the case — but one way or the other, it’s the heaviest tone I’ve heard from the band in at least the last half-decade, and bassist Charles Michael Parks, Jr. continues to grow ever more commanding as a singer. He shines here in subtle layers of harmonized vocal flourish — note that Parks, guitarist Ben McLeod and drummer/cover artist Robby Staebler are all credited with vocals — that, to All Them Witches fans, should be nothing less than a joy to behold, whatever the lyrical subject matter accompanying. In company with McLeod‘s all-in prog guitar solo, short but effective, and Staebler‘s recognizably fluid roll, they are an ever-changing, ever-growing unit who nonetheless remain uniquely their own.
If you’re still reading this and haven’t torn yourself from the verbiage to click play, hey, thanks. Otherwise, five of the best minutes of your day await you at the bottom of this post, and you might want to grab a download while you can, because All Them Witches have a habit of putting these things out on Bandcamp and then removing them and never talking about them again. Like a secret. Shhh.
Recording info and tour dates and such:
1X1 by All Them Witches
Produced by All Them Witches Koo Koo
Recorded by Ben McLeod at The Church, Woodbury, TN
Assistant Engineering by Elad Shappiro
Mixed by Ben McLeod
Mastered by Mikey Allred at Dark Art Audio in Nashville, TN
All Them Witches w/ Ghost & Tribulation:
Sat 16 November – Nottingham (UK) – Motorpoint Arena
Sun 17 November – Cardiff (UK) – Motorpoint Arena
Mon 18 November – Glasgow (UK) – SSE Hydro
Wed 20 November – Dublin (Ireland) – 3Arena
Fri 22 November – London (UK) – Wembley SSE Arena
Sat 23 November – Leeds (UK) – Arena
Sat 30 November – Katowice (Poland) – Spodek
Sun 01 December – Prague (Czech Republic) – Universum
Tue 03 December – Budapest (Hungary) – BSA
Thu 05 December – Mantova (Italy) – PalaBam
Fri 06 December – Zurich (Switzerland) – Halle 622
Sun 08 December – Barcelona (Spain) – St. Jordi
Tue 10 December – Lisbon (Portugal) – Sala Tejo
Wed 11 December – Madrid (Spain) – Vistalegre
Fri 13 December – Strasbourg (France) – Zenith
Tue 17 December – Luxembourg (Luxembourg) – Rockhal
Wed 18 December – Nantes (France) – Zenith
Thu 19 December – Toulouse (France) – Zenith
Tickets for our 3 NIGHT STAND in Nashville at EXIT/IN are ON SALE NOW!
Dec 27 – https://bit.ly/2To3Qo6
Dec 28 – https://bit.ly/2YSu07z
Dec 29 – https://bit.ly/2YxYjRw
All Them Witches is:
Charles Michael Parks, Jr – bass, vocals
Ben McLeod – guitar, vocals
Robby Staebler – drums, vocals
http://allthemwitches.bandcamp.com/
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http://www.allthemwitches.org/
