Following up the release of Diluvia last month, Freelance Whales' sophomore LP debuted at #1 on Billboard's Heatseeker Charts. They hit college radio at #6 and have been steadily climbing up the CMJ charts.  The band just finished a sucessful national headlining tour, including many sold out shows, and are excited to announce more dates this winter.After two years and over a dozen tours, Freelance Whales were feeling road-worn and eager to rediscover their creative process. They had been building on the grassroots appeal of their earthy debut, Weathervanes, for tens of thousands of miles. To tare the scale, the band embarked on a many faceted journey during which they found themselves isolated in West Kill, sprawled with their instruments in Hoboken, and packed into studios in Brooklyn and Manhattan. What resulted from nearly a year’s worth of creative productivity is the group’s second full-length, Diluvia.Whereas Weathervanes was delivered from the perspective of a child infatuated with ayoung female ghost, Diluvia is a record about the possible survival – or peril – of space- faring humans and other arguably fantastical scenarios. Curiosity over these unknowns has evolved into notions of space exploration, ancient astronauts, dreams, and natural and artificial selection, with new songs building to expansive, atmospheric destinations. Working to evoke both prehistoric and pseudo-futuristic sensations, the record invites listeners to indulge in more elastic thought, perhaps, than it's predecessor.Diluvia, which was recorded over two months in New York City with producer Shane Stoneback, also finds Freelance Whales – Judah Dadone (vocals, guitar, banjo, synthesizers), Doris Cellar (bass, vocals), Chuck Criss (guitar, synthesizers, vocals), Jacob Hyman (drums, vocals), and Kevin Read (guitar, vocals) – exploring new instrumental experiences by blurring their trademark “organic” instruments with liberaluse of electronics and more aggressive rhythm. They may sound bigger, but Freelance Whales are no less committed to capturing intimacy though their music. Diluvia is an experiment in finding the confluence between science and emotion. Their hypothesis is that such a cathartic place exists, for both themselves and their fans, and it can be found somewhere in their new music.Tour Dates:01/15 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's01/16 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa01/17 - Toronton, ON - Virgin Mobile Mod Club01/18 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room01/19 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall01/20 - Columbus, OH - The A&R Music Bar01/22 - Birmingham, AL - WorkPlay Theatre01/24 - Orlando, FL - The Social01/25 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall01/26 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club01/27 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern01/29 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg01/30 - Hamden, CT - The Space01/31 - Harrisburg, PA - The Abbey Bar02/01 - Wilmington, DE - World Cafe Live @ The Queen