Acoustic innovators Twisted Pine are back with a bold new direction and an exuberant collection of songs that dares you to Love Your Mind. Their new single, "After Midnight (Nothing Good Happens),” captures late-night festival fun with all its tempting choices -- campfires!! cold beer! jams! — and entered the Americana Radio singles chart this week. The video, shot on location at bluegrass/roots music festivals in Maine and Vermont, premiered at The Bluegrass Situation.
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "AFTER MIDNIGHT (NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS)" HERE
STREAM/ ORDER LOVE YOUR MIND HERE
The band — Kathleen Parks on fiddle and lead vocals, Dan Bui on mandolin, Chris Sartori on bass, and Anh Phung on flute — will release their joyous third LP, Love Your Mind, on October 18 on Signature Sounds. With two strong front women, Parks and Phung, the lyrics often have a feminist bent. The new album straddles Americana, jazz, funk and bluegrass, all done on acoustic instruments. From the effervescent pop of “Goosebump Feeling” to a Frank Zappa cover (“Peaches En Regalia), Twisted Pine continue to expand their sound. The LP is full of buoyant pop and delicate folk, hootenanny twang and old-school R&B grooves, plus plenty of thoughtful, intense, and playful lyrics.
Co-produced by the band and longtime-collaborator Dan Cardinal (Aoife O'Donovan, Darlingside, Josh Ritter) at his studio Dimension Sound in Boston, the album is the sound of Twisted Pine now — experimental production, fearless songwriting featuring input from each member, finely-crafted collaborative arrangements, playing that is sometimes virtuosic, always visceral. The sound of a band that demands you Love Your Mind.
Look for more news soon and check this space for updates: www.twistedpineband.com
TWISTED PINE ON TOUR:
* with Railroad Earth
% with Damn Tall Buildings
Oct 18 Iron Horse Music Hall - Northampton, MA w/ Ali McGuirk
Oct 19 Zenbarn - Waterbury Center, VT w/ Queen City Cut-ups
Oct 20 Oct 20 Billsville House Concerts - Manchester VT [sold out]
Oct 24 Oxbow Brewery w/ Cilla Bonnie - Portland, ME
Oct 25 Stage One at Fairfield Theatre - Fairfield CT w/ Goodnight Blue Moon
Nov 13 XL Live- Harrisburg, PA *
Nov 14 Tarrytown Music Hall - Tarrytown NY *
Nov 15 Bearsville Theatre - Woodstock NY *
Nov 16 The Strand - Providence RI *
Nov 30 The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA % w/ Ali McGuirk, Presented by WBUR
Dec 4 World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA %
Dec 5 Drom - New York, NY %
Dec 6 Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA w/ Maya de Vitry
Dec 7 The Purple Fiddle - Thomas, WV
Dec 8 The 8x10 - Baltimore, MD - w/ Charm City Junction
Jan 16 Goodwood Gardens & Museum / Florida State University - Tallahassee, FL
Feb 2-9 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Scythian’s String Break Cruise
May 2 Caramoor Center for Music and The Arts - Katonah, NY (in collaboration w/ City Winery)