After universal praise for Humanhood earlier this year (read our review here), The Weather Station—the acclaimed project of Tamara Lindeman—returns with two new songs: the uptempo “Airport” and the evocative “Only The Truth,” both recorded during the Fat Possum LP sessions but didn’t make it onto the album.
“There were so many strong songs I left off Humanhood because the album had such a narrative arc to adhere to, “Lindeman says. “‘Airport’ was one of them that I’m glad to release now. I’ve always hated airports; I find them so dehumanizing. This song tells a story of a person trying to mirror what is around them; that sort of shutting down, not caring, acting like you don’t care even when you really do. At the heart of it though is, of course, an intense longing, and a hope for something alive that feels like it can’t be.”
Lindeman describes “Only The Truth” as “one of my favourite songs from Humanhood and just didn’t make the tracklist at the very last moment, but it feels so relevant and connected with the record. It intersects with ‘Neon Signs,’ it expands on the same idea; that the truth is this sort of lumpen, complicated, organic thing. Falsehoods and lies glimmer, reach towards you, need you; but the truth ‘doesn’t care if you care / all it ever is is there.’”
The new music arrives just as the band prepares to embark on an extensive UK and European tour, kicking off on November 1st. This run includes festival appearances and a co-headline date with Destroyer. The London show on November 21st at the EartH Theatre—a major tour highlight—will feature a unique set with a string quartet as part of the London Jazz Festival, making it stand out among the tour dates (details below).
Some of those EU dates include shows with Juni Habel and Kevin Fowley, two artists you should definitely check out if you’re not familiar with their music.
“Airport” and “Only The Truth” are now available to stream: https://theweatherstation.ffm.to/airport-onlythetruth
Tour Dates:
Sat. Nov. 1 – Groningen, NL @ Take Root
Mon. Nov. 3 – Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret (w/ Juni Habel)
Tue. Nov. 4 – Stockholm, SE @ Slaktkyrka (w/ Juni Habel)
Wed. Nov. 5 – Lund, SE @ Mejeriet (w/ Juni Habel)
Fri. Nov. 7 – Den Haag, NL @ Crossing Border Festival
Sat. Nov. 8 – Cologne, DE @ Luxor (w/ Destroyer)
Sun. Nov. 9 – Antwerpen, BE @ Crossing Border Festival
Tue. Nov. 11 – Munich, DE @ Strom (w/ Kevin Fowley)
Wed. Nov. 12 – Zürich, CH @ Bogen F (w/ Kevin Fowley)
Fri. Nov 14 – Barcelona, ES @ Feroe Festival
Sun. Nov. 16 – Clermont-Ferrand, FR @ La Cooperative de Mai (w/ Kevin Fowley)
Tue. Nov. 18 – Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix (w/ Kevin Fowley)
Fri. Nov. 21 – London, UK – EFG London Jazz Festival @ EartH Theatre (w/ Lucy Gooch)
Sun. Nov. 23 – Katowice, PL @ Ars Cameralis Festival
Tickets: https://www.theweatherstation.net/tour