nai-harvest-2014

Nai Harvest releasing a split w/ Playlounge, touring the US w/ Dads & Tiny Moving Parts (dates & streams)

by Andrew Sacher

Nai Harvest

UK indie rock duo Nai Harvest have been on our radar since the release of their impressive Hold Open My Head (on Topshelf/Dog Knights) earlier this year, and it was exciting when they announced they’d be coming to the US for The Fest, which we hoped would mean a NYC show would get added too. That’s finally happened, as the band have announced a tour with two mathy American bands, Dads and Tiny Moving Parts. The tour hits NYC on October 20 at The Studio at Webster Hall. Tickets for that show are on sale now. All dates are listed below.

Nai Harvest are following their EP with a split with Playlounge due out on Dog Knights/Topshelf this August. Each band contributes a new song and covers a track by the other band, and Nai Harvest recently shared their new contribution, “Buttercups.” It’s another love letter to ’90s indie rock, but with enough hooks to prove that Nai Harvest have some real songwriting chops too. Check it out below.

Both Dads and Tiny Moving Parts have new albums coming out this year too, I’ll Be the Tornado (out 10/14 via 6131) and Pleasant Living (out 9/9 via Triple Crown), respectively. Stream tracks from both of those LPs as well, with the list of tour dates, below…

Nai Harvest – “Buttercups”

Tracklist:
Nai Harvest – Buttercups
Nai Harvest – Sweet Tooth (Playlounge cover)
Playlounge – Hand Clap Cinema
Playlounge – Floor (Nai Harvest Cover)

Dads – “But”

Tiny Moving Parts – “Always Focused”

Nai Harvest — 2014 Tour Dates
8/3 South Wales Rhondda Rocks
8/8 West Yorks Beacons Festival
8/24 London Shacklewell Arms
9/5 London Old Blue Last ^
9/6 Leeds Cockpit ^
9/7 Birmingham Flapper ^
9/8 Bristol Exchange ^
9/9 Brighton Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar ^
9/24 Southampton Joiners ^
9/25 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach ^
9/26 Derby The Victoria Inn ^
9/27 Glasgow Stereo ^
9/28 Manchester Star & Garter ^
9/29 Kingston Fighting Cocks ^
10/17 Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar *
10/18 Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck *
10/19 Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room *
10/20 New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall *
10/22 Allston, MA @ Great Scott *
10/23 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church *
10/24 Washington, DC @ DC9 *
10/25 Raleigh, NC @ Kings *
10/26 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern *
10/27 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *
10/29-10/30 Ybor City, FL @ Pre-Fest *
10/31-11/02 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest *

^ – w/ Superheaven
* – w/ Dads, Tiny Moving Parts

other Dads / Tiny Moving Parts Dates (w/o Nai Harvest)
11/03 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs +
11/04 Austin, TX @ Mohawk +
11/05 Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey +
11/07 Tucson, AZ @ Gary’s Place +
11/08 Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock Live +
11/10 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction +
11/11 Los Angeles, CA @ EchoPlex +
11/12 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of The Hill +
11/14 Portland, OR @ Slabtown +
11/15 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project +
11/17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court +

+ – w/ Choir Vandals