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Saintseneca releasing a new LP, touring to CMJ (dates, video)

by Andrew Sacher

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Ohio’s Saintseneca feature a member of The Sidekicks and a member of All Dogs, but it’s not some side project; just a couple musicians from other bands taking time to help main guy Zac Little with his main project. Zac’s nasally voice and stripped down songwriting could probably pass as folk punk, but the collective he surrounds himself with adds layers of dense, post-Arcade Fire arrangements that make Saintseneca a bit more epic than their DIY roots suggest. Their 2011 debut LP, Last, was a great, if somewhat overlooked example of this, but its followup, Dark Arc (due out in March 2014 via ANTI-), is already seeming like it’s going to further cement it. The album’s first single, “Uppercutter” (which just came out on 7″ vinyl today), is maybe their strongest track yet, and you can watch the video for it (via Stereogum) below.

Saintseneca were last in NYC to play Death by Audio in June, and their current tour brings them back for CMJ this week. Their only currently-announced show happens on Friday (10/18) at Cake Shop. They’re on first at 7:30 PM, followed by Holy Esque, Like Swimming, Gang of Youths, Eros and the Eschaton, and Vadoinmessico.

All dates are listed, along with that video, below…

Saintseneca – “Uppercutter”

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Saintseneca — 2013/2014 Tour Dates
Oct 15 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA
Oct 16 DC9 Washington, DC
Oct 18 Cake Shop New York, NY
Oct 21 Pour House Music Hall Raleigh, NC
Oct 22 The Earl East Atlanta, GA
Oct 25 Hi-Watt Nashville, TN
Oct 26 Green Barn Indianapolis, IN
Nov 07 Ace of Cups Columbus, OH
Nov 09 Central Venue Athens, OH
Nov 10 Mahall’s 20 Lanes Lakewood, OH
Nov 12 Schubas Chicago, IL
Nov 13 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
Nov 14 Slowdown Omaha, NE
Nov 15 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA
Nov 16 Replay Lounge Lawrence, KS
Nov 17 The Bishop Bloomington, IN
Nov 18 Zanzabar Louisville, KY
Nov 20 Garfield Artworks Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 17 The Space Hamden, CT