Hoots and Hellmouth‘s fourth album In The Trees is an effort that feels like an expedition. Through dark tangles of thickets and underbrush, a path winds its way through the density of lived life, finally opening up into a sun-drenched field in which to stretch out, breathe deep and reflect on the journey… weary travelers dressing wounds while wistfully recalling tales of courage and self-doubt, love and longing.
The new album began to take shape over two years ago in a transformed silversmith mill in the little Philadelphia suburb of Clifton Heights, PA. Mt Slippery, as it is currently known, is home-base for their homies Dr. Dog. They assembled with engineer Nathan Sabatino (Dr. Dog, Floating Action, Birdie Busch, etc) and over the course of a couple weeks proceeded to coax these songs out of the ether using all manner of instrumentation. The now-classic acoustic H&H sound is certainly present, but as with each record previous, In The Trees pushes the band beyond the borders of what came before. It’s a natural progression, an obvious evolution. Sparking electric tones set old wood aflame. These songs burn with it.
These songs. While not written around a premeditated theme, each star in this album’s constellation seems to gather about the axis of the sacred and profane. An omnipresent sensitivity to spirit gives way on more than one occasion to full-blown physical freak-out. For every blissfully still moment of somber reflection there exists an equal and opposite reaction of explosive self-indulgence. This record represents feast and famine. Dig in and join Hoots and Hellmouth In The Trees.
Hoots and Hellmouth’s new self-released album In The Trees will be available October 28th on CD and digital formats, with a limited edition vinyl pressing to follow in the near future.
HOOTS AND HELLMOUTH 2016 FALL TOUR DATES:
10/05 Beachland Tavern – Cleveland, OH
10/06 Club Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA 10/07 The Ark – Ann Arbor, MI
10/08 Ignition Garage – Goshen, IN
10/09 The Tonic Room – Chicago. IL
10/13 Hi-Dive – Denver, CO
10/15 Rose Music Hall – Columbia, MO
10/16 The Bootleg – St. Louis, MO
10/19 The Basement – Nashville, TN
10/21 Purple Fiddle – Thomas, WV
10/22 The Abbey Bar – Harrisburg, PA
11/11 Gypsy Sally’s – Washington, DC
11/17 Atwoods Tavern – Cambridge, MA
11/18 Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY
11/20 Musikfest Cafe – Bethlehem, PA
12/02 The Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA
(additional dates to be announced soon)
10/06 Club Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA 10/07 The Ark – Ann Arbor, MI
10/08 Ignition Garage – Goshen, IN
10/09 The Tonic Room – Chicago. IL
10/13 Hi-Dive – Denver, CO
10/15 Rose Music Hall – Columbia, MO
10/16 The Bootleg – St. Louis, MO
10/19 The Basement – Nashville, TN
10/21 Purple Fiddle – Thomas, WV
10/22 The Abbey Bar – Harrisburg, PA
11/11 Gypsy Sally’s – Washington, DC
11/17 Atwoods Tavern – Cambridge, MA
11/18 Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY
11/20 Musikfest Cafe – Bethlehem, PA
12/02 The Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA
(additional dates to be announced soon)
