A somewhat quiet 2015 has quickly roared into life for Caspian.
A short time after announcing the free cinematic screening of their Larcom Theatre performance (July 9 at the Cabot in Beverly), the Massachusetts post-rock band last week unveiled news of their next full length album, titled Dust & Disquiet, out September 25 on Triple Crown Records.
“Sad Heart of Mine,” the epic first single off Dust & Disquiet, can be streamed below via YouTube. It has that emotional, life-affirming build that Caspian is now known for.
“This record was the product of some substantial soul searching, a lot of hard work, and the desire to reclaim for ourselves what it is we all still love about music, both as individuals and as a collective unit,” Caspian writes on social media. “It’s heavy, it’s mellow, it’s intense, it’s epic — it’s a CASPIAN record. You may find a few surprises within as well.”
They add: “We always try to spin some kind of story over the course of each of these records (this one clocks in just under an hour) and make concessions for the greater good in terms of the way these songs function together. Dust and Disquiet is no exception. In our opinion it flows together as a whole better than anything we’ve done yet. Come September, we’ll let you be the judge.”
As for “Sad Heart of Mine,” the band is reluctant to call it a single. Instead, consider it “a pretty little bright spot” on the album that deserves a spotlight… for now.
“Album flow can make it interesting for us when presenting ‘singles’. At the risk of sounding pretentious, it can be like ripping a chapter out of a book and tossing it out there without context. But so it goes. To get us all started, here’s a pretty little bright spot toward the middle of the record called ‘Sad Heart of Mine’. It’s a ray of light in the midst of what we feel is a bit of a denser experience this time around.
Caspian also announced a full-on fall tour, including the hometown date: October 23 at the Sinclair in Cambridge. Check the full album track listing below, as well as “Sad Heart of Mine,” some artwork, and the full list of tour dates…
CASPIAN
Dust and Disquiet
01. Separation No. 2
02. Ríoseco
03. Arcs of Command
04. Echo and Abyss
05. Run Dry
06. Equal Night
07. Sad Heart of Mine
08. Darkfield
09. Aeternum Vale
10. Dust and Disquiet
Caspian — 2015 Tour Dates
Jul 09 2015 FREE FILM SCREENING OF CASPIAN’S “LIVE AT THE LARCOM” @ THE CABOT, BEVERLY, MA
Sep 19 2015 BROOKLYN, NY @ ROUGH TRADE*
Sep 22 2015 MONTREAL, QC @ LE PETIT CAMPUS*
Sep 23 2015 TORONTO, ON @ LEE’S PLACE*
Sep 24 2015 FERNDALE, MI @ THE LOVING TOUCH*
Sep 25 2015 CHICAGO, IL @ LINCOLN HALL*
Sep 26 2015 CINCINNATI, OH @ MIDPOINT MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sep 27 2015 CHAMPAIGN, IL @ PYGMALION MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sep 29 2015 LAWRENCE, KS @ JACKPOT MUSIC HALL*
Sep 30 2015 OMAHA, NE @ SLOWDOWN*
Oct 01 2015 ENGLEWOOD, CO @ MOE’S*
Oct 03 2015 BOISE, ID @ NEUROLUX*
Oct 04 2015 SEATTLE, WA @ BARBOZA*
Oct 05 2015 PORTLAND, OR @ MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS*
Oct 07 2015 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ THE RICKSHAW STOP*
Oct 08 2015 LOS ANGELES, CA @ CLUB BAHIA*
Oct 09 2015 SAN DIEGO, CA @ THE HIDEOUT*
Oct 10 2015 PHOENIX, AZ @ THE REBEL LOUNGE*
Oct 11 2015 ALBUQUERQUE, NM @ LAUNCHPAD*
Oct 13 2015 AUSTIN, TX @ THE NORTH DOOR*
Oct 14 2015 DALLAS, TX @ THE PROPHET BAR*
Oct 16 2015 NASHVILLE, TN @ THE HIGH WATT*
Oct 17 2015 ATLANTA, GA @ VINYL AT CENTER STAGE*
Oct 19 2015 RALEIGH, NC @ KINGS*
Oct 20 2015 RICHMOND, VA @ THE CAMEL*
Oct 21 2015 PHILADELPHIA, PA @ JOHNNY BRENDA’S*
Oct 22 2015 WASHINGTON, DC @ DC9*
Oct 23 2015 CAMBRIDGE, MA @ The Sinclair*
* – w/ Circle Takes the Square