A mere seven months after the release of his sophomore album Elvis Perkins In Dearland, Perkins returns this fall with a brand new EP. The EP, titled The Doomsday EP, begins with a familiar song to Perkins fans, the title track, which was also a song on the full length from earlier this year. Another version of Doomsday finishes the EP, but within the disc fans are treated to four brand new songs.
Perkins continues to churn out tunes that have a throwback feel to them on this EP, and shows his versatility as he touches on gospel folk with the song “Weeping Mary.” He also shares a song that would fit nicely alongside a rockabilly number from another Elvis with the track “Stop Drop Rock And Roll.” But the familiar sounds are far from sounding dated, and even on an EP like this, Perkins manages to charm the listener with his creativity and attention to detail.
The Doomsday EP is due out October 20th on XL Recordings, and Elvis and his band are hitting the road this fall as well. The full listing of the fall tour is posted after the jump….
Elvis Perkins In Dearland – Slow Doomsday
10/31 – Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble – Woodstock, NY
11/1 – Mountain Stage – Charleston, WV
11/3 – The Southern – Charlottesville, VA
11/4 – Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall – Asheville, NC
11/5 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
11/6 – Cafe 11 – St. Augustine, FL
11/7 – The Social – Orlando, FL
11/9 – Club Downunder – Tallahassee, FL
11/10 – Bottletree – Birmingham, AL
11/11 – The Parish – New Orleans, LA
11/12 – Walters On Washington – Houston, TX
11/13 – The Parish – Austin, TX – WOXY Presents
11/14 – House of Blues – Cambridge Room – Dallas, TX
11/16 – Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack – Little Rock, AR
11/20 – Gargoyle Club – St. Louis, MO
11/21-TBD-Chicago, IL
11/30 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
12/01 – The Hi Hat – Providence, RI
12/02 – Rock and Roll Hotel – Washington, DC
12/03 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA
12/04 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
12/05 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY
**10/02 – with Cave Singers
**10/03 – with Other Lives
**11/03 – 11/21 with A.A. Bondy
**11/30 – 12/4 with Bowerbirds
