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New from The Pauses

Posted by Loren on May 17, 2018

New from The Pauses
photo by John Deeb

The Pauses have two exciting pieces of news to announce. First, they're releasing the new Unbuildingon June 22 on Arctic Rodeo Recordings. The new album is the group's second full-length and was mixed and produced by J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines), who also helmed the band’s debut, A Cautionary Tale

In addition to the new record, the band will also be touring this summer with Far as the band celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Water and Solutions album. The Pauses will perform as Jonah Matranga's backing band throughout the tour in addition to opening each night.

May 24 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Wilbury *
May 25 - New Orleans, LA @ Neutral Ground *
May 26 - Denton, TX @ The Space Station *
May 27 - Austin, TX @ Cheer Up Charlie's *
May 29 - Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space *
June 2 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick #
June 3 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Hi Hat #
June 4 - Mesa, AZ @ Club Red # 
June 5 - Las Vegas, NV @ Bunkhouse Saloon #
June 7 - Amarillo, TX @ The 806 #
June 8 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater #
June 9 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock #
June 12 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse #
June 13 - Portland, OR @ Analog Cafe #
June 15 - Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post #
June 16 - San Francisco, CA @ TBA #
July 12 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar ^ 
July 13 - Orlando, FL @ Blackstar ^
July 14 - Gainesville, FL @ High Dive ^
July 20 - Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge 
July 21 - Birmingham, AL @ The Nick
July 23 - St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
July 24 - Omaha, NE @ O'Leavers
July 25 - Chicago, IL @ Landland
July 26 - Bloomington, IN @ Blockhouse Bar 
July 27 - Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's Bohemia
July 28 - Raleigh, NC @ Slim's 
July 29 - Jacksonville, FL @ Rain Dogs

* ​- ​Acoustic 
# ​- ​w/ Far
^ ​- ​w/ J. Robbins

Unbuilding track listing:
01. Eventually, Everything Connects
02. Don’t Wake Me Up
03. Digital Detox
04. Had/Have
05. The Beginnings of Things
06. The Best For The Most For The Least
07. The Means
08. Heart Of The Steal
09. Animus?

New from The Pauses
photo by John Deeb

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