With its tug-at-heartstrings twang and frontman Tom Hamilton’s melancholy vocals, American Babies’ “Goddamn” is a sentimental rocker to drown your sorrows in. And yet, as the track from American Babies’ 2013 album Knives & Teeth attests to, there’s some solace to be found in giving voice to those under-your-breath mutterings that know too much about hopes slipping away and regretful regrets. Premiering here on PopMatters, the video for “Goddamn” comes as American Babies prepares to release a new EP, Stark & Red (The Royal Potato Family) on 1 April, and to go on tour.
TOUR DATES
1/31 – Chantilly, VA – Bungalow Live
2/6 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East
2/7 – Portsmouth, NH – The Press Room
2/8 – Burlington, VT – Nectar’s
2/14 & 2/15 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
2/18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
2/19 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
2/20 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Brewery
2/21 – Maumee, OH – The Village Idiot
3/1 – Boulder, CO – The Fox Theatre
3/2 – Fort Collins, CO – Avogadro’s Number
3/6 – Evergreen, CO – Little Bear Saloon
3/13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mint
3/29 – Sioux City, IA – Vangarde Arts
3/30 – Des Moines, IA – Gas Lamp
4/1 – Blue Springs, MO – Trouser Mouse
4/3 – Nashville, TN – FooBAR.Too
4/10- Buffalo, NY – Nietzsche’s
4/11- Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizon
4/12 – Williamsport, PA – Bullfrog Brewery