Pitchfork

If the name of Louisville post-rockers the For Carnation doesn't strike a chord, it could be cuz they've largely rested on their laurels since the release of their debut self-titled LP at the turn of the century. Heck, this is a band whose old label still links to a defunct Geocities page as their official website, to give you some idea of how long it's been.

Or it could be because the For Carnation were always doomed to be overshadowed by main man Brian McMahan's other band, Slint. (McMahan was also in Squirrel Bait and played with Will Oldham in the Palace days.)

But this summer, just as Slint themselves re-emerge from the shadows, the For Carnation will bloom again. On July 10, Touch and Go will reissue two For Carnation EPs, 1995's Fight Songs and 1996's Marshmallows (both originally on Matador), compiled together into a set titled Promised Works. On these tracks, McMahan was joined by members of Tortoise as well as Slint-mate David Pajo.

Don't forget, Slint are on tour this summer, playing their classic Spiderland album in full. Thanks to the fine folks at All Tomorrow's Parties/Don't Look Back, their first stop in North America will be July 13 at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago's Union Park!

As Promised:

01 Grace Beneath the Pines
02 How I Beat the Devil
03 Get and Stay Get March
04 On the Swing
05 I Wear the Gold
06 Lymr, Marshmallow
07 Winter Lair
08 Salo
09 Preparing to Receive You

Slint tour dates:

05-19 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (ATP vs the Fans) *
05-21 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-23 Brussels, Belgium - AB2
05-24 Paris, France - Bataclan
05-28 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
05-29 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
07-13 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival/ATP's Don't Look Back) #
07-17 New York City, NY - Webster Hall
07-18 New York City, NY - Webster Hall
07-21 Seattle, WA - Showbox
07-23 Hollywood, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
08-20 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
08-22 London, England - Koko
08-23 London, England - Koko

* non-Spiderland show
# with Sonic Youth performing Daydream Nation and GZA/Genius performing Liquid Swords