Watch “Lost in the Woods” New Visual From The Afghan Whigs’ Do to the Beast
North American Premiere via Stereogumhttp://bit.ly/1DvP6moNew European Tour To Begin In February 2015 October 28th, 2014 - Following the Western-themed revenge drama of “Algiers” and the kinetic“Matamoros” videos, comes the dream like “Lost in the Woods,” the latest visual from The Afghan Whigs’ Do to the Beast, directed by Phil Harder.
Stereogum says of the video, “Longtime Whigs collaborator Phil Harder directed the clip, which successfully transports the band’s back-alley soul catharsis to a different kind of shady environment (see North American premiere October 29th).”
The Afghan Whigs are currently wrapping up their North American tour in support of Do to the Beast, with a show tonight, October 29th in Denver at the Bluebird Theatre and October 31st in Austin at The Mohawk. The band has just announced this morning a second European tour which will commence in early 2015, beginning February 2nd in Dublin, IE at Whelans and ending with a show on February 24th in Tel Aviv, IL at Barby. For the most up to date information and tickets please visittheafghanwhigs.com
The Afghan Whigs Do to the Beast is group’s acclaimed new album and first-ever U.S. & U.K. Top 40 album debut: In the U.S. the album entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart at No. 32 and in the U.K.,Do to the Beast entered at No. 40. It gives us the voice and vision of a solitary, brilliant man in a constant tug-of-war with evil, as he imagines it — and as it still runs, though quieter now, in his veins.”
[First Listen] - NPR Music
“The resulting new Afghan Whigs album, Do to the Beast, proves a piece with the band's classic material — yet with fresh, unpredictable shadings that indicate its contemporary genesis.” -
Rolling Stone
"The deep soulfulness that always set Afghan Whigs apart from the pack was no mirage,
and on Do to the Beast, it has matured with grace and power."
[Album of the Week, 4/5] – MOJO
"..Scavenging the darker corners of pop history to create something personal, vital, and urgent."
- Pitchfork
"Do to the Beast locks into the rhythm and soul undercarriage that always set the Whigs apart from its alt-rock-era brethren, and then turns off the lights, turns up the guitars and revels in the unsavory."
[Feature] - LA Times
“Do to the Beast finds the group still boasting a surplus of panache.”
[8/10] - SPIN
“It has the focus and fire of a terrific Afghan Whigs album.”
[8/10] - PopMatters
“At their peak, The Afghan Whigs were one of America’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll groups.
Listening to Do to the Beast, it’s evident they remain so.”
[9/10] – Classic Rock Magazine
“Sixteen years is a bloody long time to be away, but somehow the Afghan Whigs have returned from their spell in the wilderness with charm and power undiminished.”
[8/10] – Rock Sound
“Dulli wears these songs like a favourite jacket, and they gradually increase in
tension and widescreen melodrama.”
[4/5] - The Guardian
“Dulli is not parked outside in an accommodating, let-me-take-you-out way; he’s stalking you , and singing in a lusty man-wail that immediately justifies this entire high-above-par reunion record.”
- The Observer
“Returns with the hunger of a blood-starved vampire.”
[4/5] - The Independent / Sunday
“If we know one thing about Dulli’s beast, it’s that it won’t easily be tamed.”
[7/10] - Uncut
“A brutal and beauteous slither from the grave.”
[8/10] - NME
“A reminder of The Afghan Whigs’ greatness.”
[4/5] - METRO
“Prove that intensity and creativity don’t always diminish with time.”
[4/5] - The Sun
“A powerful, career-affirming return.”
[5/5] - Total Guitar
“There’s much to love here among this urgent collection of black-hearted rock n’roll.”
[4.5/5] - Guitarist
Tour Dates
Oct. 29 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Oct. 31 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
Nov 15 – Mexico City, Mexico - Pasagüero
Feb. 02 - Dublin, IE - Whelans
Feb. 03 - Edinburgh, UK - Liquid Room
Feb. 04 - London, UK - Koko
Feb. 06 - Bruges, BE - Magdalenazaal
Feb. 07 - Brussels, BE - Cirque Royale
Feb. 09 - Paris, FR - Trabendo
Feb. 10 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
Feb. 11 - Hamburg, DE - Gruenspan
Feb. 13 - Prague, CZ - Lucerna Music Bar
Feb. 14 - Krakow, PL - Fabryka
Feb. 15 - Warsaw, PL - Basen
Feb. 18 - Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik
Feb. 19 - Stockholm, SE - Strand
Feb. 21 - Barcelona, ES - Apolo
Feb. 24 - Tel Aviv, IL - Barby # # # |
