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Tim Kasher (Cursive) Releases New Single, Tour Dates
Earlier today, Tim Kasher, the frontman for Cursive and The Good Life, released a new Eric Stafford animated video for his single Forever Of The Living Dead.
The single features a trio of guests: Laura Jane Grace of Against Me!, Jeff Rosenstock of Bomb The Music Industry, and – of particular note – Kasher‘s nine year old niece. Forever Of The Living Dead is the second song to be released from his upcoming solo album, Middling Age; which will be released digitally on April 15th and on vinyl in late spring via 15 Passenger Records. It is available for pre-order here. Kasher discussed the song and video saying:
“‘Forever of the Living Dead’ is the closing track, and so, attempts to sum up the various tangents of mortality and existentialism the album explores. It’s closer to stream-of-consciousness than most writing I do, using absurdist imagery to express, well, my abstract thoughts on aging, I suppose. As stream-of-consciousness goes, I’m not entirely sure just what it’s about at times. But it maintains a tone, and I’d like to think that tone reflects the album and the weight of our passage of time. I recruited both Laura Jane Grace and Jeff Rosenstock to help out on this song, with Laura singing the second verse and Jeff playing a sax solo for an extended outro. Phenomenal stuff.
Eric Stafford made the brilliant video, leaning hard into the absurdist imagery by creating a narrative of two zombies seeking one another out. I love what he’s done, and now I picture the video when I play the song, which is how a great video should work, in my opinion.”
Kasher will head out on “The Carousel Tour” next month alongside Grace and Anthony Green, the dates are below.
The Carousel Tour itinerary:
05/01 — Minneapolis, MN — Fine Line Music Cafe *
05/02 — Milwaukee, WI — Eagles Club (The Rave Hall) *
05/03 — Chicago, IL — Thalia Hall *
05/05 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer *
05/06 — Asbury Park, NJ — The Stone Pony
05/07 — Somerville, MA — Crystal Ballroom (Somerville Theatre) *
05/09 — New York, NY — Irving Plaza ^
05/10 — Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Soundstage ^
05/11 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground ^
05/12 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theatre ^
05/14 — New Orleans, LA — The Hangar ^
05/15 — Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall ^
05/17 — San Antonio, TX — Vibes Event Center ^
05/18 — Roswell, NM — The Liberty ^
05/20 — Phoenix, AZ — Crescent Ballroom #
05/21 — Pomona, CA — The Glass House #
05/22 — Los Angeles, CA — The Regent Theater #
05/24 — San Francisco, CA — August Hall #
05/26 — Portland, OR — Wonder Ballroom #
05/27 — Seattle, WA — Showbox #
05/29 — Boise, ID — The Olympic #
05/30 — Salt Lake City, UT — Metro Music Hall #
05/31 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall #
* Mikey Erg supporting
^ Home Is Where supporting
# Oceanator supporting
