THE PINES premiere a new song from "Above the Prairie" out February 5

The Pines meld soundscapes with landscapes on "Above the Prairie"  Listen to the first single, "Aerial Ocean" at The Current Headlining tour kicks of January 29 (Release date February 5, 2016; Red House Records) On their forthcoming album, Above the Prairie (Feb 5, Red House Records), The Pines sound like an Eno of the Great Plains.  Exploring the vast expanses around and above them, they find beauty in isolated towns and farms that dot the landscape, and the array of stars that dot the night sky. Rolling Stone’s David Fricke has called The Pines “quietly gripping” and though most of the ten new, original songs on Above the Prairie were captured in just a couple takes, the album represents the band’s most ambitious work to date. Songwriters David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey, and keyboardist/songwriter (and Benson’s brother) Alex Ramsey, meld a lush, layered sound with vivid, imagistic lyrics and a filmmaker's keen eye for detail and framing, blending celestial, ethereal atmospherics with rich, warm vocals and earthy acoustic instruments. Above the Pines is also a celebration of the community and history that gave birth to it.  On “Here,” the band is joined by Iowa friends and family, including Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Pieta Brown, and Ramsey patriarch Bo Ramsey, who co-produced the LP with The Pines.  The album closes with ‘Time Dreams,’ a collaboration with American Indian activist and poet John Trudell. The Pines have shared the stage with everyone from Arcade Fire and Bon Iver to Mavis Staples and The Holmes Brothers. Their 2012 LP Dark So Gold was named #3 best album of the decade by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Vintage Guitar called it “a soundtrack of American Gothic intensity…a stunner of an album.” The Pines kick off a headlining tour on January 29, see below for a full list of dates. Listen to "Aerial Ocean" Above The Prairie tracklist: Aerial Ocean There in Spirit Lost Nation Hanging From the Earth Here Where Something Wild Still Grows Sleepy Hollow Villisca Come What Is Time Dreams feat. John Trudell & Quiltman The Pines 2016 North American tour dates: 11/21/15 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon 11/22/15 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern 11/28/15 – Cedar Rapids, IA – CSPS 12/4/15 – Burlington, IA – The Washington 12/5/15 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s 12/11/15 – Mineral Point, WI – Mineral Point Opera House 1/9/16 – Northfield, MN – Northfield Arts Guild Theater 1/16/16 – Lake City, MN – Oak Center General Store 1/29/16 – Rockford, IL – Severson Dells Nature Center 1/30/16 – Goshen, IN – Ignition Garage 1/31/16 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Café 2/2/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Café 2/3/16 – New York, NY – Rockwood Music Hall: Stage 2 2/5/16 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Upstairs 2/6/16 – Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java 2/7/16 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle – Back Room 2/9/16 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic 2/10/16 – Nashville, TN – The High Watt 2/11/16 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway Nightclub 2/13/16 – Milwaukee, WI – Club Garibaldi 2/20/16 – Sioux City, IA – Vangarde Arts 2/21/16 – Omaha, NE – Reverb 2/23/16 – Houston. TX – McGonigel’s Mucky Duck 2/24/16 – Austin, TX – Cactus Café 2/25/16 – Dallas, TX – Three Links 2/26/16 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Blue Door 2/27/16 – Kansas City, MO – Knuckleheads Websites: http://shorefire.com/client/the-pines http://thepinesmusic.com/   Get Social!