Carter Tanton

Carter Tanton is a member of Jana Hunter's Lower Dens, a guitar player in Marissa Nadler's band (who co-wrote a song with her for her recent self-titled album) and a member of Tulsa, now striking out on his own with the solo album Freeclouds on Western Vinyl. Freeclouds is quite good, with more than a whiff of psychedelic folk, but also that expansive, open highways, almost-arena-rock swagger of bands like The War on Drugs. Marissa Nadler sings a little on it, but only in a support role. The real voice to note here is Tanton's own, which is cool, sure and carrying, emotive without being manipulative, and surrounded often by those beautiful clouds of echo that Ariel Pink discovered and everybody uses now.

Here's "Murderous Joy" which sounds especially good blaring out the car window on a sunny late summer day.

Hey, look at this, he's doing some shows with the War on Drugs. Nice match-up. Purling Hiss is pretty excellent, too.
Oct 11 Raleigh NC King's Barcade The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 12 Asheville NC Grey Eagle The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 13 Atlanta GA The Earl The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 14 New Orleans LA Chickie Wah Wah David Vandervelde
Oct 15 Houston TX Fitzgeral's David Vandervelde
Oct 17 Dallas TX Bryan Street Tavern The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 18 Austin TX Emo's The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 20 Tucson AZ Plush The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 21 San Diego CA Soda Bar The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 22 Los Angeles CA The Satellite The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 23 San Francisco CA The Independent The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 25 Portland OR Bunk Bar The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 26 Seattle WA The Tractor Tavern The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 27 Spokane WA A Club The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 28 Nampa ID Flying M The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 29 Salt Lake City UT Kilby Court The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Oct 30 Denver CO Hi-Dive The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Nov 1 Lawrence KS Jackpot Saloon The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Nov 2 Columbia MO Mojo's The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Nov 3 Bloomington IN The Bishop The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Nov 4 Cincinnati OH Mayday Northside The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Nov 5 Cleveland OH Beachland Tavern The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss
Nov 6 Baltimore MD The Talking Head @ Sonar The War on Drugs, Purling Hiss