The French Kicks take 'Swimming' to the road

April 25, 2008 06:04 AM
Indie rockers The French Kicks continue a headlining tour tonight behind their new studio album, "Swimming," which is due in stores May 20.

The New York quartet kicked off the run last weekend, and more than 20 dates remain on the trek, which runs into the second week of June. The full schedule is included below.

"Swimming," which hit iTunes as a digital download on April 1, is the band's third studio album and first since 2006's "Two Thousand."

The new album, which the band produced on its own, is "by far the closest we've come to getting the sound we wanted," vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Nick Stumpf said in a press release.

"On this record, we hoped to capture the joy of friends playing together in a relaxed way," added guitarist/vocalist Josh Wise. "We used a lot of first and second takes and tried to preserve a sense of immediacy and discovery that comes from putting things down before you really have a chance to think too hard. It's bolder, and at the same time more intimate, than anything we’ve done."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
April 2008
25 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
26 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
27 - Asheville, NC - Bald Eagle

May 2008
15 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
16 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
18 - San Francisco, CA - Independent
19 - Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp
22 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
23 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
28 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
29 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
30 - Madison, WI - High Noon
31 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar

June 2008
2 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
4 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
5 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
6 - Houston, TX - Walters on Washington
7 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
9 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
10 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
11 - Columbus, OH - The Basement

 tour dates and tickets

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