In March, NPR’s “Morning Edition” aired a feature on Elvis Perkins In Dearland that focused heavily on the track “Doomsday” from the bands self-titled album (released on March 10 of this year).  On October 20th, XL Recordings is going to release The Doomsday EP which features the album version of the track, a newly recorded slower version of the song and 4 additional tracks. The EP was recorded June 23-25th at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket, RI.

Tracklisting:

Doomsday
Gypsy Davy (Traditional)
Stay Zombie Stay
Stop Drop Rock and Roll
Weeping Mary (J.P. Reese)
Slow Doomsday

Elvis Perkins had this to say about the forthcoming EP,

“We call this thing The Doomsday EP for obvious reasons, and its middle name to which it also answers is The EP of the Id. Being drawn to the many faces of the American strain it seems we have more or less subconsciously produced a collection speaking to/and or from several of them at once. It's a document of impulses sleeping egos and their superiors let pass to tape. I myself didn't know what these songs sounded like in the hands of EPID until they were processed and played back. You have a song that arrived like the rest of us by boat, a selection from the Sacred Harp, a rock 'n roll heralding the eternal advent of rock 'n roll, an ode to the soul of the undead and, finally (and firstly), two takes on a single song called Doomsday, one which comes from our March release and the other which leans in the direction of its original conception as something of a gospel number. And here they all are, risen from their cribs and graves, under one moonlight while their folks and undertakers look the other way.”

An MP3 of "Slow Doomsday' is now available - please download, post and pass along!

In other exciting news, Elvis Perkins In Dearland have just been confirmed to play the now legendary Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble on October 31.

The Midnight Ramble Sessions, a series of live performances at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, has been organized by Helm since 2000 and past guests have included Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Dr. John and Allan Toussaint.    For more information and tickets, check out http://www.levonhelm.com/midnight_ramble.htm <http://www.levonhelm.com/midnight_ramble.htm>

Following their performance at The Ramble, Elvis Perkins In Dearland will head off on a tour of the US that will take them to the south and then back up the East Coast.  Support will be provided by AA Bondy and Bowerbirds.  The dates are listed below along with various shows they are doing on the West Coast in September/October. Elvis will be doing a solo show at NYC’s Housing Works Bookstore Café in conjunction with Montreal’s Yellow Bird Project on Sept 2nd.   All proceeds will benefit Yellow Bird Project and its network of charities, and Housing Works, the nation’s largest community-based AIDS services organization.  Tickets may be purchased at www.yellowbirdproject.com <http://www.yellowbirdproject.com/> .  Elvis has already been a huge supporter of the Yellow Bird Project including designing a t-shirt for them, with all of the proceeds going to the World Wildlife Fund.

ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND TOUR DATES:

   9/2 - Elvis Perkins (Solo) at Housing Works - New York, NY (Yellow Bird Projects Presents)
    9/3 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
    9/5 - Bumbershoot Festival - Seattle, WA
10/02 - The Casbah - San Diego, CA
10/03 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA
11/04 - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival - San Francisco, CA
10/31 - Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble - Woodstock, NY
11/1 - Mountain Stage - Charleston, WV
11/3 - The Southern - Charlottesville, VA
11/4 - Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall - Asheville, NC
11/5 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
11/6 - Cafe 11 - St. Augustine, FL
11/7 - The Social - Orlando, FL
11/9 - Club Downunder - Tallahassee, FL
11/10 - Bottletree - Birmingham, AL
11/11 - The Parish - New Orleans, LA
11/12 - Walters On Washington - Houston, TX
11/13 - The Parish - Austin, TX
11/14 - House of Blues - Cambridge Room - Dallas, TX
11/16 - Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack - Little Rock, AR
11/17 - TBD - Nashville, TN
11/18 - TBD
11/19 - TBD
11/20 - Gargoyle Club - St. Louis, MO
11/21 - TBD - Chicago, IL
11/30 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
12/01 - The Hi Hat - Providence, RI
12/02 - Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington, DC
12/03 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
12/04 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
12/05 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY

10/02 - with Cave Singers
10/03 - with Other Lives
11/03 - 11/21 with A.A. Bondy
11/30 - 12/4 with Bowerbirds