Midlake have announced the release of their eagerly awaited fifth studio album. For The Sake of Bethel Woods arrives via ATO Records in the US and Bella Union in the UK on Friday, March 18, 2022; pre-orders are available now. The Texas-based band’s first new music since 2013’s Antiphon, For The Sake of Bethel Woods is heralded by today’s premiere of the vibrant first single, “Meanwhile…,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services; an official lyric video is streaming now at YouTube.
Midlake will celebrate their long-overdue return with a North American tour schedule, kicking off October 28 at Fort Worth, TX’s Tulips and then traveling into 2022. Highlights include a very special two-night event alongside The Flaming Lips, set for December 30 and New Year’s Eve at The Caverns in Pelham, TN, a subterranean music venue renowned for its prehistoric natural acoustics and otherworldly beauty. For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.midlakeband.com/tour.
Produced, engineered, and mixed by GRAMMY® Award-winner John Congleton (St. Vincent, Explosions in the Sky, Sharon Van Etten) at Elmwood Recording Studio in Dallas, TX, FOR THE SAKE OF BETHEL WOODS marks Midlake’s fifth full-length release and first time recording with an outside producer. The result is an album of immersive warmth and mystery from a landmark band once feared lost by fans, but here revived with freshness and constancy of intent. A desire to commune with the past and connect with the present, lived experience asserts itself throughout songs such as “Bethel Woods” – named of course for the site of 1969’s original 37-acre Woodstock festival field – and the sky-scraping space-rock of “Exile.” That same resonant spirit is further embodied by the instantly memorable cover art, designed by pro skateboarder/filmmaker/visual artist Brian Lotti and featuring a striking photo of keyboardist/flautist Jesse Chandler’s father, who tragically passed away in 2018.
MIDLAKE ON TOUR
OCTOBER
28 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
29 – Austin, TX – 3TEN
NOVEMBER
26– Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
27 – Austin, TX – 3TEN
DECEMBER
30-31 – Pelham, TX – The Caverns *
* The Flaming Lips 2 Night New Year’s Underground Celebration
