Backyard Tire Fire are celebrating the start of their southward journey towards Langerado by releasing a free acoustic EP, Sick of Debt. Ed (singer) describes it as such:

“We loaded into Oxide Lounge in Bloomington, IL on a cold December afternoon (12.17.07) to record a healthy dose of some acoustic Tire Fire twang. There had always been talk of sitting down in the same room and doing a stripped down recording and we finally found the time to do it! Some of these songs are favorites that have been around for years and never found a place on an album, while others were written only weeks before. All of the tunes feature our good friend Jerry “Muttonhead” Erickson on either dobro or pedal steel guitar and were recorded live with minimal overdubs. The result is a raw collection of some of our finest acoustic material that we decided to make available for download at no charge. Please enjoy and pass it around” - Ed Anderson

You can download it here.

In other news, the boys are making a few stops along the way to Florida. If they hit up your neck of the woods you should check ‘em out. I sure wish I could. They have also completed the recording of their next album, The Places We Lived, which will apparently be coming out in August on a new, as of yet unannounced, label.

Shows:

  • 02/21 The Dame Lexington, KY
  • 02/22 Visulite Theatre - w/ The Radiators Charlotte, NC
  • 02/23 Lincoln Theatre - w/ The Radiators Raleigh, NC
  • 02/24 State Theatre - w/ The Radiators Falls Church, VA
  • 02/25 The National - w/ The Radiators Richmond, VA
  • 02/28 Smith’s Olde Bar - w/ Bloodkin Atlanta, GA
  • 02/29 Hummingbird - w/ Bloodkin Macon, GA
  • 03/01 Freebird Live - w/ Bloodkin Jacksonville, FL
  • 03/07 Langerado Festival Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, FL
  • Full tour date list here

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