It’s been a busy year for Nightlands, aka Dave Hartley. For starters he is the bassist for indie-Americana band The War On Drugs. Since their excellent release from 2011, Slave Ambient, the band has been touring relentlessly.
When he’s not playing with The War On Drugs, Hartley writes earthy, surreal dream pop tunes under the moniker, Nightlands.
Somehow during the extensive touring schedule he was able to find the time to write and record an entire new album. Oak Island will be released early in the new year on January 22nd via Secretly Canadian. It’s Hartley’s first full length record as Nightlands since 2010’s Forget The Mantra.
Next Tuesday Hartley has a special treat in store for his hometown here in Philly. On December 4th as a part of PhilaMOCA’s Tuesday Tune-Out series and in conjunction with BITBY.tv, Hartley will be performing the entire score of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Accompanying him on stage will be Arc In Round’s Jeff Zeigler. This is a special one off show and will not be traveling to any other cities.
Opening the show will be Mikele Edwards. Tickets are $12 now or $14 at the door and can be purchased here.
