Horse Thief Announce Summer Tour Dates With The Paper Kites

Bella Union has just released Fear In Bliss, the debut album from recent signings HORSE THIEF. This youthful band is a purveyor of a panoramic yet nuanced sound, flowing from intimate to anthemic, the mood from vibrant to contemplative, with front-man Cameron Neal’s lyrics ranging from confessional to metaphorical. The result evokes the wide-open spaces of America’s Midwest but infuses the sense of grit and wonderment with edgier emotions.

Horse Thief, originally founded in Denton, TX, moved to Oklahoma City to attend the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma, from which they recently graduated. The band subsequently signed with the Flaming Lips’ management and soon came to the attention of Bella Union. Though Fear In Bliss was conceived at Horse Thief’s Oklahoma headquarters the band decided to record the album in LA, “to leave our comfort zone of Oklahoma”, and producer Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Vetiver) has helped the band fuse their renowned stage performance with studio quality.

Tour Dates With Paper Kites

July 8 - Hamilton, Ontario - The Casbah July 9 - Waterloo, Ontario - Starlight July 11 - Montreal, Quebec - Lion d’Or July 14 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall July 16 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom July 17 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live - Upstairs July 18 - Vienna, VA - Jammin’ Java

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