Sheer Mag established themselves as a classic rock-leaning band to watch with their 2017 debut album, Need To Feel Your Love. Two years later, they’re ready to do it again: Their sophomore album, A Distant Call, is set for release on August 23 via Wilsuns RC. They’ve also shared the first single off the record, “Blood From A Stone.” There’s an edge to the track, but it’s also bright, a fantastic slice of timeless rock that’s perfect for the warm months ahead.
Band leader Tina Halladay revealed the album is conceptual, saying, “We’ve been waiting to write these songs since we started the band and we were able to take these experiences and build a story out of them.” The band’s Matt Palmer expanded on that, saying, “I tend to think of ‘Cold Sword’ as the fulcrum that the album pivots on. The protagonist recognizes that this is the only life she has, and in spite of the pain and suffering she experiences, she starts to want to make the most of it.”
Listen to “Blood From A Stone” above, and below, find the A Distant Call album art, tracklist, and Sheer Mag’s upcoming tour dates. Also revisit our review of their debut album here.
1. “Steel Sharpens Steel”
2. “Blood From A Stone”
3. “Unfound Manifest”
4. “Silver Line”
5. “Hardly To Blame”
6. “Cold Sword”
7. “Chopping Block”
8. “The Right Stuff”
9. “The Killer”
10. “Keep On Runnin”
06/22 — Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
06/24 — Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
06/25 — Olympia, WA @ Capitol Theater
06/26 — Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
06/28 — Reno, NV @ Holland Project
06/29 — Las Vegas, NV @ American Legion Hall
06/30 — Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
07/02 — Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
07/03 — San Diego, CA @ Irenic
07/05 — Fresno, CA @ Strummers
07/06-07 — Oakland, CA @ Burger Boogaloo
08/30 — Kingston, NY @ BSP Kingston
08/31 — Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
09/01 — Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
09/03 — Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
09/04 — Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx
09/05 — Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
09/06 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
09/07 — Madison, WI @ The Terrace at UW-Madison
09/08 — Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
09/09 — Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
09/10 — Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown
09/12 — Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
09/13 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical Records
09/14 — Boise, ID @ The Olympic
09/16 — Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore
09/21 — San Jose, CA @ The Ritz
09/22 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Teragram Ballroom
09/24 — Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
09/26 — Austin, TX @ Barracuda
09/27 — San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
09/28 — Houston, TX @ The Satellite
09/29 — New Orleans, LA @ Santo’s
10/01 — Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
10/02 — Atlanta, GA @ 529 Club
10/03 — Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
10/04 — Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
10/05 — Washington, DC @ The Black Cat
10/09 — Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere
10/11 — Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
10/25 — Amsterdam, NL @ London Calling Festival
10/26 — Aarhus, DEN @ Tape
10/27 — Copenhagen, DEN @ Loppen
10/29 — Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
10/30 — Berlin, DE @ Zukunft am Ostkreuz
11/02 — London, UK @ Mirrors Festival
11/04 — Manchester, UK @ Yes
11/05 — Dublin, IR @ Grand Social
11/06 — Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
11/08 — Kortrijk, BE @ Sonic City 2019
11/09 — Benidorm, ESP @ Primavera 20th Aniv, Weekender
A Distant Call is out 08/23 via Wilsuns RC. Pre-order it here.
