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Genre-hopping collective Firewater have returned from a long absence to deliver their new album. The record is called The Golden Hour, and the music contained therein features contributions from local musicians in India, Pakistan, Turkey, and Israel. The reason why: frontman Tod A's three-year sabbatical from the U.S. in the aforementioned countries, during which he crafted the album. If you want to know more about the trip, either head over to Tod's blog about it or watch the documentary about The Golden Hour's origins included on the enhanced CD.

The Golden Hour comes out May 6 on Bloodshot Records, and Firewater are supporting the record on a world tour that takes up most of April, May, and June. The band's next show is April 8 in Rennes, France.

The Golden Hour:

01 Borneo
02 This Is My Life
03 Some Kind of Kindness
04 6:45 (So This Is How It Feels)
05 A Place Not So Unkind
06 Paradis
07 Bhangra Bros
08 Electric City
09 Hey Clown
10 Already Gone
11 Feels Like the End of the World
12 Weird to Be Back
13 Three-Legged Dog

Firewater:

04-08 Rennes, France - L'Antipode
04-09 Orleans, France - L'Atelier
04-10 Feyzin, France - L'Epicerie Moderne
04-11 Istanbul, Turkey - Babylon
04-12 Geneva, Switzerland - L'Usine
04-14 Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Cafe
04-15 Dresden, Germany - Beatpol
04-16 Berlin, Germany - Tacheles
04-17 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace
04-18 Bern, Switzerland - Reitschule
04-19 Steyr, Austria - Roda
04-20 Vienna, Austria - B72
04-22 Hamburg, Germany - Logo
04-23 Leipzig, Germany - Nato
04-24 Bielefeld, Germany - Forum
04-25 Hannover, Germany - Glocksee
04-26 Feldkirch, Austria - Sonderbar
04-27 Freiburg, Germany - Cafe Atlantic
05-01 Paris, France - Le Carré
05-02 Chalon-sur-Saône, France - Lapéniche
05-03 Antwerp, Belgium - 5 Voor 12
05-23 Boston, MA - Paradise
05-24 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
05-25 Philadelphia, PA - North Star
05-26 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
05-28 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern
05-29 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
05-30 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
05-31 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
06-03 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
06-04 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
06-06 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
06-07 West Hollywood, CA - The Roxy Theatre
06-08 San Diego, CA - Casbah
06-09 Tucson, AZ - Plush
06-11 Fort Worth, TX - Lola's
06-12 Austin, TX - Emo's Lounge
06-13 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues Parish
06-14 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
06-15 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
06-16 Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
06-17 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar