The Scarlet Goodbye release new single “She’s a Fire” on March 6 via The Label Group/Virgin, the first taste of the Minnesota duo’s forthcoming third album. The track arrives loaded with the band’s signature harmonies and searing guitar work, with lyrics that nod to Carnaby Street and the Zombies. Daniel Murphy (Soul Asylum, Golden Smog) and singer-songwriter-producer Jeff Arundel recorded it, as they have everything else, in their attic studio in St. Paul. The Big Takeover has called the band “deft and delicate, pop-aware,” and “She’s a Fire” lands squarely in that territory.
The single leads into an eleven-date UK and Ireland tour kicking off March 11 in Edinburgh, with Scottish rock outfit Overhaul along for the full run. The tour covers Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland, wrapping in Dublin on March 24. It follows the well-received ‘El Camino Adios,’ the band’s second album (also via The Label Group/Virgin), which drew praise for its range across energetic rock tracks and reflective ballads, building on the Rolling Stones and Townes Van Zandt-inflected sound the duo established on their debut ‘Hopes Eternal.’
THE SCARLET GOODBYE UK/IRELAND TOUR DATES:
March 11 — Edinburgh, Scotland — Sneaky Pete’s
March 12 — Glasgow, Scotland — Hug and Pint
March 13 — Newcastle, England — Cluny 2
March 14 — Birmingham, England — The Sunflower Lounge
March 15 — Manchester, England — Night and Day Cafe
March 16 — Cardiff, Wales — Fuel Rock Club
March 18 — Belfast, Ireland — The Black Box
March 19 — Dundalk, Ireland — Toales
March 20 — Cork, Ireland — Fred Zeppelins
March 22 — Galway, Ireland — RóisÃn Dubh
March 24 — Dublin, Ireland — Curveball