A couple of years ago I would have been horrified at the prospect of the church without Marty, but honestly, I don't miss him on this album. It's amazingly good. I have had the distinct feeling over the last several years that his interest in creating music has waned substantially. He only played guitar on a few (maybe four) songs on Untitled 23. He played bass on some, and didn't play anything on three or four songs. Live he was a lot of fun...except when he was in a pissy mood.
The band's US (and one Canadian date) tour was announced today.
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Feb. 21: Vancouver, BC -- Rio Theater
Feb. 23: Seattle, WA -- Triple Door
Feb. 24: Seattle, WA -- Triple Door
Feb. 27: Los Angeles, CA -- El Rey Theatre
Feb. 28: San Diego, CA -- The Casbah
March 2: Aspen, CO -- Belly Up Tavern
March 3: Denver, CO -- Gothic Theater
March 5: Minneapolis, MN -- Cedar Cultural Center
March 6: Chicago, IL -- Double Door
March 7: Cleveland, OH -- The Grog Shop
March 9: Washington, DC -- 9:30 Club
March 10: Philadelphia, PA -- World Cafe Live
March 1: Boston, MA -- The Sinclair
March 13: New York, NY -- Bowery Ballroom
March 14: Brooklyn, NY -- Rough Trade
March 15: Raleigh, NC -- Cat's Cradle
March 17: Atlanta, GA -- Terminal West
March 18-21: Austin, TX -- SXSW