AKR is proud to announce Angelo De Augustine newest album, Tomb — his first recorded in a studio and produced by musician Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman; credits include work on albums for St. Vincent, Sufjan Stevens, Glen Hansard, and Rhye). We will be releasing the album on January 18, 2019.

Tomb is a beginning for Angelo, both emotionally and in his career. It’s a motion towards positivity, addressing lost love, the worthwhile cost of honesty, and the ramifications of regret. Tomb isn’t about burying or hiding something away, it’s about opening the seal and letting something new emerge. The album’s title reveals these sentiments: “Throughout our lives we bury many dead things in our hearts and minds,” says Angelo about the record. “There they go to rest and hopefully are reborn as something beautiful for the world to behold.”

Read more about the story behind this record here.

We’ve released two visual versions of “Time,” the first single from the record. The FADER today premiered an intimate live video of lead single “Time” featuring Sufjan Stevens playing grand piano and filmed in Manhattan’s Reservoir Studios, where Tomb was also recorded. The second visual, directed by Jess Calleiro, features the studio version of the album. They’re also over at FADER.

A limited edition, first-pressing in two variants, red and yellow, is available for preorder here.

Thousand Oaks, CA-based Angelo De Augustine today announced his new, limited edition 7” Carcassonne will be released on June 29th, 2018. The tender, title track A-side debuted via NPR Music’s All Songs Considered podcast earlier, and can now be heard here. In a voice message, De Augustine explained to NPR Music that“Carcassonne” is a gift to his first love who always wanted to visit this medieval town in France.“I was coincidentally about to go on my first EU tour [when she told me about it] but I didn’t have enough funds to bring her along with me, so I wrote this song for her so that she could go to Carcassonne anytime she’d like.”

“Carcassonne” is out worldwide on Friday, June 15th.The sky-blue 7”, limited to 500, will be available on June 22nd through our store, or at local record stores. Pre-order now here.

De Augustine also announced a co-headlining summer tour with Many Rooms, beginning July 9th in San Diego and including stops at LA’s Lodge Room and Brooklyn’s Union Pool before wrapping on August 18th in Minneapolis. Tickets are on-sale now; see below for a full itinerary.

Angelo is currently finishing a new album produced by Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) at NYC’s Reservoir Studios.

Angelo De Augustine 2018 Summer Tour:

07/09 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah (TICKETS)

07/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room (TICKETS)

07/12 – San Francisco, CA @ McEvoy Foundation for the Arts (TICKETS)

07/13 – Portland, OR @ The Old Church (TICKETS)

07/14 – Seattle, WA @ Fremont Abbey Arts Center (TICKETS)

07/15 – Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett (TICKETS)

07/18 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall (TICKETS)

07/20 – Dallas, TX @ Regal Room (TICKETS)

07/21 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (TICKETS)

07/22 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (TICKETS)

07/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar (TICKETS)

08/03 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (TICKETS)

08/04 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter (TICKETS)

08/05 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 (TICKETS)

08/06 – Washington, DC @ DC9 Nightclub (TICKETS)

08/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (TICKETS)

08/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (TICKETS)

08/10 – Boston, MA @ Red Room, Cafe 939 (TICKETS)

08/12 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel (TICKETS)

08/14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s Funhouse (TICKETS)

08/15 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s (TICKETS)

08/16 – Detroit, MI @ The Pike Room (TICKETS)

08/17 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern (TICKETS)

08/18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Icehouse (TICKETS)

Sufjan will perform “Mystery of Love” at the Oscar Academy Awards on Sunday, March 4th. Read more here.

“Mystery of Love” is nominated for Best Original Song at this year’s Academy Awards, alongside “Mighty River” from Mudbound, “Remember Me” from Coco, “Stand Up For Something” from Marshall, and “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman.

Sufjan wrote “Mystery of Love,” as well as “Visions of Gideon,” and re-recorded “Futile Devices,” for the film Call Me By Your Name, directed by Luca Guadagnino and based on a book by André Aciman.

Call Me By Your Name is also nominated for Best Picture, and Adapted Screenplay. Actor Timothée Chalamet, who plays Elio in the film, is nominated for Actor in a Leading Role.

Listen to the Call Me By Your Name soundtrack on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, or buy it on CD/LP here.

10,000 limited edition, translucent 10 inch vinyl with “Mystery of Love,” “Visions of Gideon,” and “Futile Devices” will be available through Music on Vinyl, at your favorite local record store, on Record Store Day. Details here.