Chapel Hill indie-rock band Roman Candle are back out on the road this month in support of their third album Oh Tall Tree in the Ear. This seven date tour runs through the Southeast and has the band supporting songwriter/roots rocker Alejandro Escovedo. The tour kicks off at the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC on Jan. 15th and wraps up January 23rd at Headliners in Louisville, KY

Roman Candle's newest disc, Oh Tall Tree In The Ear, was released May 12th by Carnival Recording Company. Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus and Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll, the smart, lyrical album is a loose meditation on the connection between music and longing, full of hooks and impassioned vocals (download album track "They Say"). Oh Tall Tree... has been earning the band some of the best reviews of their young career, with USA Today declaring, "...These are simply witty, sturdily built and charming pop/rock tunes that owe their debt to Wilco, The Jayhawks, Ryan Adams, perhaps even My Morning Jacket. That's great company, and these songs should accompany you on summer road trips." Summer is over, but Roman Candle will continue to warm up and keep fans company on these winter dates...

Here are Roman Candle's current tour dates (all with Alejandro Escovedo):

JAN. 15 -- ASHEVILLE, NC -- THE ORANGE PEEL
JAN. 16 -- VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- JEWISH MOTHER
JAN. 17 -- CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA -- JEFFERSON THEATRE
JAN. 19 -- KNOXVILLE, TN -- THE BIJOU
JAN. 21 -- BIRMINGHAM, AL -- WORKPLAY THEATER
JAN. 22 -- MEMPHIS, TN -- MINGLEWOOD HALL
JAN. 23 -- LOUISVILLE, KY -- HEADLINERS

Links:
Roman Candle's MySpace Profile