{"id":2273,"date":"2012-03-11T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2015-10-17T22:02:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T02:02:00","slug":"the-civil-wars-release-cover-of-sour-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=2273","title":{"rendered":"The Civil Wars release cover of &#8216;Sour Times&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Civil Wars have recorded a cover of Portishead&#8217;s <em>Sour Times<\/em> and performed it live in a London alley. This recording will be featured as the B-side to The Civil War&#8217;s upcoming &#8216;Billie Jean&#8217; 7&#8243; vinyl, releasing on Record Store Day 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Watch their performance of <em>Sour Times<\/em> below.<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ju3K7dP7n8s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>Civil Wars are an enigmatic duo made up of Nashville via California transplant Joy Williams and her Alabaman partner, John Paul White. They have independently sold over 215,000 copies of their album \u2018Barton Hollow\u2019 already in the USA through touring and word of mouth. The band is touring extensively in support of &#8216;Barton Hollow&#8217; during 2012.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mar 13 &#8211; Birmingham, UK @ HMV Institute<br \/>\nMar 14 &#8211; Dublin, Ireland @ The Academy<br \/>\nMar 16 &#8211; Manchester, UK @ Academy 2<br \/>\nMar 17 &#8211; Lancaster, UK @ Library<br \/>\nMar 18 &#8211; Leeds, UKLeeds @ Metropolitan University<br \/>\nMar 19 &#8211; London, UK @ Shepherd&#8217;s Bush Empire<br \/>\nMar 21 &#8211; Brighton, UK @ Komedia<br \/>\nMar 22 &#8211; Bristol, UK @ 02 Academy<br \/>\nMar 23 &#8211; Edinburgh, UK @ The Queen&#8217;s Hall<br \/>\nMar 24 &#8211; Highland, UK @ Big Top @ Isle of Skye<br \/>\nMar 26 &#8211; Koln, Germany @ Kultukirche<br \/>\nMar 27 &#8211; Brussels, Belgium @ AB Club<br \/>\nMar 28 &#8211; Paris, France @ Point Eph\u00e9m\u00e8re<br \/>\nMar 29 &#8211; Amsterdam, Netherlands @ De Duif<br \/>\nMar 31 &#8211; S\u00f6dermalm, Sweden @ K\u00e4gelbanan<br \/>\nApr 01 &#8211; Zurich, Switzerland @ Abart<br \/>\nApr 02 &#8211; Berlin, Germany @ Festsaal Kreuzberg<br \/>\nApr 04 &#8211; Istanbul, Turkey @ Salon<br \/>\nMay 06 &#8211; Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Festival<br \/>\nMay 23 &#8211; Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre<br \/>\nMay 24 &#8211; Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot<br \/>\nMay 25 &#8211; George, WA @Sasquatch Music Festival<br \/>\nJun 10 &#8211; Manchester, TN @ Bonnarroo Music Festival<br \/>\nOct 28 &#8211; Belfast, UK @ Mandela Hall<br \/>\nOct 29 &#8211; Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre<br \/>\nOct 30 &#8211; Manchester, UK @ 02 Apollo<br \/>\nNov 01 &#8211; Liverpool, UK @ Liverpool Philharmonic Hall<br \/>\nNov 02 &#8211; Glasgow, UK @ 02 ABC<br \/>\nNov 03 &#8211; Gateshead, UK @ The Sage Gateshead<br \/>\nNov 04 &#8211; Cambridge, UK @ Corn Exchange<br \/>\nNov 06 &#8211; London, UK @ Roundhouse<br \/>\nNov 07 &#8211; Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome<br \/>\nNov 08 &#8211; Coventry, UK @ Warwick Arts Centre<br \/>\nNov 10 &#8211; Southampton, UK @ Southampton Guildhall<br \/>\nNov 11 &#8211; Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff University<\/p>\n<p>For more information on The Civil Wars, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/thecivilwars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">thecivilwars.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Civil Wars have recorded a cover of Portishead&#8217;s Sour Times and performed it live in a London alley. 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