Listen to The Afghan Whigs 'Do to the Beast' via NPR First Listen

Preview The Afghan Whigs Do to the Beast Now
U.S.: NPR Music’s First Listen
http://tinyurl.com/o9y3g7wCanada: CBC’s First Play
http://tinyurl.com/lnbarvyWorldwide Tour Kicks Off This Thursday April 10thDo to the Beast Available Worldwide
April 14th & 15th From Sub PopThe Afghan Whigs Do to the Beast is now streaming in its entirety via NPR Music’s “First Listen” in the U.S. and CBC’s “First Play” in Canada.NPR says of Do to the Beast, “Running with the album's cinematic feel, Do to the Beast is in many ways Dulli's  True Detective . It conjures the 1990s in flashbacks, but its voices belong to men who've outlived the youth they had then. Dulli uses murder metaphors in "Matamoros" and "The Lottery," and the supernatural enters into "Lost in the Woods" and "Royal Cream." The real reason Do to the Beast resembles this year's television preoccupation is that it gives us the voice and vision of a solitary, brilliant man in a constant tug-of-war with evil, as he imagines it — and as it still runs, though quieter now, in his veins. "My only cover was a con," Dulli moans in the dusty ballad "I  Am Fire." He's not undercover anymore (see album premiere April 7th-13th).”The Afghan Whigs kick-off their 2014 world tour in support of Do to the Beast, this Thursday, April 10th in Pioneertown, CA at Pappy & Harriets.  The band will also perform at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival weekends, in Indio, CA on Friday’s April 11th & 18th. Other U.S., European and South American shows are on sale now.   For more additional information on tickets visit theafghanwhigs.com.The Afghan Whigs Do to the Beast, their first album in 16 years, will be available on CD / LP/ DL on April 14th in Europe and April 15th in North America via Sub Pop. Pre-orders for Do to the Beast at iTunes will receive a download of “Algiers” immediately. Pre-orders of Do to the Beast on CD and LP are also still available at subpop.com. LP buyers at subpop.com will receive the limited “Loser Edition” of the album on colored vinyl while supplies last.What People Are Saying About The Afghan Whigs:
“The resulting new Afghan Whigs album, Do to the Beast, proves a piece with the band's classic material — yet with fresh, unpredictable shadings that indicate its contemporary genesis.” -  Rolling Stone "The deep soulfulness that always set Afghan Whigs apart from the pack was no mirage, and on Do to the Beast, it has matured with grace and power." [Review, 4/5]  –  Mojo Magazine “At their peak, The Afghan Whigs were one of America’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll groups.  Listening to Do to the Beast, it’s evident they remain so.” [Review, 9/10] –  Classic Rock Magazine “Sixteen years is a bloody long time to be away, but somehow the Afghan Whigs have returned from their spell in the wilderness with charm and power undiminished.” [Review, 8/10] –  Rock Sound Magazine “Frontman Greg Dulli’s voice delivers all the power and grunginess that helped to define the band’s classic sound, but reaches a new level of maturity and fullness we haven’t heard before.” [“The Lottery”] -  CMJ Tour Dates
Apr. 10 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet’s
Apr. 11 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (SOLD OUT)
Apr. 14 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir  (SOLD OUT)
Apr. 15 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Market
Apr. 17 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s  (SOLD OUT)
Apr. 18 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival  (SOLD OUT)
May 15 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl (SOLD OUT)
May 16 - Boston, MA - Paradise  (SOLD OUT)
May 17 - Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar (SOLD OUT)
May 20 - Buenos Aires, AR - Teatro Opera
May 22 - Sao Paulo, BR - Audio
May 23 - Porto Alegre, BR - Bar Opinao
May 25 - Santiago, CL - Amanda
Jun. 28 - Norrkoping, SE - Bravalla Festival
Jun. 29 - Oslo, NO - Rockefeller
Jun. 30 - Copenhagen, DK - Amager Bio
Jul. 02 - Berlin, DE - C Club
Jul. 03 - Gdynia, PL - Opener Festival
Jul. 04 - Hradec Kralove, CZ - Rock For People
Jul. 05 - Sopron, HU - Volt Festival
Jul. 07 - Milan, IT - Magnolia
Jul. 10 - Novi Sad, RS - Exit Festival
Jul. 11 - Trencin, SK - Pohoda Festival
Jul. 13 - Bruges, BE - Cactus Festival
Jul. 14 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
Jul. 15 - London, UK - Electric Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
Jul. 17 - Manchester, UK - Cathedral
Jul. 18 - Glasgow, UK - O2 ABC
Jul. 19 - Suffolk, UK - Latitude FestivalFor more information on tickets please visit theafghanwhigs.com