Dandy Warhols Album on the Way

Pitchforkmedia.com
by James Gregory
March 24, 2005

Head back in time with us for a second, back to the magical late-90s. The Dandy Warhols, having not totally worn out their welcome yet, embarked on their 15 minutes of mainstream power pop fame, via MTV's loving support of the video for "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth". Remember that? Cool, well maybe now you'll be able to whip up a little excitement as we report that the Portland, Oregon band are prepping the release of a new studio album for mid-2005.

According to their official website, Odditorium or Warlords of Mars (named for their studio, the "Odditorium") will be the band's fifth album, and the first since 2002's Welcome To The Monkey House (the "Monkey House," sadly, was rejected as a studio namesake). The group spent the better part of 2004 writing and recording the disc, and while we have no firm details on a release date or tracklist, a post on their site tentatively promises it for a summer release. The record will be preceded by a single, "Smoke It", for which the band has also completed a video.

And while we're talkin' Dandy Warhol, fans (or foes) might want to check out the upcoming DVD release of Dig!, the strangely fascinating 2004 documentary chronicling the rise and fall of the once-tight kinship between the Dandy's Courtney Taylor and Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe. Taken from over 1500 hours of footage spanning seven years, the drug and jealousy packed film (which was honored Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival-- tell that to your shrink, Metallica!) was directed by Ondi Timoner (who has previously shot videos and documentaries for Paul Westerberg, the Vines, and Lucinda Williams), and will hit stores on April 12.