Patterson Hood: “I wrote ‘Pauline Hawkins’ the day after I finished reading Willy Vlautin’s book The Free. The song is from the point of view of his beautifully drawn character. We had already completed the album and reconvened the band to track and mix it four days after I wrote it. Sometimes the missing piece is found just in the nick of time.”

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES 2014
Sat May 10 – Dublin, Ireland – Vicar St.
Sun May 11 – Glasgow, UK – ABC
Mon May 12 – Manchester, UK – Ritz
Tue May 13 – London, UK Shepherd’s – Bush Empire
Thu May 15 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
Fri May 16 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
Fri May 30 – Barcelona, Spain Primavera – Sound