De Novo Dahl is headed west in May.

Pitchfork gave their new album, Move Every Muscle, Make Every Sound a 7.0 saying, “The opening two tracks are massive and immediate. Shout is like American Supergrass, with ooh-ing and aah-ing backup vocals, thick, r&b-informed rhythm section playing and a ridiculously anthemic chorus whose lyrics nod, perhaps unintentionally, to Tears for Fears. The title of Heartbreaker is aspirational, as Joel J Dahl sings of his desire to crush another person romantically in a glammy croon that has you rooting for him to succeed. Matthew Hungate’s wall of sunshine-drenched organ completes the sale.”

The Onion/A.V. Club said, “The opener/lead single “Shout” is the kind of self-tutoring pop song that allows for chorus scream-alongs almost immediately.”

While on tour the band will be stopping by KEXP in Seattle for their first in studio performance with the station. The in studio will be on May 22nd at 8 AM (!!!) Pacific and can be streamed on http://www.kexp.org or heard live on 90.3 FM in the Seattle area.

After the May dates the band will be gearing up for 3 summer festivals including Bonnaroo, Lollapolooza and All Points West.

music: http://www.myspace.com/denovodahl - listen to MAKE SOME SENSE!!!

video: http://www.youtube.com/denovodahl - see the video for SHOUT!!!

See dates below…

5/9 - Nashville, TN - The Cannery
5/10 - Memphis, TN - Newby’s
5/11 - Little Rock, AR - Juanita’s Cantina
5/12 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues Cambridge Room
5/14 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
5/18 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
5/20 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
5/21 - Portland, OR - Roseland Grill
5/22 - Seattle, WA - LIVE IN STUDIO PERFORMANCE ON 90.3 KEXP AT 8 AM PACIFIC TIME!!!
5/22 - Seattle, WA - The High Dive
5/24 - Provo, UT - Club Velour

5/25 - Denver, CO - The Falcon
5/27 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room

5/28 - St Louis, MO - The Bluebird
5/29 - Dayton, OH - The Pearl
5/30 - Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio
5/31 - Chicago, IL - Do Division Street Festival

And don’t forget the festivals…

6/14 - Bonnaroo
8/2 - Lollapolooza
8/10 - All Points West