Today, ahead of a late-July tour of the United States, Quivers share a video for “Pink Smoke,” the latest single from their August 9 Merge Records debut Oyster Cuts. Listen to “Pink Smoke” wherever you stream music, and reserve your copy of Oyster Cuts on CD, LP, or limited edition opaque seaglass Peak Vinyl from the Merge store! The video premiered via BrooklynVegan, where the band's Sam Richardson explained:

The song is for the slow kind of love that is found and re-found through really getting to know someone and then making stories together. Writing your adventures down. The pull between looking forward and looking back. For the film clip, I wanted to capture my parents in their mid-70s still hunting and gathering in the frost of Tasmanian mid-winter mountains. It fell outside the scope of the film clip in the end, so there’s the idea that Nina might make that long version into a short film before too long.

In keeping with the home video aesthetic of “Apparition” and “Oyster Cuts,” the clip for “Pink Smoke” focuses on Sam Nicholson’s parents’ long, grounded love on the eve of their 53rd wedding anniversary. Director Nina Renee (Goody Goody Gumdrops: A Tropical F*** Storm Film) took on the challenge of shooting and editing a clip in 48 hours that combines under-the-stairs family home videos with new footage of Mike and Alison in the light of alpine Tasmania. She wanted to create a love letter to longevity and to all the small gestures that make up a love across decades. 

“Pink Smoke” works a peculiar magic, where the epic sentimentality of a wide open road meets hometown intimacy, shared stories leading to intertwined futures. It is a microcosm of what makes Quivers tick, as rather than inhabiting the warm glow of nostalgia, they’ve pitched those memories and their influences towards the horizon.

Quivers kick off the first of two legs of their North American tour later this month, just prior to the release of Oyster Cuts. Tickets for all dates, including those in Australia, Europe, and the UK, are on sale now!

Quivers on tour:
Jul 26 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle (Merge 35) [SOLD OUT]
Jul 27 Carrboro, NC – Orange County Social Club 
Jul 29 Seattle, WA – Substation
Jul 31 Portland, OR – Swan Dive
Aug 02 Washington, DC – Comet Ping Pong
Aug 03 Philadelphia, PA – Ortlieb’s
Aug 04 Richmond, VA – Get Tight Lounge
Aug 30 Adelaide, AU – Queen’s Theatre
Sep 06 Ballarat, AU – The Eastern
Sep 07 Castlemaine, AU – The Bridge Hotel
Sep 23 Los Angeles, CA - Permanent Records
Sep 27 Phoenix, AZ – Linger Longer Lounge
Oct 03 Roanoke, VA – The Spot on Kirk
Oct 05 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
Oct 06 Lancaster, PA – Tellus 360
Oct 11 Toronto, ON – Monarch Tavern
Oct 14 Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner*
Oct 15 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall*
Oct 16 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue*
Oct 17 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room*
Oct 18 Sioux Falls, SD – Icon Lounge*
Oct 19 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater*
Oct 21 Austin, TX – Radio/East*
Oct 22 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall* 
Oct 23 New Orleans, LA – Toulouse Theatre*
Nov 01 Canberra, AU – Sideways
Nov 02 Sydney, AU – Waywards
Nov 03 Port Kembla, AU – The Servo
Nov 08 Melbourne, AU - The Corner Hotel 
Nov 15 Hobart, AU – Altar
Nov 16 Brisbane, AU – Black Bear Lodge
Dec 03 Dresden, DE – Ostpol
Dec 05 Hamburg, DE – Hebebühne
Dec 06 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Dec 10 Paris, FR – Supersonic
Dec 11 London, UK – The Lexington
Dec 12 Manchester, UK – Castle Hotel
Dec 13 Madrid, ES – Maravillas Club
Dec 14 Barcelona, ES – Heliogábal

*w/ Superchunk