The Dodos have always had a sweet sound in their music, but it's almost always been accomplished with an acoustic guitar. Enter Magik Magik Orchestra, who joined The Dodos for a beautiful rendition of "The Ocean." It's one of the tracks from The Dodos' upcoming album, Carrier, due out Aug. 27 on Polyvinyl Records. The strings are a moving addition to the sweetly sad song. There's also a nice tidbit at the beginning of the clip explaining the collaborators' creative process.
The Dodos are launching a massive tour this fall in support of Carrier. Dates are below.
The Dodos + Magik Magik Orchestra "The Ocean" from Yours Truly on Vimeo
The Dodos U.S. tour 2013
Aug. 25—Monterey, California— First City Festival
Sept. 5—Sacramento, California—Harlows
Sept. 6—Eugene, Oregon—Cosmic Pizza
Sept. 7—Portland, Oregon—Star Theater – MNFNW Fest #
Sept. 8—Seattle, Washington—Neumo's ^
Sept. 9—Vancouver, British Columbia – Biltmore Cabaret *
Sept. 11-12—Palomino—Calgary, Alberta *
Sept. 13—Edmonton, Alberta—Kaledio Festival *
Sept. 15—Winnipeg, Manitoba—Park Theatre *
Sept. 16—Minneapolis, Minnesota—Triple Rock *
Sept. 17—Milwaukee, Wisconsin—Turner Hall *
Sept. 19—Chicago, Illinois—Lincoln Hall *
Sept. 20—Champaign, Illinois—Highdive *
Sept. 21—Detroit, Michigan—Loving Touch *
Sept. 22—Waterloo, Ontario—Starlight *
Sept. 24—Toronto, Ontario—Lee's Palace *
Sept. 25—Ottawa, Ontario—Mavericks *
Sept. 26—Montreal, Quebec—La Sala Rossa – Pop Montreal Fest *
Sept. 27—Boston, Massachusetts—Paradise +
Sept. 28—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—Johnny Brendas +
Sept. 29—Brooklyn, New York—Music Hall of Williamsburg +
Oct. 1—Washington, DC—Black Cat +
Oct. 2—Raleigh, North Carolina—King's Barcade +
Oct. 3—Columbia, South Carolina—New Brookland Tavern +
Oct. 4—Atlanta, Georgia—Drunken Unicorn +
Oct. 5—Nashville, Tennessee—Stone Fox +
Oct. 6—Birmingham, Alabama—Bottletree +
Oct. 8—New Orleans, Louisiana—One Eyed Jacks +
Oct. 9—Houston, Texas—Fitzgerald's Upstairs +
Oct. 10—Dallas, Texas—Three Links +
Oct. 11—Austin, Texas—Mohawk Outside Stage +
Oct. 13—Phoenix, Arizona—Crescent Ballroom +
Oct. 14—San Diego, California—Casbah +
Oct. 15—Los Angeles, California—El Rey Theater +
Oct. 16—San Francisco, California—Great American Music Hall +
# with Bleeding Rainbow
^ with the Love Language
* with COUSINS
+ with Dustin Wong
European dates are available here.