Quicksand is now streaming their Distant Populations B-side “Giving The Past Away,” which they said was originally titled “Greatest Quicksand Song Ever.” And that’s pretty fair considering this song does indeed kick ass. Maybe Quicksand will play it at one of their coming dates with Clutch, Helmet, and JD Pinkus?

“The working title for this song was ‘Greatest Quicksand Song Ever’ so you can imagine it was a very tough call leaving this song off Distant Populations,” said the band in a statement. “The only reason we could agree on to leave it off was that we wanted to have some really strong material in reserve for later in the year. Ultimately the title came from the most prominent line in the song which is an embrace of the present which is very in line with our thinking with Distant Populations, we’re super proud of this one and are very psyched to share it with the world.”

w/ Clutch, Helmet & JD Pinkus

9/13 Toronto, ON – Rebel
9/15 Boston, MA – House of Blues
9/16 New York, NY – Palladium Times Square
9/17 Baltimore, MD – Hammerjacks
9/18 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
9/20 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
9/21 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
9/24 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
9/25 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
9/26 Tampa, FL – Orpheum Theater (Quicksand only)
9/27 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
9/29 Houston TX – Warehouse Live
9/30 Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
10/1 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
10/2 Austin, TX – Emo’s
10/4 Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
10/5 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent
10/6 Las Vegas, NV – 24 Oxford (Quicksand only)
10/8 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House
10/9 Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
10/10 Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
10/12 Salt Lake City, UT – the Depot
10/13 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
10/14 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
10/15 West Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
10/16 Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
10/18 Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar (w/ Shiner)
10/19 Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works (w/ Shiner)
10/22 Garwood, NJ – Crossroads (w/ Shiner)
10/23 Amityville, NY – Amityville Music Hall (w/ Shiner)