Watch Trampled By Turtles’ “Wild Animals” Video (Featuring Har Mar Superstar)

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Trampled By Turtles 2014
When you think of string band music, Har Mar Superstar is not what usually pops into your head. But the new video from the popular Duluth, Minnesota-based acoustic act Trampled By Turtles might change all that — at least for the next 5 minutes and 54 seconds.

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The band recruited the indie rocker and hipster hero to star in their video for “Wild Animals,” the title track to their upcoming album, out July 15 via Thirty Tigers. Har Mar plays a bummed out cab driver driving around the darkened streets of New York City, which sets the somber mood of the song perfectly.

Wild Animals was produced by Alan Sparhawk, lead singer of Low (who also hail from Duluth). The band will appear on The Late Show With David Letterman on the album’s release date. Today marks the start of their latest tour. Check out the dates below.

Trampled By Turtles Tour Dates:
June 27                                                     Moorhead, MN                         Bluestem Center for the Arts
June 28                                                        Duluth, MN                                                   Bayfront Park
July 3-6                                                        Quincy, CA                               High Sierra Music Festival
July 11                                                    Mount Solon, VA                             Red Wing Roots Festival
July 12                                                  Sterling Heights, MI                                      MO POP Festival
July 13                                                      Greenfield, MA                                      Green River Festival
July 17                                                       Rochester, NY                                             Party in the Park
July 19                                                  Black Mountain, NC                         Pisgah Brewing Company
July 20                                                       Louisville, KY                                                       Forecastle
July 24-27                                                   Calgary, AB                            Calgary Folk Music Festival
July 25                                                       Edmonton, AB                                           Interstellar Rodeo
July 27                                                         Newport, RI                                      Newport Folk Festival
August 7                                                      Haldern, DE                                        Haldern Pop Festival
August 8                                       Rothenburg ob der Tauber, DE                            Taubertal Open Air
August 9                                                    Eschwege, DE                                         Open Flair Festival
August 16                                                   Morrison, CO                                Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 19                                                   Park City, UT                                          Deer Valley Resort
September 4                                                 Chicago, IL                                                  Riviera Theatre
September 5                                                Madison, WI                            Overture Center for the Arts
September 7                                               Knoxville, TN                                                  Bijou Theatre
September 10                                           Philadelphia, PA                                             Union Transfer
September 11                                               Boston, MA                                                House of Blues
September 12                                             New York, NY                                                      Terminal 5
September 13                                             Columbia, MD                                              Route 29 Revue
September 14                                             Burlington, VT                 Grand Point North Music Festival
September 16                                              Toronto, ON                                                    The Phoenix
September 17                                            Indianapolis, IN         Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
September 18                                            Des Moines, IA                            Simon Estes Amphitheater
September 20                                             Shakopee, MN                                           Festival Palomino
September 27                                           Kansas City, KS                                             Crossroads KC
September 26-28                                       Columbia, MO                     Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival
October 18                                                   Seattle, WA                                     Showbox at the Market
October 19                                                  Portland, OR                                             Crystal Ballroom
October 20                                                    Arcata, CA                                                 Humboldt State
October 23                                                  Oakland, CA                                                     Fox Theater
October 24                                               Los Angeles, CA                                        The Fonda Theatre
November 10                                               Munich, DE                                                          Kranhalle
November 11                                                Berlin, DE                                                Bang Bang Club
November 12                                              Hamburg, DE                                                       Prinzenbar
November 13                                                 Köln, DE                                                                 Luxor
November 15                                                 Paris, FR                                                 La Maroquinerie
November 16                                                Bristol, UK                                                               Thekla
November 17                                            Manchester, UK                                                           Gorilla
November 18                                              Glasgow, UK                                                The Art School
November 19                                           Birmingham, UK                                                 The Institute
November 20                                               London, UK                                                                Scala
November 22                                            Amsterdam, NL                              Tolhuistuin Zaal Paradiso

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