The Division Men

Thank you Patricia and Adrian at Dirt City for the wonderful write up.

https://dirtcityep.com/2026/05/14/where-love-meets-the-lonesome-chord-the-story-of-the-division-men/

Tickets go on sale Friday 🙏

2027 Europe Tour Dates So Far

We'll be mostly in Germany and France next year. If any of you would like us to come to your city, please DM us. We'll do our best to come see you.

xoxo,
Jesus

01.04.27 Heidenheim an der Brenz, DE @ Friday
02.04.27 Ulm, DE @ Murphy's Law
03.04.27 Nuremberg, DE @ Kie Kaiserburg
04.04.27 Nordendorf, DE @ Walden Kulturwirtschaft
07.04.27 Wildemann, DE @ Gemeindehaus Wildemann
08.04.27 Lübeck, DE @ Tonfink
10.04.27 Hamburg, DE @ Prismeo Theatre
13.04.27 Copenhagen, DK @ Metronomen
16.04.27 Muenster, DE @ Heile Welt
17.04.27 Darmstadt, DE @ Stage Kulturclub
19.04.27 Wiesbaden, DE @ Der Weinlaender
23.04.27 Suhl, DE @ Kulturbaustelle
24.04.27 Bamberg, DE @ Galerie am Unteren Stephansberg

Bonn, DE

Merci La Station

Danke DER STANDARD 🙏

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000285548/der-gute-ton-es-wird-dunkel-aber-noch-nicht-ganz?ref=niewidget

Thank you The Reconnoiter

The Division Men The Division Men “Cemetery Girl” Hymns and Fiery Dances (08-22-2025) Oscillating between intimate memory and stark absence, attempting to hold onto connection while confronting inevitability. …

Album Review by Peter Lindblad Ink 19

Steer clear of “San Saba” if it’s treasure you seek. Cursed by forces beyond our understanding, it’s a place where “misfortune will unfold,” according to The Division Men. Unrelentingly dark and mysterious, like the rest of the enthralling Hymns and Fiery Dances, the pulse-pounding track gallops under the cover of night, fleeing whatever evil’s chasing it, be it human or otherwise, and looking for a place to lie low. Just remember, “You won’t find gold in San Saba,” intones J. Spencer Portillo.

His voice distorted into gritty, gravelly menace, Portillo, one half of the El Paso, Texas, husband-and-wife duo known as The Division Men, ominously warns visitors to stay away from “San Saba,” one of the ravishing epics to emerge from the Bible black, western-gothic dreamworld of Hymns and Fiery Dances. Initially, a hot wind sweeps across its expansive, moonlit soundscape, as brisk, locomotive drumming sticks to a well-defined path, gliding ahead of ghostly harmonica whispering in the distance. Furtive piano plinking and desperate runs go along for the ride, deep baritone guitar adding weight to Caroline Rippy Portillo’s dramatic wailing — all of it heady stuff, indeed, and undeniably intoxicating.

It’s no wonder then that a cavalcade of indie hotshots enlisted to work with the couple on Hymns and Fiery Dances, with skilled recruits blowing in from such disparate sources as The Afghan Whigs, Los Lobos, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Calexico, and Asleep at the Wheel, just to name a few. And their contributions don’t go unnoticed, each pouring their own distinctive flavors into the luxurious, flowing concoctions of The Division Men, as Tejano richness and velvety currents flood “Dead Moon” — a fever dream of doomed, swaying, romantic bossa nova with a sultry, border town vibe — and a similarly cast “Delores,” the pull of its languorous, burnished horns so irresistible. They’re as haunting as any of Nick Cave’s Murder Ballads.

Drinking in strong, undulating post-punk brews, while tuning into the frequencies of Concrete Blonde, The Bad Seeds, and the Divine Horsemen, The Division Men — their potent mix of alternating female-male vocals, so sinister, smoldering, and powerful, tapping into the West Coast punk traditions of X and the like — get caught in the flamenco waves of “The Undertow” and cast the noir-like spell of an urgent and uptempo “The Night Calls.” The latter is as catchy as the surging opener “Cemetery Girl,” which sets the stylish mood for Hymns and Fiery Dances, with its climbing builds and occasionally stormy crescendos, its desert sprawl, and bonfire blazes. The Division Men are marching in like fallen saints.

The Division Men – Ink 19 Hymns and Fiery Dances (Motor Music). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Thank you ThePunkSite.com for the write up

https://www.thepunksite.com/news/the-division-men-premiere-the-night-calls-video-release-hymns-fiery-dances-album/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAMXLCNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhVcJaj-G5MM6f7Z-adpCxK7oEj_9R5s88B3PRhzceMvaZJWmIx5-r7XxJj-_aem_L6Xr9DMfaFrIzwOA0gUPcQ