Thinking of Californian music often evokes airs of laid-back tunes, whether they’re coming from The Beach Boys or Pavement. The Donkeys trend towards the latter, with dreamy indie chords and mellow jams. That’s exactly what you get with “I Like The Way You Walk,” a new offering from the band’s April 26th release, Born With Stripes.

The unpretentiously chill track is simple and enjoyable from start to finish. Folksy picked guitars and a nearly ubiquitous jingle of a tambourine make it easy to lose yourself in the track. One can imagine oneself driving down the coast, hand cutting the warm breeze as it’s stuck through the opened window. The San Diego quartet make it all appear effortless, though they undoubtedly injected a ton of care and attention, but that uncomplicated impression just makes it all the better.

A few days from now, the band will play a one-off gig at Soda Bar in San Diego. Then four days after Born With Stripes hits shelves, they’ll head out on tour. Their native state gets a lot of love, and the rest of the country does, too. Portland and Seattle get dates before the band moves towards the Midwest with Minneapolis and Chicago dates. They’ll go into Montreal before coming down into the Northeast with Boston, New Haven, New York, and D.C gigs. Two North Carolina dates precede the last leg, when they’ll hit Texas, Arizona, Utah, and finally Vancouver, BC.

Listen to and download “I Like The Way You Walk” down below (just right click), and grab Born With Stripes on April 26th via Dead Oceans. Complete tour information follows the song.

“I Like The Way You Walk”

The Donkeys 2011 Tour Dates:
04/02 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar *
04/30 – San Diego, CA @ Sushi Art (Record release party) #
05/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theatre ^
05/05 – Monterey, CA @ Carbone’s ^
05/06 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill ^%
05/09 – Portland, OR @ Holocene ^
05/10 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern ^
05/12 – Torrey, UT @ The Patio &
05/13 – Denver, CO @ The Hi-Dive
05/14 – Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
05/15 – Dubuque, IA @ Busted Lift
05/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
05/18 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s $
05/19 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
05/20 – Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room at the Crofoot !
05/23 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
05/24 – Cambridge, MA @ T.T. The Bear’s ?
05/25 – New Haven, CT @ BAR ?
05/26 – New York, NY @ Cake Shop ?
05/27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rock Shop
05/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie ?
05/29 – Washington, DC @ DC9
05/30 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings
05/31 – Asheville, NC @ Broadway’s
06/03 – Denton, TX @ Dan’s Silverleaf
06/04 – Houston, TX @ Free Press Fest
06/18 – Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room
06/20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
06/27 – Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret

* = w/ Southeast Engine, Little Fowl
# = w/ The Tree Ring
^ = w/ Social Studies
% = w/ Rademacher
& = w/ David Williams
$ = w/ Advance Base
! = w/ The Bobby Electric, Car Parts
? = w/ Citay