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Today, Sons Of An Illustrious Father -- comprised of Josh Aubin, Lilah Larson, and Ezra Miller -- have released their first new song since last year. Entitled “Sons Of An Illustrious Father,” the track was produced by Howard Bilerman (Leonard Cohen, Godspeed! You Black Emperor) and features string arrangements by The Dears’ Murray Lightburn. High Snobiety premiered the track today; listen to it HERE.
In addition to the release of a new song, Sons have begun a massive worldwide tour, including shows opening for Priests in the U.S. this summer. This tour follows a sold out European run in December 2018.
Sons Of An Illustrious Father’s most recent album, Deus Sex Machina: Or, Moving Slowly Beyond Nikola Tesla, saw them garnering love from the likes of Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, NME, Nylon, Dazed, Vulture, Out Magazine, Flaunt, L’Officiel USA, Paper, Another Man, Clash, Under the Radar, Consequence of Sound, The Radical, Wonderlandand The Village Voice in addition to being featured on NPR Music’s Austin 100 SXSW picks for 2018 and the WNYC More Perfect podcast's collection "27: The Most Perfect Album” alongside Dolly Parton, Devendra Banhart, and more. They were also the first band to ever perform and participate in the political podcast Lovett Or Leave It.
Praise for Sons Of An Illustrious Father:
"Influenced by Bikini Kill and Patti Smith, Nikola Tesla and Peter Grey, Kim Gordon and Jimi Hendrix, LSD and Rugrats, X-Ray Spex and Opera, Sons of an Illustrious Father are rock wildness at its most lucid and intellectual, protest music that is creating change by altering the brain chemistry of their listeners." — Michelle Tea, NYLON
"Their music defies categorization—they’ve branded themselves 'genre queer' to eschew labels. It’s this devotion to coloring outside the lines that drives Sons of an Illustrious Father in their music and in their advocacy, which has been at the heart of their project since its very inception. They are here to annihilate boxes and make the world better for everyone. They want you to join them in the fight." — Anthem
"Listening to [Deus Sex Machina: Or, Moving Slowly Beyond Nikola Tesla] there’s a sense of reinvigoration, determination, and raw honesty that seems stronger than ever, along with an even louder-and-prouder creative direction in the songs." — Flaunt
"The raucous standout single off their new album, Deus Sex Machina: Or, Moving Slowly Beyond Nikola Tesla, is a queer rallying cry set to jagged, lurching guitar chords, bursting with fury and tenderness and rage and joy and complexity. It’s an anthem for those who have been othered by society, something which Miller says is the greatest threat to humanity today." — L'Officiel
"As a whole, it’s a furiously defiant record, at once pained and hopeful" — NME
Tour dates:
4/23/19 - Hong Kong, China @ This Town Needs
4/25/19 - Singapore @ SCAPE
4/27/19 - Shanghai, China @ Strawberry Music Festival
4/28/19 - Chengdu, China @ Strawberry Music Festival
4/30/19 - Beijing, China @ Tango Live
5/4/19 - Seoul, South Korea @ Yes 24 Hall
5/13/19 - Lisbon, Portugal @ MusicBox
5/15/19 - Madrid, Spain @ Moby Dick
5/16/19 - Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Nau
5/20/19 - Glasgow, UK @ King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
5/21/19 - London, UK @ Village Underground
5/24/19 - Manchester, UK @ Dot to Dot Festival
5/25/19 - Bristol, UK @ Dot to Dot Festival
5/26/19 - Nottingham, UK @ Dot to Dot Festival
5/28/19 - Brussels, Belgium @ AB Club
5/29/19 - Paris, France @ Bellevilloise
5/31/19 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet
6/2/19 - Berlin, Germany @ Bi Nuu
6/3/19 - Cologne, Germany @ Luxor
6/5/19 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Pumpehuset
6/7/19 - Oslo, Norway @ Parkteateret
6/9/19 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Nalen Klubb
6/15/19 - Mexico City, MX @ Bajo Circuito
6/20/19 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall +
6/21/19 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda +
6/22/19 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada +
6/24/19 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister +
6/25/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar +
6/26/19 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar +
6/27/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom +
6/29/19 - Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club +
7/01/19 - Portland, OR @ Polaris +
7/02/19 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret +
7/03/19 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos +
7/21/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
7/22/19 - Washington, DC @ DC9
7/23/19 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
7/25/19 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
7/26/19 - Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
7/27/19 - Toronto, ON @ Garrison
+ - with Priests
Sons Of An Illustrious Father
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