OFF! photo by Jeff Forney
OFF!, the punk think tank helmed by Keith Morris (ex-Black Flag, Circle Jerks) and Dimitri Coats (ex-Burning Brides), have just announced that their first new full-length in eight years is slated for a September 30 release from Fat Possum, followed by a full tour of the US (see full dates below). Free LSD effectively hits reset on the band, as the injection of new energy into their signature high-anxiety sound bonfires via new drummer Justin Brown (Thundercat, Flying Lotus, Herbie Hancock) and bassist Autry Fulbright II (...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead) pushes the concept of punk into another frenetic dimension. The effect is palpable and volatile, adding a new swing to the music’s incendiary thrust; perhaps most evident on album cornerstone “War Above Los Angeles,” shared today alongside a cinematic music video starring David Yow (Jesus Lizard), Don Nguyn, Chloe Dykstra, James Duval, D.H. Peligro (Dead Kennedys), and more.
While the new lineup brings an experimental flair to the table, catapulting their subterranean howl into the orbit of Sun Ra and The Stooges by way of Coats imbibing a number of songs with layers of electronics amid explosions of percussive virtuosity from Brown and bursts of guest saxophone from Jon Wahl (Claw Hammer), Morris sounds timeless as ever, unleashing torrents of no-nonsense screeds across 90 second furnace blasts like “Kill To Be Heard.” Speaking on the album’s distinctly revitalized sound, Morris states: "After making music for as long as I have, it was time to use a palette that includes lime green, turquoise, and magenta instead of the typical colors and shades that were involved in all of the other breakneck and car chase scenarios. Miles Davis with Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters as opposed to Milo Goes to College."
The “War Above Los Angeles” video offers the first taste of the project's broader multimedia ambitions: over the past couple of months the band has been shooting and editing a feature film, Free LSD to accompany the record. Coats explains,“Since thinking of the album as a soundtrack to a weird sci-fi movie gave us permission to experiment, and the film explains, in a fantastical way, the creation of the album, they both go hand in hand as an overall art project.” OFF! is supercharged for takeoff in what has now been confirmed as humanity’s new year zero.
Watch the “War Above Los Angeles” video https://youtu.be/LBWUgluGdTw
Pre-save / Pre-order FREE LSD https://offband.lnk.to/FreeLSD
Find OFF! tickets here https://www.offofficial.com/live
OFF! TOUR DATES
10/24 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar 10/25 - Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole 10/26 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf 10/28 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Co. 10/29 - Austin, TX @ Levitation Festival 10/31 - Memphis, TN @ Black Lodge Video 11/1 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East 11/2 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West 11/4 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall 11/5 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage 11/6 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church 11/10 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 11/11 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall 11/12 - Montreal, QC @ Cafe Campus 11/13 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace 11/16 - Detroit, MI @ Third Man Records 11/17 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall 11/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line 12/8 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive 12/9 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive 12/10 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 12/12 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey 12/13 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw 12/14 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios 12/16 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent 12/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
| 
No comments:
Post a Comment