The Thing is recklessly resilient on first album offerings "Above Snakes" & "Dave's TV"

THE THING IS RECKLESSLY RESILIENT  ON FIRST ALBUM OFFERINGS  “ABOVE SNAKES” AND “DAVE’S TV” — STREAM RELEASING PACKAGES OF 2 SINGLES A MONTH UNTIL THEIR THIRD LP THE THING IS OUT IN FULL THIS SUMMER UNVEIL CHEEKY OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “DAVE’S TV” — WATCH SHOWS IN NY & NASHVILLE AHEAD OF  EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR — SEE ALL DATES HERE CURRENTLY PERFORMING AT SXSW — SEE ARTIST SCHEDULE HERE

Press photo by Seana Adame  “Splitting the difference between classic garage skronk and a metallic murk that eschews doom for grime, The Thing can sometimes seem at war with their own desires: They’re as eager to play heavy riffs as they are to deliver a clean melodic punch.”

“...a much-needed shot in the arm of actual rock and roll.”

“New York psych/garage outfit The Thing are deeply DIY.”

Today, The Thing, one of New York’s most provocative rock bands, releases the first two singles from their upcoming record with “Above Snakes” and “Dave’s TV.” They have revealed that their self-titled third album will arrive in packs of two songs each month, until the 12-track LP is out in full this summer — Stream the first two tracks. “‘The Thing’ is a fully analog record, tracked live to tape without any computer,” shares the band. “Intended to be listened to loud and fully through, the album reveals a universe of sounds and moods that brings forth our most ‘Thing’ record yet.”  First up in the album’s sequence is “Above Snakes.” An old Western term that means to stay alive and keep on living no matter what life throws at you, The Thing wrote this one with resilience in mind. They set the album’s tone disgruntled but ready to smash all the chains that could possibly bar them from being the band on everyone’s tongue.  Moving into “Dave’s TV,” The Thing shared that this song, “Is about being in love with someone who is in love with someone else. She’s watching Dave’s TV.” Experimenting with a krautrock beat, The Thing’s influences not only geographically wander along with them, but hop through decades they weren’t even alive for. In the official video, the band dials up the camp as they film outside of none other than Dave’s TV store in Millerton, NY — Watch. Two weeks ago, The Thing announced their European headline tour. After playing this week at Austin, TX’s SXSW, The Thing will then play their hometown of NYC and then Nashville before spending May and June electrifying Europe. While playing internationally, the band will make stops at Relache Festival in France, Best Kept Secret in The Netherlands and the sold out Freak Valley Festival in Germany. Tickets for The Thing’s upcoming tour are on sale now here.   UPCOMING TOUR DATES NORTH AMERICA March 11-16 - Austin, TX - SXSW March 17 - New York, NY - Sony Hall April 2 - Nashville, TN - Blue Room EUROPE May 29 - Belgrade, Serbia - KC GRAD May 30 - Novi Sad, Serbia - Foxtrot // Munster Party May 31 - Budapest, Hungary - Szimpla Kert June 1 - Zagreb, Croatia - Močvara June 4 - Perpignan, France - Le Nautilus June 5 - Zaragoza, Spain - La Lata De Bombillas June 6  - Bordeaux, France – Relache Festival  June 7 - Sopelana, Spain - La Atalaia de Gardoki June 9 - Seignosse, France - Black Flag June 10 - Nantes, France - Venue TBA June 12 - London, England - The Shacklewell Arms June 13 - Nottingham, England - JT Soar June 14 - Amiens, France - Péniche Célestine June 15 - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret Festival  June 16 - Kusel, Germany - Kinett June 17 -  Brussels, Belgium - La Source June 18 - Berlin, Germany - Neue Zukunft June 19 - Siegen, Germany – Freak Valley Festival  June 20 - Frankfurt, Germany - Dreikönigskeller June 21 - Memmingen, Germany - Mood Club See all dates here