New York, NY (Top40 Charts) "If I had to pick one new act that you should absolutely listen to, it's Algiers." - Bob Boilen for NPR's All Songs Considered Listen to "obliterating" (NPR Music) new track "Black Eunuch":
Algiers have announced that they will bring their "spiritual, political, confrontational" (Rolling Stone) blend of political, post punk on the road for a series of headlining concerts in support of their self-titled debut album on Matador Records, out June 2. These shows will follow a run of dates opening for Interpol in May, and will include stops in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and more.
A trio of émigrés of the American Deep South, now split between New York and London, Algiers imbues neo-modernist hymns with caustic social sentiment and explosive noise.
Comprised of singer/guitarist FranklinJames Fisher, guitarist Lee Tesche, and bassist Ryan Mahan, the band has gotten early attention from Rolling Stone ("the Death Grips of Gospel"), Stereogum ("revolutionary music in the truest sense of the word"), Self-Titled ("feels like a full-on exorcism") and more.
Watch Algiers' video for the "astonishing" (The Times UK) "Irony. Utility. Pretext.":
Praise for Algiers:
"To grapple with the eleven songs on 'Algiers' is to wrestle angels, face down demons and rebel against authority - this is revolutionary music in the truest sense of the word. It demands action. It requires penance. It destroys expectations." - Stereogum
"Intense...right on the beat of the current cultural climate." --Vice Noisey
"An exhilarating blend of electro and multi-tracked melodies that feels like a full-on exorcism." - Self-Titled
"Mesmerizing and really sucks you in with its weird power." - The Wire (Byron Coley)
"An electric, funereal response to the sins of the twentieth century." - Impose Magazine
"Evokes the best of the bleak, from Vangelis to Joy Division." - Flood Magazine
"Sounds like the Death Grips of gospel torching the South's dark underbelly...the results are spiritual, political and confrontational." - Rolling Stone
"Fisher, one of the most powerfully guttural vocalists in rock today, brings gospel authority to the music's drama. The final product is harrowing but spellbinding." - SPIN
Tour Dates:
04-18 - Paris, FR @ Record Store Day - Rough Trade On Tour, Point Ephemere
04-22 - London, UK @ Power Lunches
05-07 - Richmond, VA @ The National*
05-08 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz*
05-11 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant*
05-12 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre*
05-13 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore*
05-15 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts*
05-16 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE*
06-05 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
06-07 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage
06-09 - New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge
06-10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
06-13 - Toronto, ON @ The Silver Dollar Room
06-15 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
06-16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
06-19 - Seattle, WA @ The Sunset
06-20 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
06-21 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
06-23 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
06-25 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
* = w/Interpol
Pre-Order Links:
Matador: https://smarturl.it/AlgiersTheBand_LP
iTunes: https://smarturl.it/AlgiersTheBand
Amazon: https://smarturl.it/Algiers_The_Band
Google: https://smarturl.it/AlgiersTheBand_gp
Hi-res album art, press releases, links, etc:
https://shorefire.com/client/algiers
