Party rocker Andrew W.K. recently returned with his new album You're Not Alone, and now he's treated its track "Music Is Worth Living For" to a new music video. What's more, he's also extended his North American tour schedule, adding a series of new shows in the U.S. and Canada.
The video was edited and directed by Tim Dennesen, and W.K. shared the following statement about its concept:
"Music Is Worth Living For" finds me and my band in the throes of a colossal vision quest. Determined to party harder than ever, we steel ourselves against alien elements, and battle a formless but formidable storm. Multiplying myself, I attempt to transcend the whirling void by engaging in a series of flailing spiritual maneuvers, vainly wrestling with the emptiness of my own soul. Alas, I discover I had already been consumed by my own triumphantly pathetic creation. And at this moment of devastatingly poignant clarity, I realize I'm back where I started, trapped inside the hardest party of all: Being alive.
Watch the video for "Music Is Worth Living For" below.
As for the tour dates, W.K. has announced the second leg of his North American tour, with the new dates starting on August 18 and running to the end of September. In that time, he will play Canadian shows in Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg.
You can check out the fully updated schedule below.
Tour dates:
04/19 Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms
04/20 Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
04/21 Glasgow, UK – Garage
04/28 Jacksonville, FL – Welcome to Rockville Festival
04/29 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum Theatre
05/01 Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
05/03 Birmingham, AL – Saturn
05/04 Concord, NC – Carolina Rebellion Festival
05/05 Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
05/08 Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub
05/09 Indianapolis, IN – Hi- Fi Lounge
05/10 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
05/11 Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow
05/12 Chicago, IL – The Vic
05/13 Somerset, WI – Northern Invasion Festival
05/15 Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
05/16 Toronto, ON – Opera House
05/17 Boston, MA – Paradise
05/18 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
05/19 Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range Festival
05/20 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
05/21 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
05/22 Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls
05/24 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
05/25 Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
08/18 Las Vegas, NV – Psycho Las Vegas
09/04 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
09/05 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
09/06 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
09/07 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
09/08 Seattle, WA – The Showbox @ The Market
09/09 Vancouver, BC – Imperial
09/11 Calgary, AB – Dickens Pub
09/13 Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre
09/14 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre
09/18 Des Moines, IA – Wooly's
09/19 Kansas City, MO – recordBar
09/21 Dallas, TX – Tree's
09/22 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
09/23 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Downstairs
09/25 Nashville, TN – The Basement East
09/26 Durham, NC – Motorco
09/27 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
09/28 Orlando, FL – The Beacham
The video was edited and directed by Tim Dennesen, and W.K. shared the following statement about its concept:
"Music Is Worth Living For" finds me and my band in the throes of a colossal vision quest. Determined to party harder than ever, we steel ourselves against alien elements, and battle a formless but formidable storm. Multiplying myself, I attempt to transcend the whirling void by engaging in a series of flailing spiritual maneuvers, vainly wrestling with the emptiness of my own soul. Alas, I discover I had already been consumed by my own triumphantly pathetic creation. And at this moment of devastatingly poignant clarity, I realize I'm back where I started, trapped inside the hardest party of all: Being alive.
Watch the video for "Music Is Worth Living For" below.
As for the tour dates, W.K. has announced the second leg of his North American tour, with the new dates starting on August 18 and running to the end of September. In that time, he will play Canadian shows in Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg.
You can check out the fully updated schedule below.
Tour dates:
04/19 Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms
04/20 Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
04/21 Glasgow, UK – Garage
04/28 Jacksonville, FL – Welcome to Rockville Festival
04/29 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum Theatre
05/01 Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
05/03 Birmingham, AL – Saturn
05/04 Concord, NC – Carolina Rebellion Festival
05/05 Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
05/08 Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub
05/09 Indianapolis, IN – Hi- Fi Lounge
05/10 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
05/11 Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow
05/12 Chicago, IL – The Vic
05/13 Somerset, WI – Northern Invasion Festival
05/15 Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
05/16 Toronto, ON – Opera House
05/17 Boston, MA – Paradise
05/18 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
05/19 Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range Festival
05/20 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
05/21 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
05/22 Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls
05/24 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
05/25 Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
08/18 Las Vegas, NV – Psycho Las Vegas
09/04 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
09/05 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
09/06 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
09/07 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
09/08 Seattle, WA – The Showbox @ The Market
09/09 Vancouver, BC – Imperial
09/11 Calgary, AB – Dickens Pub
09/13 Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre
09/14 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre
09/18 Des Moines, IA – Wooly's
09/19 Kansas City, MO – recordBar
09/21 Dallas, TX – Tree's
09/22 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
09/23 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Downstairs
09/25 Nashville, TN – The Basement East
09/26 Durham, NC – Motorco
09/27 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
09/28 Orlando, FL – The Beacham
