Two years on from delivering Word on the Street, Montreal's Dany Laj and the Looks are gearing up for a spirited return to recording and the road this year. Laj and company will release their fourth full-length Alive & Kicking next month.
Ten tracks in length, Alive & Kicking was recorded in Montreal and produced by Laj himself. A press release promises the group's "signature power-pop hooks" will be present, particularly on first single "Sweet Pretender." The track will arrive on a 7-inch next month on February 17, released through Some Call It Pop.
Alive & Kicking also arrives February 17 digitally and on CD through Some Call It Pop, while a vinyl edition will arrive in late spring through Record Centre Records.
Along with the album announcement, Laj has plotted a North American tour that is set to kick off in February. Starting in Sudbury, the band will make their way through Canada and the United States over the course of March and April. More dates are also to be announced.
Read through the album's tracklisting to find Laj and company's tour itinerary below.
Alive & Kicking:
1. Mister Screaming Attitude
2. Sweet Pretender
3. Planet Of Fun
4. Defending Champion
5. Mixing A Drink
6. Diamond In The Rough
7. Till The Darkness Goes
8. Remember When
9. We Were A Gang
10. Mad World
Tour dates:
02/24 Sudbury, ON - Townehouse Tavern
02/25 Sault St-Marie ON - Loplops
02/27 Thunder Bay, ON - The Apollo
03/01 Regina, SK - the Club
03/02 Saskatoon, SK - Vangelis
03/03 Calgary, AB - Palomino
03/04 Edmonton, AB - Sewing Machine Factory
03/07 Prince George, BC - Nancy O's
03/08 Revelstoke, BC - Last Drop
03/09 Kelowna, BC - Fernando's
03/11 Seattle, WA - Funhouse
03/12 Portland, OR - Pop Tavern
03/15 Lincoln, NE - Vega
03/16 Minneapolis, MN - Eagle's Club
03/17 Milwaukee, WI - Garibaldi's
03/18 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
03/19 Rockford, IL - 03/y's Place
03/21 Detroit, MI - PJ's Lager House
03/22 Wyandotte, MI - The Rockery
03/24 Saint-Hyacinthe, QC - Zaricot
03/25 Montreal, QC - Turbo Haus
03/30 Oshawa, ON - Atria
03/31 Toronto, ON - Bovine Sex Club
04/01 Sherbrooke, QC - La Petite Boîte Noire
04/06 Québec City, QC - L'Anti Bar
04/15 New York, NY - Hank's Saloon
Ten tracks in length, Alive & Kicking was recorded in Montreal and produced by Laj himself. A press release promises the group's "signature power-pop hooks" will be present, particularly on first single "Sweet Pretender." The track will arrive on a 7-inch next month on February 17, released through Some Call It Pop.
Alive & Kicking also arrives February 17 digitally and on CD through Some Call It Pop, while a vinyl edition will arrive in late spring through Record Centre Records.
Along with the album announcement, Laj has plotted a North American tour that is set to kick off in February. Starting in Sudbury, the band will make their way through Canada and the United States over the course of March and April. More dates are also to be announced.
Read through the album's tracklisting to find Laj and company's tour itinerary below.
Alive & Kicking:
1. Mister Screaming Attitude
2. Sweet Pretender
3. Planet Of Fun
4. Defending Champion
5. Mixing A Drink
6. Diamond In The Rough
7. Till The Darkness Goes
8. Remember When
9. We Were A Gang
10. Mad World
Tour dates:
02/24 Sudbury, ON - Townehouse Tavern
02/25 Sault St-Marie ON - Loplops
02/27 Thunder Bay, ON - The Apollo
03/01 Regina, SK - the Club
03/02 Saskatoon, SK - Vangelis
03/03 Calgary, AB - Palomino
03/04 Edmonton, AB - Sewing Machine Factory
03/07 Prince George, BC - Nancy O's
03/08 Revelstoke, BC - Last Drop
03/09 Kelowna, BC - Fernando's
03/11 Seattle, WA - Funhouse
03/12 Portland, OR - Pop Tavern
03/15 Lincoln, NE - Vega
03/16 Minneapolis, MN - Eagle's Club
03/17 Milwaukee, WI - Garibaldi's
03/18 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
03/19 Rockford, IL - 03/y's Place
03/21 Detroit, MI - PJ's Lager House
03/22 Wyandotte, MI - The Rockery
03/24 Saint-Hyacinthe, QC - Zaricot
03/25 Montreal, QC - Turbo Haus
03/30 Oshawa, ON - Atria
03/31 Toronto, ON - Bovine Sex Club
04/01 Sherbrooke, QC - La Petite Boîte Noire
04/06 Québec City, QC - L'Anti Bar
04/15 New York, NY - Hank's Saloon
