The long wait for a new Melt-Banana LP is almost over, as the Japanese noise-punk greats have finally announced their studio follow-up to 2007's Bambi's Dilemma. Titled Fetch, it arrives October 1 via A-ZAP.
A press release notes that the demo sessions for the record were completed back in the spring of 2011, but work on the LP was postponed following the devastating Fukushima earthquake. Since then, the band have been pared down to vocalist Yako and guitarist Agata, and their current work is apparently "juiced with electronics and post-rock production." Some wild touchstones referenced for the LP include Kate Bush, Walter White and post-punkers Wire, if the latter were "playing metal run through Wasp synthesizers and auto-tune."
Backed by a PC full of beats and god knows what else, the spazzy outfit make their return to North America this fall. The "2 do what 2 fetch" tour kicks off at Vancouver's Biltmore Cabaret on October 16 and will see them playing one more Canadian date in Toronto. You can see the tour schedule down below. It will be the first time the band have crossed the continent since 2011.
Tour dates:
10/16 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret
10/17 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
10/18 Portland, OR - Dante's
10/19 Boise, ID - Nuerolux
10/20 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10/21 Denver, CO - Laimer Lounge
10/23 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
10/24 Milwaukee, WI - The Cactus Club
10/25 Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme
10/26 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10/27 Chicago, IL - Double Door
10/28 Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
10/29 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
10/31 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
11/01 Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus
11/02 Providence, RI - AS220
11/03 Boston, MA - The Sinclair
11/04 Washington, DC - Black Cat - Backstage
11/05 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
11/06 Atlanta, GA - 529
11/08 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
11/09 Austin, TX - FFF Fest
11/11 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
11/12 Phoenix, AZ - Last Exit
11/13 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
11/14 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
11/15 Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse
11/16 Oakland, CA - Oakland Metro Opera House
A press release notes that the demo sessions for the record were completed back in the spring of 2011, but work on the LP was postponed following the devastating Fukushima earthquake. Since then, the band have been pared down to vocalist Yako and guitarist Agata, and their current work is apparently "juiced with electronics and post-rock production." Some wild touchstones referenced for the LP include Kate Bush, Walter White and post-punkers Wire, if the latter were "playing metal run through Wasp synthesizers and auto-tune."
Backed by a PC full of beats and god knows what else, the spazzy outfit make their return to North America this fall. The "2 do what 2 fetch" tour kicks off at Vancouver's Biltmore Cabaret on October 16 and will see them playing one more Canadian date in Toronto. You can see the tour schedule down below. It will be the first time the band have crossed the continent since 2011.
Tour dates:
10/16 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret
10/17 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
10/18 Portland, OR - Dante's
10/19 Boise, ID - Nuerolux
10/20 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10/21 Denver, CO - Laimer Lounge
10/23 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
10/24 Milwaukee, WI - The Cactus Club
10/25 Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme
10/26 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10/27 Chicago, IL - Double Door
10/28 Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
10/29 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
10/31 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
11/01 Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus
11/02 Providence, RI - AS220
11/03 Boston, MA - The Sinclair
11/04 Washington, DC - Black Cat - Backstage
11/05 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
11/06 Atlanta, GA - 529
11/08 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
11/09 Austin, TX - FFF Fest
11/11 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
11/12 Phoenix, AZ - Last Exit
11/13 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
11/14 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
11/15 Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse
11/16 Oakland, CA - Oakland Metro Opera House
