Jangly Atlanta garage punks the Black Lips have revealed plans to release their new album Underneath the Rainbow on March 18 via Vice Records. Now, we get another taste of the release via some official album art.
The relatively straightforward cover, displayed above, features a striking portrait of the band courtesy of seminal rock'n'roll photographer Mick Rock, along with some highly stylized text.
In support of the new release, the quartet will embark on a North American tour that includes Canadian stops in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. All dates are available below.
If you haven't heard it yet, the band's soulful R&B banger "Boys in the Wood" can also be streamed below.
Tour dates:
03/07 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse &
03/11-16 Austin, TX - SXSW
03/20 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriet's %
03/21 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre %
03/22 Santa Ana, CA - Burgerama @ The Observatory
03/23 Felton, CA - Don Quixote's %
03/24 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall %
03/25 Sacramento, CA - Assembly %
03/27 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre %
03/28 Seattle, WA - Neumo's %
03/29 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater %
03/30 Boise, ID - Neurolux %
03/31 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge %
04/02 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater %
04/03 Albuquerque, NM - Sister Bar %
04/04 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom %
04/05 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern %
04/14 Richmond, VA - The National *
04/15 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
04/17 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
04/18 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
04/19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club *
04/21 Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre *
04/22 Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre *
04/24 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
04/25 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
04/26 Chicago, IL - TBA *
04/27 St, Paul, MN - Turf Club *
04/28 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
04/29 St Louis, MO - The Firebird *
04/30 Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room *
05/02-04 Austin, TX - Austin Psych Fest
& with Deerhunter
% with the Coathangers
* with Natural Child
The relatively straightforward cover, displayed above, features a striking portrait of the band courtesy of seminal rock'n'roll photographer Mick Rock, along with some highly stylized text.
In support of the new release, the quartet will embark on a North American tour that includes Canadian stops in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. All dates are available below.
If you haven't heard it yet, the band's soulful R&B banger "Boys in the Wood" can also be streamed below.
Tour dates:
03/07 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse &
03/11-16 Austin, TX - SXSW
03/20 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriet's %
03/21 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre %
03/22 Santa Ana, CA - Burgerama @ The Observatory
03/23 Felton, CA - Don Quixote's %
03/24 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall %
03/25 Sacramento, CA - Assembly %
03/27 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre %
03/28 Seattle, WA - Neumo's %
03/29 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater %
03/30 Boise, ID - Neurolux %
03/31 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge %
04/02 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater %
04/03 Albuquerque, NM - Sister Bar %
04/04 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom %
04/05 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern %
04/14 Richmond, VA - The National *
04/15 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
04/17 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
04/18 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
04/19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club *
04/21 Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre *
04/22 Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre *
04/24 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
04/25 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
04/26 Chicago, IL - TBA *
04/27 St, Paul, MN - Turf Club *
04/28 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
04/29 St Louis, MO - The Firebird *
04/30 Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room *
05/02-04 Austin, TX - Austin Psych Fest
& with Deerhunter
% with the Coathangers
* with Natural Child