Los Angeles psych-rock band Frankie and the Witch Fingers are back with plans for their new album Data Doom, out September 1 via Greenway Records / The Reverberation Appreciation Society.
The follow-up to 2020's Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters, Data Doom is the first of the band's albums created with bassist Nikki "Pickle" Smith (Death Valley Girls) and drummer Nick Aguilar (drummer for Mike Watt), both adding their own distinct flavour to the group.
"There was no pressure and no real-time constraint for this record," vocalist Dylan Sizemore said in a statement. "Because of that the creativity flowed in a very free way that probably wouldn't have happened if we'd been on the clock in a studio. It showed us that the more we take the time to communicate and share our ideas with each other, the more it feeds our creative energy and helps us to make something we're all really excited about."
"Mild Davis," the first single shared from the new album, sees the band entering uncharted territory. Drawing inspiration from a piece from Miles Davis's early-'70s electric period, the song plays with different textures and rhythms to achieve the avant-garde track.
"We worked on that for two weeks straight, puzzle-piecing together different parts into one very weird and stream-of-consciousness song that's mostly in a 7/4 time signature," guitarist Josh Menashe said.
Sizemore added: "I wrote 'Mild Davis' in a moment of feeling pessimistic about what technology is doing to our society, especially as AI is creeping to the forefront more and more…But then the bridge comes from a more optimistic perspective, where it's questioning whether we could reboot the whole system and start all over."
Listen to "Mild Davis" below.
The band has also mapped out an extensive summer/fall tour with two Canadian stops: one in Edmonton on August 25 and another in Montreal on September 27. Check out the full itinerary below.
Data Doom:
1. Empire
2. Burn Me Down
3. Electricide
4. Syster System
5. Weird Dog
6. Doom Boom
7. Futurephobic
8. Mild Davis
9. Political Cannibalism
Pre-order Data Doom.
Frankie and the Witch Fingers 2023 Tour Dates:
06/15 Brighton, UK - Patterns
06/16 Liverpool, UK - Jimmy's
06/17 Manchester, UK - Projekts MCR Skatepark
06/18 Manchester, UK - The Cluny
06/19 Glasgow, UK - Stereo
06/20 Birmingham, UK - Hare & Hounds
06/21 London, UK - Oslo
06/23 Munich, DE - Milla Club
06/24 Berlin, DE - Astra
06/25 Lille, FR - L'Aéronef
06/26 Brussels, BE - La Source
06/29 La Rochelle, FR - La Sirène
07/01 Barcelona, ES - Upload
07/02 Madrid, ES - Wurlitzer Ballroom
07/03 Zaragoza, ES - Lata de Bombillas
07/05 Paris, FR - Petit Bain
07/06 Lyon, FR - Sonic
07/07 Six-Fours-les-Plage, FR - Pointu Fest
07/12 Bordeaux, FR - Relâche Fest (free show)
07/14 Idar Oberstein, DE - Rock Im Daal Fest
07/15 Nijmegen, NL - Valkhof Fest (free show)
07/29 Binic, FR - Binic Folks Blues Fest
08/08 Martigny, CH - Palp Festival
08/11 Vila Praia De ncora, PT - Sonic Blast Fest
08/25 Edmonton, AB - Purple City Music Fest
09/09 Las Vegas, NV - The Usual Place
09/10 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
09/11 El Paso, TX - Love Buzz
09/14 Austin, TX - Parish
09/15 Denton, TX - Andy's Bar
09/16 Houston, TX - Continental Club
09/17 New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
09/19 Chattanooga, TN - JJs Bohemia
09/20 Nashville, TN - The Blue Room
09/21 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
09/22 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
09/23 Charleston, SC - Pour House
09/25 Washington, DC - Black Cat
09/26 Somerville, MA - Crystal Ballroom
09/27 Montreal, QC - Sala Rossa
09/28 Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom
09/29 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
09/30 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
10/02 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10/03 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
10/04 Milwaukee, WI - Miramar Theatre
10/06 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
10/07 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
10/08 Albuquerque, NM - Sister Bar
10/27 San Diego, CA - Quartyard
10/28 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
10/29 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop (Psyched! Fest)
10/31 Portland, OR - Rev Hall
11/01 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
11/03 Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Atrium
11/04 San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brew
The follow-up to 2020's Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters, Data Doom is the first of the band's albums created with bassist Nikki "Pickle" Smith (Death Valley Girls) and drummer Nick Aguilar (drummer for Mike Watt), both adding their own distinct flavour to the group.
"There was no pressure and no real-time constraint for this record," vocalist Dylan Sizemore said in a statement. "Because of that the creativity flowed in a very free way that probably wouldn't have happened if we'd been on the clock in a studio. It showed us that the more we take the time to communicate and share our ideas with each other, the more it feeds our creative energy and helps us to make something we're all really excited about."
"Mild Davis," the first single shared from the new album, sees the band entering uncharted territory. Drawing inspiration from a piece from Miles Davis's early-'70s electric period, the song plays with different textures and rhythms to achieve the avant-garde track.
"We worked on that for two weeks straight, puzzle-piecing together different parts into one very weird and stream-of-consciousness song that's mostly in a 7/4 time signature," guitarist Josh Menashe said.
Sizemore added: "I wrote 'Mild Davis' in a moment of feeling pessimistic about what technology is doing to our society, especially as AI is creeping to the forefront more and more…But then the bridge comes from a more optimistic perspective, where it's questioning whether we could reboot the whole system and start all over."
Listen to "Mild Davis" below.
The band has also mapped out an extensive summer/fall tour with two Canadian stops: one in Edmonton on August 25 and another in Montreal on September 27. Check out the full itinerary below.
Data Doom:
1. Empire
2. Burn Me Down
3. Electricide
4. Syster System
5. Weird Dog
6. Doom Boom
7. Futurephobic
8. Mild Davis
9. Political Cannibalism
Pre-order Data Doom.
Frankie and the Witch Fingers 2023 Tour Dates:
06/15 Brighton, UK - Patterns
06/16 Liverpool, UK - Jimmy's
06/17 Manchester, UK - Projekts MCR Skatepark
06/18 Manchester, UK - The Cluny
06/19 Glasgow, UK - Stereo
06/20 Birmingham, UK - Hare & Hounds
06/21 London, UK - Oslo
06/23 Munich, DE - Milla Club
06/24 Berlin, DE - Astra
06/25 Lille, FR - L'Aéronef
06/26 Brussels, BE - La Source
06/29 La Rochelle, FR - La Sirène
07/01 Barcelona, ES - Upload
07/02 Madrid, ES - Wurlitzer Ballroom
07/03 Zaragoza, ES - Lata de Bombillas
07/05 Paris, FR - Petit Bain
07/06 Lyon, FR - Sonic
07/07 Six-Fours-les-Plage, FR - Pointu Fest
07/12 Bordeaux, FR - Relâche Fest (free show)
07/14 Idar Oberstein, DE - Rock Im Daal Fest
07/15 Nijmegen, NL - Valkhof Fest (free show)
07/29 Binic, FR - Binic Folks Blues Fest
08/08 Martigny, CH - Palp Festival
08/11 Vila Praia De ncora, PT - Sonic Blast Fest
08/25 Edmonton, AB - Purple City Music Fest
09/09 Las Vegas, NV - The Usual Place
09/10 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
09/11 El Paso, TX - Love Buzz
09/14 Austin, TX - Parish
09/15 Denton, TX - Andy's Bar
09/16 Houston, TX - Continental Club
09/17 New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
09/19 Chattanooga, TN - JJs Bohemia
09/20 Nashville, TN - The Blue Room
09/21 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
09/22 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
09/23 Charleston, SC - Pour House
09/25 Washington, DC - Black Cat
09/26 Somerville, MA - Crystal Ballroom
09/27 Montreal, QC - Sala Rossa
09/28 Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom
09/29 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
09/30 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
10/02 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10/03 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
10/04 Milwaukee, WI - Miramar Theatre
10/06 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
10/07 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
10/08 Albuquerque, NM - Sister Bar
10/27 San Diego, CA - Quartyard
10/28 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
10/29 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop (Psyched! Fest)
10/31 Portland, OR - Rev Hall
11/01 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
11/03 Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Atrium
11/04 San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brew
