Ought Announce 'Room Inside the World' Album, Share New Video

The band have also mapped out a sprawling world tour

BY Calum SlingerlandPublished Nov 1, 2017

After signing to Merge/Royal Mountain at the start of this month, Ought have now lifted the curtain on their first effort for their new label home.

Titled Room Inside the World, the band's third album will arrive February 16. Recorded with producer Nicolas Vernhes (Deerhunter, Animal Collective, Silver Jews), the nine-track effort is said to explore "themes that have always concerned the band — identity, connection, survival in a precarious world — but with a bolder, more nuanced sound palette."

Along with the announcement, the band have shared a video for the new album track "These 3 Things." In a statement, directors Jonny Look and Scottie Cameron had this to say about the clip:

Life can be problematic. Everything takes time and energy. We challenged ourselves to create devices of great convenience using three items. When initially testing the convenience machines without the human variable, we discovered luxury and success. However, it was sterile. The beauty only came with the unpredictable moments brought by the human element. Being human is better than looking for an easy way out.

On top of all this, Ought have also mapped out a lengthy tour in support of the disc, and you can find the dates below. After spending November in the United States, the band will kick off a spring leg of dates in Montreal next March and hit up a string of Canadian cities.

Room Inside the World:

1. Into the Sea
2. Disgraced in America
3. Disaffectation
4. These 3 Things
5. Desire
6. Brief Shield
7. Take Everything
8. Pieces Wasted
9. Alice

Tour dates:

11/03 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar *
11/04 Brooklyn, NY – Silent Barn $
11/05 Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall *
11/07 Buffalo, NY – Tralf Music Hall *
11/08 Pittsburgh, PA – Spirit *
11/09 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop *
11/10 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar *
11/11 Chattanooga, TN – Sluggo's *
11/12 Tallahassee, FL – The Wilbury *
11/13 Gainesville, FL – The Wooly *
11/14 Miami, FL – Gramps *
11/16 Orlando, FL – The Social *
11/17 St. Petersburg, FL – Et Cultura Festival *
11/18 Charleston, SC – The Royal American *
11/19 Richmond, VA – Capital Ale House *
11/20 Arden, DE – Arden Gild Hall #
03/06 Montreal, QC – Théâtre Fairmount ^
03/07 Toronto, ON – Lee's Palace
03/09 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall 
03/10 St Louis, MO – Off Broadway ^
03/11 Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room ^
03/17 Mesa, AZ – Underground %
03/18 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room %
03/19 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom % 
03/20 San Francisco, CA – The Independent %
03/22 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios %
03/23 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey %
03/24 Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt % 
03/26 Calgary, AB – The Palomino %
03/27 Saskatoon, SK – Amigo's Cantina %
03/29 Winnipeg, MB – The Good Will Social Club %
03/30 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry % 
03/31 Madison, WI – High Noon % 
04/02 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups % 
04/04 Washington, DC – The Black Cat
04/05 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
04/06 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/07 Boston, MA – The Sinclair
04/20 Bristol, UK – The Exchange
04/21 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
04/22 Glasgow, UK – Stereo
04/23 Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
04/24 London, UK – Garage
04/26 Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
04/ 27 Nantes, FR – Stereolux
04/28 Bordeaux, FR – Iboat
04/30 Lausanne, CH – Le Romandie
05/01 Winterthur, CH – Albani
05/02 Brussels, BE – Botanique
05/03 Cologne, DE – Bumann & Sohn
05/04 Berlin, DE – Kantine am Berghain
05/05 Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
05/07 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Noord

* with Waxahatchee
^ with Snail Mail 
% with Flasher
$ with Trace Mountains and Boys Online
# with Shame and Grace Vonderkuhn

 

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