If you thought Bay Area psych-garage busybody Ty Segall had lost his prolific touch in 2014, guess again. Another full-length effort from the artist is heading our way this summer, and it will be called The Manipulator.
Official news of the LP arrived today (June 9), with the record set up with an August 26 due date through Drag City, just a few days off of the one-year anniversary of his 2013 set Sleeper.
According to a press release, the solo artist is "reaching ever further to the outer limits of inner space" that he "orbited" on previously releases and "kept writing, laying down more tracks than ever" this time around. Fittingly, the album weighs in at a hefty 17 songs. The artist is also said to have pulled influence from Neil Young, Black Sabbath, the Stooges and the Rolling Stones, among others.
Though cuts from the sessions have yet to be unveiled in full, you can hear snippets of fuzz-laced rockers and at least one acoustic ballad in an album trailer, which finds a glammed-out Segall driving a cast of characters around in a limousine. You'll find the explosive preview down below, and the album art up above.
Segall will be supporting the set with a massive tour, which includes a stop at Pop Montreal on September 20 and a show at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall the following night. You'll see the show info beneath The Manipulator's tracklisting.
The Manipulator:
1. Manipulator
2. Tall Man, Skinny Lady
3. The Singer
4. It's Over
5. Feel
6. The Faker
7. The Clock
8. Green Belly
9. Connection Man
10. Mister Main
11. The Hand
12. Susie Thumb
13. Don't You Want To Know? (Sue)
14. The Crawler
15. Who's Producing You?
16. The Feels
17. Stick Around
Tour dates:
06/12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
08/23 Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest
08/28 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
08/29 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
08/30 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
08/31 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
09/03 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *
09/04 El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace *
09/05 Austin, TX - The Mohawk *
09/06 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's *
09/07 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe *
09/08 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge *
09/09 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
09/10 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder *
09/11 Miami, FL - The Stage *
09/12 Tampa, FL - Epic Problem *
09/13 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre *
09/14 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall *
09/15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
09/17 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
09/19 Allston, MA - Great Scott #
09/20 Montreal, QC - Club Soda (Pop Montreal) #
09/21 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall #
09/22 Detroit, MI - Trinosopes #
09/23 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall #
09/24 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club #
09/25 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room #
09/26 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater #
09/27 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge #
09/28 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar #
10/09 La Rochelle, France - La Siréne
10/21 Paris, France - La Cigale
10/22 Toulouse, France - Bikini
10/23 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
10/24 Madrid, Spain - BUT
10/28 Clermont Ferrand, France - La Coopérative de Mai
10/29 Geneva, Switzerland - L'Usine
10/30 Bologna, Italy - Locomotive Club
10/31 Rome, Italy - Artisti Atlantide
11/01 Venice, Italy - Interzone Art Center
11/03 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
11/04 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
11/05 Dresden, Germany - Beat Pol
11/06 Berlin, Germany - Astra
11/07 Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
11/08 Stockholm, Sweden - Kägelbanan
11/10 Manchester, England - Gorilla
11/11 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
11/12 London, England - Electric Ballroom
* with Wand
# with La Luz
Official news of the LP arrived today (June 9), with the record set up with an August 26 due date through Drag City, just a few days off of the one-year anniversary of his 2013 set Sleeper.
According to a press release, the solo artist is "reaching ever further to the outer limits of inner space" that he "orbited" on previously releases and "kept writing, laying down more tracks than ever" this time around. Fittingly, the album weighs in at a hefty 17 songs. The artist is also said to have pulled influence from Neil Young, Black Sabbath, the Stooges and the Rolling Stones, among others.
Though cuts from the sessions have yet to be unveiled in full, you can hear snippets of fuzz-laced rockers and at least one acoustic ballad in an album trailer, which finds a glammed-out Segall driving a cast of characters around in a limousine. You'll find the explosive preview down below, and the album art up above.
Segall will be supporting the set with a massive tour, which includes a stop at Pop Montreal on September 20 and a show at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall the following night. You'll see the show info beneath The Manipulator's tracklisting.
The Manipulator:
1. Manipulator
2. Tall Man, Skinny Lady
3. The Singer
4. It's Over
5. Feel
6. The Faker
7. The Clock
8. Green Belly
9. Connection Man
10. Mister Main
11. The Hand
12. Susie Thumb
13. Don't You Want To Know? (Sue)
14. The Crawler
15. Who's Producing You?
16. The Feels
17. Stick Around
Tour dates:
06/12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
08/23 Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest
08/28 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
08/29 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
08/30 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
08/31 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
09/03 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *
09/04 El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace *
09/05 Austin, TX - The Mohawk *
09/06 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's *
09/07 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe *
09/08 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge *
09/09 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
09/10 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder *
09/11 Miami, FL - The Stage *
09/12 Tampa, FL - Epic Problem *
09/13 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre *
09/14 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall *
09/15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
09/17 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
09/19 Allston, MA - Great Scott #
09/20 Montreal, QC - Club Soda (Pop Montreal) #
09/21 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall #
09/22 Detroit, MI - Trinosopes #
09/23 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall #
09/24 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club #
09/25 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room #
09/26 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater #
09/27 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge #
09/28 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar #
10/09 La Rochelle, France - La Siréne
10/21 Paris, France - La Cigale
10/22 Toulouse, France - Bikini
10/23 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
10/24 Madrid, Spain - BUT
10/28 Clermont Ferrand, France - La Coopérative de Mai
10/29 Geneva, Switzerland - L'Usine
10/30 Bologna, Italy - Locomotive Club
10/31 Rome, Italy - Artisti Atlantide
11/01 Venice, Italy - Interzone Art Center
11/03 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
11/04 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
11/05 Dresden, Germany - Beat Pol
11/06 Berlin, Germany - Astra
11/07 Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
11/08 Stockholm, Sweden - Kägelbanan
11/10 Manchester, England - Gorilla
11/11 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
11/12 London, England - Electric Ballroom
* with Wand
# with La Luz
