Written by: Alex Green
The Jesus Lizard are back.
Set to release their first new album since 1998’s Blue, the legendary noise rock band from Boston (via Texas) are set to release Rack on September 13th.
The eleven-song Paul Allen-produced effort features the ferocious foursome of singer David Yow, guitarist Duane Denison, drummer Mac McNeilly, and bassist David Wm. Sims.
The first single “Hide & Seek” is out now and it’s a track that Yow describes as “a perky ditty about a witch who can’t behave, and it’s got nearly as many hooks as a Mike Tyson fight.”
In a statement about Rack, Denison says: “There are definitely some references to the past, but it’s more as a point of departure: We don’t stay there.”
“We literally only made the record because we thought it would be fun to make the record,” Sims adds.
“We are bonded by the music we make,” McNeilly adds, “and also by the respect we have for each other.”
The Jesus Lizard On Tour:
June 6 Nashville, TN Third Man Records SOLD OUT
June 8 Pomona, CA No Values
June 9 Garden Grove, CA Garden Amp
September 7 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Music Festival
October 13 Las Vegas, NV Best Friends Forever Music Festival
October 31 Dallas, TX Longhorn Ballroom
November 1 Austin, TX TBA
December 9 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
December 11 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
December 12 Boston, MA Roadrunner
December 13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
December 14 Washington, DC Black Cat
December 18 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
January 7 Glasgow, UK QMU
January 8 Manchester, UK Academy 2
January 9 Leeds, UK Brudnell Social Club
January 10 Bristol, UK The Fleece
January 11 London, UK Electric Ballroom
January 12 Brighton, UK Concorde 2
January 14 Belfast, UK The Limelight
January 15 Dublin, IE Button Factory
May 2 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
May 3 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
May 5 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 8 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
May 10 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
