Lightning Bolt share defiantly poppy new single, “Hüsker Dön’t”:
http://open.spotify.com/album/7sB7WFvowBGhMNaJlOhQUj
New album Sonic Citadel out 11 October
Lightning Bolt touring throughout the fall
“You’d think a quarter of a century of pummelling noise rock exercised just through drums, bass and largely inaudible vocals would have its limits, but Lightning Bolt continue to spark” – Uncut
“The band continues to bleed rainbows.” – NPR
“Still the gold standard for controlled chaos” – Loud & Quiet
Lightning Bolt’s new single from forthcoming album Sonic Citadel, “Hüsker Dön’t,” features defiantly poppy sounds and bass work from Brian Gibson and some of drummer/vocalist Brian Chippendale’s clearest and most personal lyrics. According to Chippendale, “The lyrics are a sort of letter from beyond the grave to my son. I thought it would be a cool thing for him to discover later on. An Easter egg. Just a love letter.”
Over their career, the incomparable sounds of Chippendale and Gibson have been built on the ebb and flow between the power of raw, unbridled simplicity and a boundless, childlike sense of wonder. Sonic Citadel marks the duo’s most varied and diverse work since their seminal album Wonderful Rainbow (recently reissued on Thrill Jockey), exploring a large breadth of emotions between and within each song. Gibson and Chippendale again recorded with Seth Manchester at the esteemed Machines With Magnets to capture the abandon of their music with clarity and Gibson’s incredible dynamic range clearly to make the record as visceral an experience as their live performances.
Following Sonic Citadel’s release on 11 October, Lightning Bolt will be touring throughout Europe and the US this fall, including sets at Le Guess Who? Festival and Desert Daze with more dates to be announced. The duo’s Load Records back catalog will be reissued by Thrill Jockey throughout 2019 and 2020.
| “Hüsker Dön’t” lyrics: Hey hey heyThere will come a day When I gotta take the van alone To the other side Deep into the sun I will roll So you gonna have ta hold it down my dear son How and where and when who can say Just take some time to cry And then get back on track You are on a road To a better day Don’t be a minotaur Trapped in a mazeAnd hey, if you work it out You can build a time machine Drop in to say hello I’ll be waiting on the side of the sun Oh yeah We’ll crank the stereo Take a tour around While we’re out on the town We can travel back See all the dinosaurs Maybe jump up on one Piggy back the dragon lord Abuba [“piggyback” in Korean] Before the clock kicks in In the glow of the first sunrise Let’s go! |
Lightning Bolt EU/UK tour dates
5 Nov – Metz, FR – Trinitaires ^
6 Nov – Koln, DE – Gebaeude9 ^
7 Nov – Dunkerque, FR – Skatepark ^
8 Nov – Utrecht, NL – Le Guess Who? Festival ^
10 Nov – Brussels, BE – Atelier Claus ^
11 Nov – Brussels, BE – Atelier Claus ^
12 Nov – London, UK – The Underworld ^
13 Nov – London, UK – The Underworld ^
14 Nov – Bristol, UK – Trinity ^
15 Nov – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club ^
16 Nov – Glasgow, UK – Studio Warehouse – SWG3 ^
^ w/ DJ Fugvel Og Geimskip
Lightning Bolt US tour dates
13 Oct – Moreno Valley, CA – Desert Daze
4 Dec – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
5 Dec – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
6 Dec – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
7 Dec – Brooklyn, NY – Pioneer Works
Pre-order Lightning Bolt’s Sonic Citadel:
http://thrilljockey.com/products/sonic-citadel
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