The Jesus Lizard have announced their first album in 26 years, along with a run of 2024-2025 tour dates. The influential noise-rock act will unleash Rack on September 13th via Ipecac Recordings, and has unveiled the first single, “Hide & Seek.”
The band still features classic members David Yow (vocals), Duane Denison (guitar), David Wm. Sims (bass), and Mac McNeilly (drums). The new LP will be their seventh overall, and first since 1998’s Blue. The title Rack continues the band’s tradition of naming their albums with single words of four letters.
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“Hide & Seek” is a punk-infused song in which Yow sings in the chorus, “She’s not an idiot/ Just a witch/ She’s a battle-ax with no sense of humor.”
The singer describes the song as “a perky ditty about a witch who can’t behave, and it’s got nearly as many hooks as a Mike Tyson fight.”
As for the entire album, Denison states, “There are definitely some references to the past, but it’s more as a point of departure: We don’t stay there.”
The Jesus Lizard are also set to play their first shows in four-and-a-half years. In addition to a previously announced brief run of dates that kick off this Thursday (June 6th) at Third Man Records in Nashville, the band has announced a full 2024-2025 tour set to kick off October 31st in Dallas, and wrap up May 10th, 2025, in Seattle. In between two US legs, the Jesus Lizard will embark on a UK tour in January 2025. Get tickets here.
Take a listen to “Hide & Seek” below, and see the artwork and tracklist for Rack, followed by the band’s 2024-2025 tour dates. Pre-order or pre-save Rack at this location.
Rack Artwork:
Rack Tracklist:
01. Hide & Seek
02. Armistice Day
03. Grind
04. What If?
05. Lord Godiva
06. Alexis Feels Sick
07. Falling Down
08. Dunning Kruger
09. Moto(R)
10. Is That Your Hand?
11. Swan The Dog
The Jesus Lizard 2024-2025 Tour Dates:
06/06 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
06/08 – Pomona, CA @ No Values Festival
06/09 – Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amp
09/07 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival
10/13 – Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Forever Music Festival
10/31 – Dallas, TX @ Longhorn Ballroom
11/01 – Austin, TX @ TBA
12/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
12/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/12 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
12/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
12/14 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
12/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
01/07 – Glasgow, UK @ QMU
01/08 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
01/09 – Leeds, UK @ Brudnell Social Club
01/10 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
01/11 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
01/12 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
01/14 – Belfast, UK @ The Limelight
01/15 – Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
05/02 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
05/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
05/05 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
05/08 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
05/10 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
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