With just a few days left until the release of their long-awaited new album, Alkaline Trio just unveiled another new song from it. On Tuesday (Aug. 28), the California-founded band unleashed a third new song from their upcoming ninth studio album; a track titled “Demon and Division.” Listen to “Demon and Division” above.
“Demon and Division” will join “Blackbird” and the record’s title track “Is This Thing Cursed?” on the forthcoming record. Is This Thing Cursed? is due out Aug. 31 through Epitaph Records. Pre-orders for the album are still available on Alkaline Trio’s website which now includes pre-orders for a special vinyl due out Oct. 19.
Is This Thing Cursed? is the follow-up to the group’s last studio album, 2013’s My Shame is True.
In support of the new album’s release, the band just concluded the first leg of their North American tour itinerary. Following a month or so off where frontman Matt Skiba will re-join Blink-182 for a mini tour during the month of September, the band will jump-start the second leg of the tour on Oct. 4 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California. A few weeks alter, the tour will come to an end on Oct. 18 at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California.
Garage rock outfit PANGEA will open for Alkaline Trio during both legs of the tour. For now, Alkaline Trio’s full tour itinerary can be found here.
It’s been a couple of months since Alkaline Trio announced plans to release a brand new record later this month. With a few short weeks left until their ninth studio album is in the hands of fans, the band has released yet another new tune from the impending LP. On Tuesday (Aug. 7), the California-founded group debuted their forthcoming album’s second single, and title track, “Is This Thing Cursed?”
The barely-three-minute song begins slowly, giving the impression that it will be some kind of piano-driven ballad. About a minute into the song, the sound changes from the ballad format to the standard Alkaline Trio, pop-punk goodness fans have come to expect and love from the act. Listen to “Is This Thing Cursed?” above.
“Is This Thing Cursed?” will join lead single “Blackbird” on Alkaline Trio’s forthcoming record. Is This Thing Cursed? is due out Aug. 31 through Epitaph Records. Pre-orders for the album are currently available on Alkaline Trio’s website.
Is This Thing Cursed? is the follow-up to the group’s last studio album, 2013’s My Shame is True.
In support of Is This Thing Cursed?‘s release, the band announced plans to hit the road in during the months of August and October. The August leg of their tour kicked off last Friday (Aug. 3) at The Bomb Factory. The August leg of the tour will conclude on Aug. 26 at the House of Blues in Orlando, just a few days shy of the band’s record release date.
Following a month and a half off during which time frontman Matt Skiba will rejoin Blink-182 is Las Vegas, the band will continue their touring itinerary with the October leg of the tour. That portion of the excursion will begin on Oct. 04 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California and conclude a few weeks later on Oct. 18 at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California.
Garage rock outfit PANGEA will open for Alkaline Trio during both legs of the tour. For now, Alkaline Trio’s full tour itinerary can be found here.
Back in mid June, Alkaline Trio announced plans to hit the road during the months of August and October making some wonder if this meant new tunes from the group was on the horizon. On Thursday (July 19), the California-founded band confirmed the release of their ninth studio album. Titled Is This Thing Cursed?, the impending release is due out Aug. 31 through Epitaph Records.
Pre-orders for the new album are currently available on the band’s website here.
In conjunction with the new album announcement, the band also released the record’s lead single, “Blackbird.” Listen to the three-and-a-half-minute song above.
Is This Thing Cursed? is the follow-up to 2013’s My Shame is True.
News of the new album comes months after bassist Dan Andriano hinted at new music in an interview. During the chat that took place in January of this year, the musician teased that the group was not done making new music.
“There’s not an inch of me that feels like we’re done making music, or we’re done making new stuff.” he explains. “I wanna be a band that people want to hear new stuff from. Because I feel like I’m still in a band that wants to write good, new music.”
In addition to the new album and its single, the band previously announced plans to hit the road during the months of August and October. The upcoming excursion will be split into two legs; the first leg will take place in August while the second will take place in October. The first leg of the tour will kick off on Aug. 3 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas and wrap up on Aug. 26 at the House of Blues in Orlando.
After a month or so away from the North American touring circuit, Alkaline Trio will resume their trek on Oct. 04 at the Observatory in Santa Ana, California. The trek will then conclude a few weeks later on Oct. 18 at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California. Garage rock outfit PANGEA will open for Alkaline Trio during the full tour.
The complete list of upcoming tour dates can be seen below.
ALKALINE TRIO FALL 2018 TOUR DATES:
Aug. 03 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory *
Aug. 04 – Austin, TX – Emo’s *
Aug. 06 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
Aug. 08 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre *
Aug. 09 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom *
Aug. 10 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall *
Aug. 11 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom *
Aug. 13 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre *
Aug. 14 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live! *
Aug. 16 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom *
Aug. 17 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel *
Aug. 18 – Boston, MA – House of Blues *
Aug. 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory *
Aug. 21 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVA *
Aug. 22 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle *
Aug. 24 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works *
Aug. 25 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade, Heaven *
Aug. 26 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues *
Oct. 04 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory *
Oct. 05 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern *
Oct. 06 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre *
Oct. 08 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom *
Oct. 09 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo *
Oct. 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex *
Oct. 12 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium *
Oct. 14 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl *
Oct. 15 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues *
Oct. 16 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre *
Oct. 18 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst *
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