A lot’s changed since the days when you were expected to give a shit about “dancepunk” outfit !!!. For instance, did you know that the band now consists of frontman Nic Offer, guitarist Mario Andreoni, horn player/keyboardist Daniel Gorman, and saxophonist/percussionist Allan Wilson, with vocalist Shannon Funchess (of Light Asylum) and drummer Paul Quattrone (of Modey Lemon) rounding out the current live band? No? Me neither, because I haven’t really listened to !!! since 2005.
And did you further know that they’ve been making records (er, once in a great while, at least) this whole time, and that Warp is dropping their newest one, Strange Weather, Isn’t It? on August 24? (You can stream, download, or watch the video for the lead single “AM/FM” here; I bet it sounds dancy.) Did you maybe hear about how it was was recorded in Berlin, New York, and Sacramento? Or how it was co-produced by the band along with Eric Broucek, who is the former house engineer for DFA Records. No? Me neither, because I haven’t really listened to !!! since 2005.
And how about the fact that !!! are going on a WORLD motherfuckin’ TOUR in support of this new album? Did you find that online by google-searching “!!!”? (Oh, wait, you can’t even do that). Well, did you maybe hear that earlier from someone? No? Me neither, because I don’t really know anyone who’s listened to !!! since 2005. But jeez, look at all those dates down there. Let’s hope that someone’s been listening.
Strange Weather, Isn’t It? tracklisting!!!:
01. AM/FM
02. The Most Certain Sure
03. Wannagain Wannagain
04. Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass
05. Steady As The Sidewalk Cracks
06. Hollow
07. Jump Back
08. Even Judas Gave Jesus A Kiss
09. The Hammer
10. Blue
TOUR!!!:
07.24.10 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
07.30.10 - Yuzawa-machi, Niigata , Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
08.15.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Waterfront
09.04.10 - Los Angeles, CA - FYF Festival
09.05.10 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
09.06.10 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
09.07.10 - Santa Fe, NM - Corazon
09.09.10 - Denver, CO - The Blue Bird Theater
09.10.10 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
09.11.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
09.13.10 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s
09.22.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
09.23.10 - Boston, MA - Royale Boston
09.24.10 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
09.25.10 - Lincoln, NH - The Nor’easter
09.26.10 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
09.28.10 - Ann Arbor, MI - the Blind Pig
09.29.10 - Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge
09.30.10 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
10.01.10 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
10.09.10 – Paris, France - Factory © Festival d’Ile de France, La Cigale
10.16.10 - San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Music Festival
10.29.10 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Academy II
10.30.10 - Glasgow, UK - Classic Grand
11.01.10- Leeds, UK - The Cockpit
11.02.10 - Bristol, UK - Anson Rooms
11.03.10 - Brighton. UK - Concorde II
11.04.10 - London, UK - Koko
11.05.10 - Orleans, France - Astrolabe
11.06.10 - Bordeaux, France - Le Rocher de Palmer
11.08.10 - Madrid, Spain - Riviera
11.09.10 - Lisbon, Portugal - Lux Club
11.10.10 - Oporto, Portugal - Sa Da Bandeira
11.12.10 - Barcelona, Spain - San Jordi
11.13.10 - Marseille, France - Cabaret Aleatoire
11.15.10 - Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali
11.16.10 - Florence, Italy - Auditorium Flog
11.17.10 - Lausanne, Swtizlerand - Les Docks
11.18.10 - Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
11.19.10 - Berlin, Germany - Festal
11.23.10 - Malmo, Sweden - KB
11.24.10 - Stockholm, Sweden - Strand
11.26.10 - Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
11.27.10 - Hamburg, Germany - U&G
11.28.10 - Amsterdam, Holland - Trouw
11.29.10 - Brussels, Belgium - Botanique Orangerie
11.30.10 - Rockhal, Luxembourg - Box
• !!!: http://www.chkchkchk.net
• Warp: http://warp.net
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