King Khan & The Shrines will overwhelm you with all their upcoming stuff

King Khan & The Shrines will overwhelm you with all their upcoming stuff

It’s been quite a while since King Khan & The Shrines got together to record a new album; six years since 2007’s What Is?, to be precise. Now that the band is with Merge Records, the album drought is about to end, because on September 3, you can get your grubby mitts on a copy of Idle No More. If you’re unfamiliar with the band, they’re notorious for blending genres: King Khan’s sound is something akin to a rockabilly Sly Stone with stacks of well-worn garage records at home backed by a punk jazz band. Judging by the song below, Idle No More is a bit more refined than their previous efforts. Check out Idle No More’s opening track, “Born to Die” here:

In addition to the new album, King Khan is taking his eight-man strong Shrines unit to not one, but two continents. They’re making a trek around Europe late this summer before coming to the US and Canada this fall. King Khan & The Shrines tend to put on a raucous, sweat-filled spectacle each night, so I expect any Philadelphia area garage rock fans to be at Union Transfer on Halloween. Given King Khan’s penchant for costumes and mischief, the show on Halloween in Philly will be bonkers. The Mischief Night show in New York will certainly be unpredictable as well. Even if the new record is a bit more polished than their older stuff, the live show is still sure to be grimy as hell. Side note: Does knowing something will be unpredictable make it predictable?

On top of the tour, there’s even more coming up for King Khan. Here’s the music video for “Bite My Tongue,” a track that was released on a split single with Mikal Cronin. The video’s been floating around for a while, but “Bite My Tongue” is going to be on the new album, too. You can watch as Super KK flies around causing (relatively minor) mayhem, ultimately leading to a showdown with prankster Jesus.

Dates:

08.28.13 - Luxembourg - Exit07
08.29.13 - Haarlem, Netherlands - Patronaat
08.30.13 - Salisbury, UK - End of the Road Festival
09.01.13 - London, UK - XOYO
09.03.13 - Brighton, UK - The Blind Tiger Cluv
09.04.13 - Paris, France - Trabendo
09.05.13 - Brussels, Belgium - Magasin 4
09.06.13 - Vineland, Netherlands - Great Wide Open Festival
10.11.13 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
10.13.13 - San Francisco, CA - Slims
10.14.13 - Portland, OR - Dante’s
10.15.13 - Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre
10.16.13 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
10.17.13 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
10.18.13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10.19.13 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
10.20.13 - Kansas City, KS - The Record Bar
10.21.13 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
10.22.13 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
10.23.13 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
10.24.13 - Cleavland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
10.25.13 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
10.26.13 - Toronto, ON - Legendary Horshoe Tavern
10.27.13 - Montreal, QC - La Tulipe
10.29.13 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10.30.13 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
10.31.13 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
11.01.13 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
11.02.13 - Durgam, NC - Motorco Music Hall
11.04.13 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
11.05.13 - Birmingham, AL - Nottletree
11.06.13 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia
11.12.13 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
11.13.13 - Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom

• King Khan and the Shrines: http://kingkhanmusic.com
• Merge Records: http://www.mergerecords.com

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