Fucked Up - 'The Chemistry of Common Life' (15th Anniversary)
(Fucked Up, 2008. Credit: David Waldman)
Stream / Pre-order 'The Chemistry of Common Life' Vinyl
Originally released October 7th, 2008, The Chemistry of Common Life is the second album by Toronto punk band Fucked Up.
Today, we celebrate the record’s 15th anniversary with the promise of a fresh-looking orange vinyl reissue due out February 23rd. Pre-order it HERE.
The band has also completed a new video for the song “Black Albino Bones,” which is assembled from era-appropriate tour photos, videos, and ephemera. And, finally, Matador’s hardworking archivists have unearthed a never-before-seen 30-minute clip from The Chemistry of Common Life’s still-much-discussed 12-hour-long NYC record release show – an event that somehow roped-in members of The Vivian Girls, Vampire Weekend, and The Cro-Mags, as well as J. Mascis and, very briefly, Michael Stipe.
(Video created by Tiff Pritchett)
Today, The Chemistry of Common Life remains as conceptually ambitious as it is musically adventurous, pushing through and far beyond the accepted boundaries of punk and hardcore. At the time, we called it “an expansive epic about the mysteries of birth, death, and the origins of life (and re-living). Merging elements of hardcore songwriting with up to 70 tracks of guitars, organs, winds and vocals the music remains iconoclastic and startling.”
Fucked Up drummer Jonah Falco writes:
“After Hidden World it felt like all of the musical impulses of Fucked Up condensed and turned into this musical dew, which inexplicably settled in this heavier, condensed place. The layering became way more intentional and focused, and instead of just making things long for the sake of being long, dense for the sake of being dense, the length and weight of our songs was necessary to house new found compositional moves. Development, tension, narrative, and space in song.
In some ways it felt like mockery – putting bongos on ‘Crooked Head’ and French horn on ‘Days of Last,’ ‘Royal Swan’ having about 1% punk involved, etc. – but in other ways opened the door for us moving forward to give these outlying ideas about our music precedence in our songwriting. Chemistry was unchained and free creativity from inexperienced and raw, but demanding and developing musicians.”
Next week, Fucked Up will play a special one-off show, performing The Chemistry of Common Life in its entirety at Toronto’s Horshoe Tavern.
The group will also tour throughout North America, the UK, and the EU this fall, with appearances at Pitchfork Music Festival in London and the Primava Weekender in Benidorm. Find the complete itinerary below.
Fucked Up On Tour
October 14 Toronto, ON @ The Horseshoe Tavern
October 25 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
October 26 Stroudsburg, PA @ The Sherman Theater
October 27 Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
October 28 Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall
October 29 Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bown
October 30 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
October 31 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
November 10 Leeds, UK @ Temple of Boom
November 11 London, UK @ Pitchfork Music Festival
November 12 Bournemouth, UK @The Bear Cave
November 13 Lille, FR @ L’Aeronef (Club Room)
November 14 Paris, FR @ Petit Bain
November 15 Reims, FR @ La Cartonnerie
November 17 Benidorm, ES @ Primavera Weekender
November 18 Malaga, ES @ Paris 15
November 19 Barcelona, ES @ La Nau
November 21 Milan, IT @ Legend
November 22 Wiesbaden, DE @ Kesselhaus
November 23 Cologne, DE @ MTC
Fucked Up Online
Fucked Up website
Out Today : Fucked Up - 'Do All Words Can Do'
Available today at all fine retailers and streaming platfoms, Fucked Up's 'Do All Words Can Do', a nine-track compilation gathering 'David Comes To Life'era-appropriate rarities and B-sides, all of which were previously available only on 7” 45's.
'Do All Words Can Do' Tracklist
1. Queen of Hearts (Demo)
2. What Would You Do
3. Do All Words Can Do
4. Into the Light
5. Byrdesdale Garden City
6. What They Didn’t Know
7. The Truest Road
8. Remember Me
9. Octavio Made the Bomb
Purchase / Stream 'Do All Words Can Do'
Purchase/ Stream 'David Comes To Life' - 10th Anniversary Edition
At one PM eastern today, Fucked Up will participate in Indieheads' "Ask Me Anything". Please keep in mind that while you can ask the band anything, they are under no obligation to answer everything.
Fucked Up on tour (tickets)
Tuesday, March 29 The Joiners, Southampton UK *
Wednesday, March 30 Scala, London UK *
Thursday, March 31 Metronome, Nottingham UK *
Friday, April 1 Exchange, Bristol UK SOLD OUT *
Saturday, April 2 District, Liverpool UK *
Sunday, April 3 Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds UK *
Monday, April 4 Stereo, Glasgow UK *
Tuesday, April 5 Gorilla, Manchester UK *
Wednesday, April 6 Castle & Falcon, Birmingham UK *
Thursday, April 7 Grand Social, Dublin IE
Saturday, June 4 Punk It Fest, Helsinki FI
Thursday, July 6 The Great Hall, Toronto ON
Friday, July 7 The Great Hall, Toronto ON
Tuesday, July 12 Club Saw, Ottowa ON
Wednesday, July 13 Bar Le Ritz, Montreal QC
Thursday, July 14 Sinclair, Boston MA
Friday, July 15 Brooklyn Made, Brooklyn NY
Saturday, July 16 Brooklyn Made, Brooklyn NY
Sunday, July 17 Underground Arts, Philadelphia PA
Monday, July 18 Union Stage, Washington DC
Tuesday, July 19 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh PA
Wednesday, July 20 Ace of Cups, Columbus OH
Thursday, July 21 Thalia Hall, Chicago IL
Friday, July 22 Shelter, Detroit MI
Saturday, August 27 Parish, Austin TX
* w/ Tuka, Sacred Paws
Fucked Up Online
Fucked Up website
David Comes To Life blog
Fucked Up - "David Comes To Life" 10th Anniversary Edition
Purchase / Stream David Comes To Life
The 10th anniversary edition of Fucked Up's opus David Comes To Life is out today on limited lightbulb yellow vinyl. The band will perform the rock opera in full this winter throughout North America and the UK, full itinerary below.
A companion piece Do All Words Can Do, compiling nine rarities from the David Comes To Life era will be out on March 25, 2022. Stream two preview tracks from that LP "The Truest Road," "Do All Words Can Do," and pre-order the vinyl HERE.
Stream The Matador Revisionist History Podcast Episode 4: Fucked Up and Titus Andronicus
Fucked Up on Tour
Wednesday, January 19 Club Saw, Ottawa ON
Thursday, January 20 Bar Le Ritz, Montreal QC
Friday, January 21 Sinclair, Boston MA
Saturday, January 22 Brooklyn Made, Brooklyn NY
Sunday, January 23 Underground Arts, Philadelphia PA
Monday, January 24 Union Stage, Washington DC
Tuesday, January 25 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh PA
Wednesday, January 26 Ace of Cups, Columbus OH
Friday, January 28 Shelter, Detroit MI
Saturday, February 5 Great Hall, Toronto ON
Tuesday, February 16 Parish, Austin TX
Thursday, February 18 Ukranian Cultural Center, Los Angeles CA
Friday, February 19 Starline Social Club, Oakland CA
Sunday, February 21 Mississippi Studios, Portland OR
Monday, February 22 Crocodile, Seattle WA
Tuesday, March 29 The Joiners, Southampton UK
Wednesday, March 30 Scala, London UK
Thursday, March 31 Metronome, Nottingham UK
Friday, April 1 Exchange, Bristol UK
Saturday, April 2 District, Liverpool UK
Sunday, April 3 Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds UK
Monday, April 4 Stereo, Glasgow UK
Tuesday, April 5 Gorilla, Manchester UK
Wednesday, April 6 Castle & Falcon, Birmingham UK
Thursday, April 7 Grand Social, Dublin IE
Fucked Up Online
Fucked Up website
David Comes To Life blog
Fucked Up - "Do All Words Can Do"
Pre-order / Stream the newly released single Do All Words Can Do
Pre-order / Stream David Comes To Life
Next month, Matador will honor the 10th anniversary of Fucked Up’s early ’10s masterwork David Comes to Life with a limited-edition lightbulb-yellow 2xLP reissue. That album –which clocks in at 78-minutes –may be as heavy a dose of genre-bursting progressive-psychedelic-hardcore punk brilliance as anybody can comfortably ingest at once.
But if we’re somehow underestimating you, there’s more. On March 25th, Fucked Up will release Do All Words Can Do, a nine-track compilation gathering David era-appropriate rarities and B-sides, all of which were previously available only on 7”.
(Pictured above: David Comes To Life 10th anniversary vinyl, out Dec 10)
Fucked Up’s Jonah Falco, Sandy Miranda, and Josh Zucker also appear on the most recent episode of Matador's Revisionist History podcast. Joined by friend and tour-mate Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus–whose own punk rock concept album, The Monitor, also turns 10 this year–the conversation offers insight (and entertaining dirt) on the writing and recording of DCTL. Listen HERE.
Do All Words Can Do Tracklist
1. Queen of Hearts (Demo)
2. What Would You Do
3. Do All Words Can Do
4. Into the Light
5. Byrdesdale Garden City
6. What They Didn’t Know
7. The Truest Road
8. Remember Me
9. Octavio Made the Bomb
Fucked Up on Tour
Wednesday, January 19 Club Saw, Ottawa ON
Thursday, January 20 Bar Le Ritz, Montreal QC
Friday, January 21 Sinclair, Boston MA
Saturday, January 22 Brooklyn Made, Brooklyn NY
Sunday, January 23 Underground Arts, Philadelphia PA
Monday, January 24 Union Stage, Washington DC
Tuesday, January 25 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh PA
Wednesday, January 26 Ace of Cups, Columbus OH
Friday, January 28 Shelter, Detroit MI
Saturday, February 5 Great Hall, Toronto ON
Tuesday, February 16 Parish, Austin TX
Thursday, February 18 Ukranian Cultural Center, Los Angeles CA
Friday, February 19 Starline Social Club, Oakland CA
Sunday, February 21 Mississippi Studios, Portland OR
Monday, February 22 Crocodile, Seattle WA
Tuesday, March 29 The Joiners, Southampton UK
Wednesday, March 30 Scala, London UK
Thursday, March 31 Metronome, Nottingham UK
Friday, April 1 Exchange, Bristol UK
Saturday, April 2 District, Liverpool UK
Sunday, April 3 Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds UK
Monday, April 4 Stereo, Glasgow UK
Tuesday, April 5 Gorilla, Manchester UK
Wednesday, April 6 Castle & Falcon, Birmingham UK
Thursday, April 7 Grand Social, Dublin IE
Fucked Up Online
Fucked Up website
David Comes To Life blog
Matador Revisionist History Podcast - Episode 4: Fucked Up & Titus Andronicus
Listen to the Matador Revisionist History Podcast HERE.
Stream / pre-order limited lightbulb yellow LP edition of David Comes To Life HERE.
Today we pull back the curtain on the fourth installment of the Matador Revisionist History podcast, which pairs artists and collaborators to discuss a Matador album celebrating a noteworthy anniversary.
This episode honors Fucked Up’s epic rock opera, David Comes to Life (2011), which first hit shelves 10 years ago last June.
Here band members Jonah Falco (Mr. Jo), Sandy Miranda (Mustard Gas), and Josh Zucker (Gulag) look back on the early ’10s with friend and tour-mate Patrick Stickles (Titus Andronicus), himself no stranger to punk rock concept albums. Discussion is nudged along by our host, Matt Sweeney.
Their chat yields insight into the writing and recording of David Comes to Life, but also entertaining tangents on composer Jim Steinman’s lewd oblique strategies, roady-ing as a path to physical fitness, and the secret to Fucked Up’s longevity (“If anybody tries to grow and do something better, tear them down”).
Fucked Up on Tour
Wednesday, January 19 Club Saw, Ottawa ON
Thursday, January 20 Bar Le Ritz, Montreal QC
Friday, January 21 Sinclair, Boston MA
Saturday, January 22 Brooklyn Made, Brooklyn NY
Sunday, January 23 Underground Arts, Philadelphia PA
Monday, January 24 Union Stage, Washington DC
Tuesday, January 25 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh PA
Wednesday, January 26 Ace of Cups, Columbus OH
Friday, January 28 Shelter, Detroit MI
Saturday, February 5 Great Hall, Toronto ON
Tuesday, February 16 Parish, Austin TX
Thursday, February 18 Ukranian Cultural Center, Los Angeles CA
Friday, February 19 TBD, San Francisco CA
Sunday, February 21 Mississippi Studios, Portland OR
Monday, February 22 Crocodile, Seattle WA
Tuesday, March 29 The Joiners, Southampton UK
Wednesday, March 30 Scala, London UK
Thursday, March 31 Metronome, Nottingham UK
Friday, April 1 Exchange, Bristol UK
Saturday, April 2 District, Liverpool UK
Sunday, April 3 Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds UK
Monday, April 4 Stereo, Glasgow UK
Tuesday, April 5 Gorilla, Manchester UK
Wednesday, April 6 Castle & Falcon, Birmingham UK
Thursday, April 7 Grand Social, Dublin IE
Fucked Up Online
Fucked Up website
David Comes To Life blog
Titus Andronicus Online
Website
Fucked Up - "David Comes To Life" European Tour
Fucked Up have added European dates to their forthcoming tour performing David Comes To Life in full for the album's 10th anniversary. A limited pressing of David Comes To Life on lightbulb yellow vinyl will be issued on December 10th.
Stream / Pre-order 10th Anniversary Vinyl Edition of David Comes To Life
Fucked Up on Tour, New Dates in Bold on Sale Wednesday
Wednesday, January 19 Club Saw, Ottawa ON
Thursday, January 20 Bar Le Ritz, Montreal QC
Friday, January 21 Sinclair, Boston MA
Saturday, January 22 Brooklyn Made, Brooklyn NY
Sunday, January 23 Underground Arts, Philadelphia PA
Monday, January 24 Union Stage, Washington DC
Tuesday, January 25 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh PA
Wednesday, January 26 Ace of Cups, Columbus OH
Friday, January 28 Shelter, Detroit MI
Saturday, February 5 Great Hall, Toronto ON
Tuesday, March 29 The Joiners, Southampton UK
Wednesday, March 30 Scala, London UK
Thursday, March 31 Metronome, Nottingham UK
Friday, April 1 Exchange, Bristol UK
Saturday, April 2 District, Liverpool UK
Sunday, April 3 Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds UK
Monday, April 4 Stereo, Glasgow UK
Tuesday, April 5 Gorilla, Manchester UK
Wednesday, April 6 Castle & Falcon, Birmingham UK
Thursday, April 7 Grand Social, Dublin IE
Fucked Up Online
Fucked Up website
David Comes To Life blog
Fucked Up - 'David Comes To Life' 10th Anniversary Edition
(photo by Daniel Boud)
directed by Robert Semmer
In 2011, Toronto’s Fucked Up delivered an album that chafed the edges of punk rock’s conceptual boundaries – a set of songs that splayed freely into unexpected instrumentation, psychedelic drift, and situationist philosophy. Its ambition was limitless and its run time opulent.
Which is to say, they made a concept album.
On December 10th, Matador Records will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Fucked Up’s titanic 78-minute early ’10s masterpiece, 'David Comes to Life;, with a limited-edition 2xLP reissue on lightbulb-yellow vinyl.
The group will also tour North America (East and West Coast dates) and the UK early next year performing the album in full. Find the complete list of dates below.
Today, you can listen to “The Truest Road,” drawn from a rarities LP that will be announced later this year. The compilation 'David’s Town' – a companion to 'David Comes to Life', previously available only on vinyl – has also been made available on streaming for the first time ever.
'David Comes To Life' is a story of lost love, global meltdown, depression, bombs, guilt and madness. Or is it? A modern-day morality tale set amid the dour backdrop of a British industrial town in the late ’70s, it’s a four-part play that follows the dark moods and inner psyche of the titular hero. At the same time, the reliability of the narrator gets called into question. The tables are turned, responsibility shifts, and the story goes meta.
Of course, you could always ignore the backstory and just listen to a fiercely imaginative double album of blistering, melodic rock'n'roll shot through with all manner of psychic weirdness
stream/preorder 'David Comes To Life'
stream / download "The Truest Road"
stream 'David's Town'
David Comes To Life Tracklist
01. Let Her Rest
02. Queen of Hearts
03. Under My Nose
04. The Other Shoe
05. Turn the Season
06. Running on Nothing
07. Remember My Name
08. A Slanted Tone
09. Serve Me Right
10. Truth I Know
11. Life in Paper
12. Ship of Fools
13. A Little Death
14. I Was There
15. Inside a Frame
16. The Recursive Girls
17. One More Night
18. Lights Go Up
Fucked Up on Tour, Tickets on Sale Friday
Wednesday, January 19 Club Saw, Ottawa ON
Thursday, January 20 Bar Le Ritz, Montreal QC
Friday, January 21 Sinclair, Boston MA
Saturday, January 22 Brooklyn Made, Brooklyn NY
Sunday, January 23 Underground Arts, Philadelphia PA
Monday, January 24 Union Stage, Washington DC
Tuesday, January 25 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh PA
Wednesday, January 26 Ace of Cups, Columbus OH
Friday, January 28 Shelter, Detroit MI
Saturday, February 5 Great Hall, Toronto ON
Fucked Up Online
Fucked Up website
David Comes To Life blog
Vinyl Blowout Sale
We've uncovered some excess inventory here at the expansive Matador Warehouse™ and that can only mean one thing, sale time. We've got 6 recent classics up for grabs at pretty much half off their normal retail price, but don't wait too long because once these are gone, they are gone for good.
Thurston Moore - Demolished Thoughts LP $8.99
Chelsea Light Moving - Chelsea Light Moving LP + 7" $8.99
Fucked Up - Glass Boys LP - $7.49 Dbl LP $8.99
EMA - The Future's Void LP - $8.99
Lower - Seek Warmer Climes LP - $4.49
Tanlines - Mixed Emotions LP $7.49
MATADOR AT PRIMAVERA FESTIVAL
Just a heads up for those lucky enough to be at Primavera Festival this weekend cos we have a TON of bands playing:Belle and Sebastian, Fucked Up, Iceage, Interpol, The New Pornographers, Perfume Genius, The Thurston Moore Band and Tobias Jesso Jr are all appearing.
A few of these performances will also be live streamed here. See bands and times below:
Friday
The New Pornographers: 19.30 - 20.25 Channel 1
Belle and Sebastian: 21.30 - 22.30 Channel 2
Saturday
Fucked Up: 19.30 - 20.20 Channel 2
Interpol: 22.20 - 23.34 Channel 1
PRIMAVERA SOUND 2015 BARCELONA - ANNOUNCED
Earlier this week, Primavera Sound Barcelona's lineup for 2015 was announce and we are taking up some serious real estate. For those making the pilgrimage this year for the festival's 15th year anniversay, make note of the following:
THURSDAY, May 28
The Thurston Moore Band
FRIDAY, May 29
Belle and Sebastian
Perfume Genius
Tobias Jesso Jr. (True Panther Sounds)
SATURDAY, May 30
Interpol
Fucked Up
Tickets and more information can be found here.
"Turned Out A Punk" - A New Podcast From Fucked Up's Damian Abraham
listen to ‘Episode 1 - Martin Mills
As you're probably aware, podcasts have become the go-to medium for tastemakers and cultural observers including but not limited to Adam Carolla, Louie Anderson and former WWE announcer Jim Ross. Throwing his hat into the ring this week is Fucked Up's Damian Abraham with the debut of "Turned Out A Punk", a weekly series in which he'll be chatting with iconic characters from different corners of the entertainment world about how punk impacted them and vice versa. Episode #1 features a conversation with our dear friend & tireless supporter, Beggars Group founder and chairman Martin Mills. If you're thinking this would've been the perfect time to ask Martin, "if Gary Numan and Mark E. Smith were both drowning and you could only save one, who would you choose?", that's why Damian's doing a proper podcast and you're sitting around coming up with unhelpful ideas. Leave this stuff to the professionals!
download or subscribe to "Turned Out A Punk" at iTunes.
As you're probably aware, podcasts have become the go-to medium for tastemakers and cultural observers including but not limited to Adam Carolla, Louie Anderson and former WWE announcer Jim Ross. Throwing his hat into the ring this week is Fucked Up's Damian Abraham with the debut of "Turned Out A Punk", a weekly series in which he'll be chatting with iconic characters from different corners of the entertainment world about how punk impacted them and vice versa. Episode #1 features a conversation with our dear friend & tireless supporter, Beggars Group founder and chairman Martin Mills. If you're thinking this would've been the perfect time to ask Martin, "if Gary Numan and Mark E. Smith were both drowning and you could only save one, who would you choose?", that's why Damian's doing a proper podcast and you're sitting around coming up with unhelpful ideas. Leave this stuff to the professionals!
download or subscribe to "Turned Out A Punk" at iTunes.
VIDEO : Fucked Up - "The Art Of Patrons"
(produced and directed by Andy Capper & Mike Haliechuk )
A day prior to Fucked Up kicking off the next leg of North American dates in support of the monumental 'Glass Boys', Noisey are premiering the video for "The Art Of Patrons" (above), shot during the band's recent trip to Brazil . Upcoming dates are below --- be advised tomorrow night's all ages show at NYC's Irving Plaza is not yet sold out.
Saturday, September, 6 Irving Plaza, New York NY^
Sunday, September, 7 Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO
Friday, September, 19 Louis', Saskatoon SK, Canada
Saturday, September, 20 Pawn Shop Edmonton AB, Canada#
Sunday, September, 21 Republik, Calgary AB, Canada#
Monday, September, 22 The Exchange, Regina SK, Canada#
Tuesday, September, 23 WECC, Winnipeg MB, Canada#
Wednesday, September, 24 Crocks, Thunder Bay ON, Canada#
Thursday, September, 25 TBA, Sudbury ON, Canada
Friday, September, 26 The Horseshoe, Toronto ON, Canada
Saturday, September, 27 The Horseshoe, Toronto ON, Canada#
^ w/ Speedy Ortiz and Give
* w/ Tijuana Panther
# w/ Alvvays
% w/ S.H.I.T.
$ w/ Vag Halen and New Fries
order 'Glass Boys' from the following :
iTunes
Amazon
The Matador Store
('Glass Boys' is available in Canada via Arts & Crafts)
as mentioned on 8/22, there's a pair of new 7"'s with non-LP b-sides available from the Matador Store (below), both shipping next Tuesday :
"Paper The House" b/w "Galloping"
"Sun Glass" b/w "B.O.K."
Fucked Up : Two New 7"'s For Mail Order / North American Tour Update
After losing some boxes of merch somewhere on the I-10 (IT'S A LONG STORY), Fucked Up roll into LA's El Rey Theatre tonight, kicking off another 14 shows in support of album-of-the-year-candidate 'Glass Boys'. In addition, there's new 7" singles for "Paper The House" and "Sun Glass" available at the shows and directly from The Matador Store :
"Sun Glass"
"Paper The House"
Tour Dates :
Friday, August, 21 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles CA* (TONIGHT)
Saturday, August, 22 Glasshouse, Pomona CA*
Sunday, August, 23 Casbah, San Diego CA
Saturday, September, 6 Irving Plaza, New York NY^
Sunday, September, 7 Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO
Friday, September, 19 Louis', Saskatoon SK, Canada
Saturday, September, 20 Pawn Shop Edmonton AB, Canada#
Sunday, September, 21 Republik, Calgary AB, Canada#
Monday, September, 22 The Exchange, Regina SK, Canada#
Tuesday, September, 23 WECC, Winnipeg MB, Canada#
Wednesday, September, 24 Crocks, Thunder Bay ON, Canada#
Thursday, September, 25 TBA, Sudbury ON, Canada
Friday, September, 26 The Horseshoe, Toronto ON, Canada
Saturday, September, 27 The Horseshoe, Toronto ON, Canada#
^ w/ Speedy Ortiz and Give
* w/ Tijuana Panther
# w/ Alvvays
% w/ S.H.I.T.
$ w/ Vag Halen and New Fries
order 'Glass Boys' from the following :
iTunes
Amazon
The Matador Store
('Glass Boys' is available in Canada via Arts & Crafts)
FUCKED UP x NOISEY GOOGLE+ HANGOUT JUNE 6TH AT 11AM EST, HOSTED BY ANDY CAPPER
Tomorrow, Friday June 6th at 11am EST you can hangout with Fucked Up. Damian, Mike and Josh (also known as half of Fucked Up) will be sitting down with Noisey's Andy Capper to talk about their new record 'Glass Boys' and answer any, yes ANY questions you desire. There might even be a special guest. We really mean might, they have not confirmed.
Submit questions early here and set your alarm to watch LIVE on Noisey+
Fucked Up play a sold out Bowery Ballroom show tomorrow to celebrate the release of the band's latest, 'Glass Boys'.
GOVERNORS BALL AND MORE THIS WEEKEND IN NYC: INTERPOL, FUCKED UP, KURT VILE, MAJICAL CLOUDZ AND TANLINES
Lots going on this weekend and it all kicks off TONIGHT with Kurt Vile and The Violators warming up Governors Ball with the Official Kickoff Party at Brooklyn Bowl. Advance tickets are sold out but there are a limited number of tickets being held at the door starting at... 6pm. That's in a little more than an hour, get movin'.
Below is a schedule for the rest of the weekend. See you out there.
FRIDAY June 6th
Governors Ball: Kurt Vile and The Violators on Big Apple Stage at 2:15pm
Record Release Show for 'Glass Boys' : Fucked Up at Bowery Ballroom at 9:00pm SOLD OUT
Pitchfork Nightcap & Governors Ball Presents: Majical Cloudz - The Studio at Webster Hall starting at 10:00pm. Tickets here.
SATURDAY June 7th
Governors Ball: Tanlines (True Panther) on Big Apple Stage at 2:15pm
SUNDAY June 8th
Governors Ball: Interpol on Big Apple Stage at 8:00pm (have you heard the news about 'El Pintor' yet?)
'GLASS BOYS' IS OUT NOW, WATCH MINI-DOC FEATURING MANY FAMILIAR FACES
This week will be the three year anniversary of David Comes to Life, and with that marker, Fucked Up today release the life-affirming and personal glimpse into how far the band has come with 'Glass Boys'. Two versions of the record are available for your pleasure. Check out the 1/2 speed drums on 'Slow Boys' (available as a bonus LP w/ early pressings of 'Glass Boys').
To celebrate this release, we have a few new things from the band for you today. Watch without much comment, a mini-documentary directed by Andy Capper and Scott Pierce, featuring many familiar faces:
Official video for "Sun Glass" (also directed by Andy Capper)
The band have also put together a playlist (the first of many to come) titled 'Other Side of the Looking Glass Boys' on Rdio. You can listen to that HERE. Here is what Jonah Falco had to say about the playlist:
"Mostly for these mixes i've tried to find songs which are equivalent to the musical thematics on the record more than the lyrical ones. The notes, the feels, the registers, and the sensations. But the good thing about the eternity of pop culture is that usually when guided in certain directions culturally, the brain tends to mine the same emotions and conclusions throughout the ages. This doesn't have anything to do with being unimaginative, but more to do with the often vast ideological unity of rock and roll.
Glass Boys, vaguely distilled, is a record about looking back while trying to move forward. All of this music is from the past, but you should listen to it in the present and think of it as contemporary. If you're patient enough to want to pay close attention, I think you'll find a few cheeky similarities between grooves, riffs, and themes. If not, you've still got ten reasons to dance."
'Glass Boys' is available now at your local record store, or other options below:
iTunes
Amazon
The Matador Store / Tote Bundle
(‘Glass Boys’ will be available in Canada via Arts & Crafts)
Tour Dates:
06/06/14 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
06/08/14 Toronto, ON Field Trip Festival
06/13/14 Sonnenberg BSIDES Festival Switzerland
06/14/14 Brussels Salle Rogier Belgium
06/15/14 Manchester Gorilla United Kingdom***
06/16/14 Newcastle The Cluny United Kingdom***
06/17/14 Leeds Belgrave United Kingdom***
06/18/14 London Koko United Kingdom***
06/19/14 Paris Point Ephemere France
06/20/14 Eichenring Hurricane Festival Germany
06/21/14 Tuttlingen Southside Festival Germany
06/22/14 Hilvarenbeek Best Kept Secret Festival Netherlands
07/02/14 Philadelphia, PA Morgan’s Pier
07/03/14 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel*
07/04/14 Richmond, VA Strange Matter*
07/05/15 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade*
07/06/14 Atlanta, GA Mammal Gallery*
07/07/14 Nashville, TN Exit/In*
07/08/14 St Louis, MO Luminary Arts
07/10/14 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
07/11/14 Detroit, MI Loving Touch
07/18/14 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival Canada
08/09/14 Montreal, QC Heavy Montreal Canada
08/15/14 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club**
08/16/14 Seattle, WA Neumos**
08/17/14 Portland, OR Music Fest NW**
08/19/14 San Francisco, CA The Independent**
0/8/20/14 Ventura, CA The Garage**
08/21/14 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre**
08/22/14 Pomona, CA Glasshouse**
08/23/14 San Diego, CA Casbah**
09/06/13 New York, NY Irving Plaza
* – with Weed
** – with Tijuana Panthers
*** – with Cerebral Ballzy, Lower
Fucked Up's 'Glass Boys' - Streaming In Full, Today At Pitchfork Advance
The new Fucked Up LP/CD/digital album 'Glass Boys' is officially available one week from tomorrow (one week from today in Europe) and can currently be heard in full via the auspices of Pitchfork Advance. In addition, the 1/2 speed drums version of the album (available as a bonus LP w/ early pressings of 'Glass Boys') is being streamed from start to finish by Exclaim.
(above : obligatory tote bag photograph)
Preorder 'Glass Boys' today and receive an instant download of "Sun Glass" and "Paper The House"
iTunes
Amazon
The Matador Store
('Glass Boys' will be available in Canada via Arts & Crafts)
Tour Dates after the jump :
06/06/14 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
06/08/14 Toronto, ON Field Trip Festival
06/13/14 Sonnenberg BSIDES Festival Switzerland
06/14/14 Brussels Salle Rogier Belgium
06/15/14 Manchester Gorilla United Kingdom***
06/16/14 Newcastle The Cluny United Kingdom***
06/17/14 Leeds Belgrave United Kingdom***
06/18/14 London Koko United Kingdom***
06/19/14 Paris Point Ephemere France
06/20/14 Eichenring Hurricane Festival Germany
06/21/14 Tuttlingen Southside Festival Germany
06/22/14 Hilvarenbeek Best Kept Secret Festival Netherlands
07/02/14 Philadelphia, PA Morgan’s Pier
07/03/14 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel*
07/04/14 Richmond, VA Strange Matter*
07/05/15 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade*
07/06/14 Atlanta, GA Mammal Gallery*
07/07/14 Nashville, TN Exit/In*
07/08/14 St Louis, MO Luminary Arts
07/10/14 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
07/11/14 Detroit, MI Loving Touch
07/18/14 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival Canada
08/09/14 Montreal, QC Heavy Montreal Canada
08/15/14 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club**
08/16/14 Seattle, WA Neumos**
08/17/14 Portland, OR Music Fest NW**
08/19/14 San Francisco, CA The Independent**
0/8/20/14 Ventura, CA The Garage**
08/21/14 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre**
08/22/14 Pomona, CA Glasshouse**
08/23/14 San Diego, CA Casbah**
09/06/13 New York, NY Irving Plaza
* – with Weed
** – with Tijuana Panthers
*** - with Cerebral Ballzy, Lower
VIDEO : Fucked Up - "Sun Glass" Premiere
"Sun Glass" from the upcoming LP/CD/digital album 'Glass Boys' (June 3), directed by Andy Capper and Mike Haliechuk.
Preorder 'Glass Boys' today and receive an instant download of "Sun Glass" and "Paper The House"
iTunes
Amazon
The Matador Store
('Glass Boys' will be available in Canada via Arts & Crafts)
Updated Tour Dates after the jump :
05/18/14 Asbury Park, NJ Skate and Surf Festival
06/06/14 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom SOLD OUT
06/08/14 Toronto, ON Field Trip Festival
06/13/14 Sonnenberg BSIDES Festival Switzerland
06/14/14 Brussels Salle Rogier Belgium
06/15/14 Manchester Gorilla United Kingdom***
06/16/14 Newcastle The Cluny United Kingdom***
06/17/14 Leeds Belgrave United Kingdom***
06/18/14 London Koko United Kingdom***
06/19/14 Paris Point Ephemere France
06/20/14 Eichenring Hurricane Festival Germany
06/21/14 Tuttlingen Southside Festival Germany
06/22/14 Hilvarenbeek Best Kept Secret Festival Netherlands
07/02/14 Philadelphia, PA Morgan’s Pier
07/03/14 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel*
07/04/14 Richmond, VA Strange Matter*
07/05/15 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade*
07/06/14 Atlanta, GA Mammal Gallery*
07/07/14 Nashville, TN Exit/In*
07/08/14 St Louis, MO Luminary Arts
07/10/14 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
07/11/14 Detroit, MI Loving Touch
07/18/14 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival Canada
08/09/14 Montreal, QC Heavy Montreal Canada
08/15/14 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club**
08/16/14 Seattle, WA Neumos**
08/17/14 Portland, OR Music Fest NW**
08/19/14 San Francisco, CA The Independent**
0/8/20/14 Ventura, CA The Garage**
08/21/14 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre**
08/22/14 Pomona, CA Glasshouse**
08/23/14 San Diego, CA Casbah**
09/06/13 New York, NY Irving Plaza
* – with Weed
** – with Tijuana Panthers
*** - with Cerebral Ballzy, Lower
FUCKED UP - "Led By Hand" (2nd Track from The Upcoming 'Glass Boys'), New Tour Dates
(photo by Brendan George Ko)
Earlier this morning, “Led By Hand”, the 2nd song leaked/dropped etc. from Fucked Up's upcoming 'Glass Boys' LP/CD/digital album ---the band's 4th full-length and the eagerly anticipated followup to 2011’s 'David Comes To Life' --- was posted to the band's site. You can obtain an MP3 download of the song by following Fucked Up's frantic-yet-highly-insightful Twitter account (@fuckedup). Featuring a vocal cameo by J Mascis, "Led By Hand" is another taste of what caused one (highly) seasoned observer to say, "where previous albums fucked with your head, 'Glass Boys' fucks with your heart."
To which I can only add, I think this one fucks with your head, too.
Order 'Glass Boys' in the format of your choice with a limited edition tote bag, available exclusively from The Matador Store.
Preorder from iTunes (includes an instant download of "Paper The House")
('Glass Boys' will be available in Canada via Arts & Crafts)
Fucked Up official site http://fuckedup.cc
Fucked Up - Twitter http://www.twitter.com/fuckedup
Looking For Gold
Tour dates after the jump :
05/18/14 Asbury Park, NJ Skate and Surf Festival
06/06/14 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom SOLD OUT
06/08/14 Toronto, ON Field Trip Festival
06/13/14 Sonnenberg BSIDES Festival Switzerland
06/14/14 Brussels Salle Rogier Belgium
06/15/14 Manchester Gorilla United Kingdom
06/16/14 Newcastle The Cluny United Kingdom
06/17/14 Leeds Belgrave United Kingdom
06/18/14 London Koko United Kingdom
(6/15-18 w/ CEREBRAL BALLZY, LOWER)
06/19/14 Paris Point Ephemere France
06/20/14 Eichenring Hurricane Festival Germany
06/21/14 Tuttlingen Southside Festival Germany
06/22/14 Hilvarenbeek Best Kept Secret Festival Netherlands
07/02/14 Philadelphia, PA Morgan's Pier
07/03/14 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel*
07/04/14 Richmond, VA Strange Matter*
07/05/15 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade*
07/06/14 Atlanta, GA Mammal Gallery*
07/07/14 Nashville, TN Exit/In*
07/08/14 St Louis, MO Luminary Arts
07/10/14 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
07/11/14 Detroit, MI Loving Touch
07/18/14 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival Canada
08/09/14 Montreal, QC Heavy Montreal Canada
08/15/14 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club**
08/16/14 Seattle, WA Neumos**
08/17/14 Portland, OR Music Fest NW**
08/19/14 San Francisco, CA The Independent**
0/8/20/14 Ventura, CA The Garage**
0/8/22/14 Pomona, CA Glasshouse**
08/23/14 San Diego, CA Casbah**
* - with Weed
** - with Tijuana Panthers
Fucked Up - Twitter http://www.twitter.com/fuckedup
Looking For Gold
Tour dates after the jump :
05/18/14 Asbury Park, NJ Skate and Surf Festival
06/06/14 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom SOLD OUT
06/08/14 Toronto, ON Field Trip Festival
06/13/14 Sonnenberg BSIDES Festival Switzerland
06/14/14 Brussels Salle Rogier Belgium
06/15/14 Manchester Gorilla United Kingdom
06/16/14 Newcastle The Cluny United Kingdom
06/17/14 Leeds Belgrave United Kingdom
06/18/14 London Koko United Kingdom
(6/15-18 w/ CEREBRAL BALLZY, LOWER)
06/19/14 Paris Point Ephemere France
06/20/14 Eichenring Hurricane Festival Germany
06/21/14 Tuttlingen Southside Festival Germany
06/22/14 Hilvarenbeek Best Kept Secret Festival Netherlands
07/02/14 Philadelphia, PA Morgan's Pier
07/03/14 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel*
07/04/14 Richmond, VA Strange Matter*
07/05/15 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade*
07/06/14 Atlanta, GA Mammal Gallery*
07/07/14 Nashville, TN Exit/In*
07/08/14 St Louis, MO Luminary Arts
07/10/14 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
07/11/14 Detroit, MI Loving Touch
07/18/14 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival Canada
08/09/14 Montreal, QC Heavy Montreal Canada
08/15/14 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club**
08/16/14 Seattle, WA Neumos**
08/17/14 Portland, OR Music Fest NW**
08/19/14 San Francisco, CA The Independent**
0/8/20/14 Ventura, CA The Garage**
0/8/22/14 Pomona, CA Glasshouse**
08/23/14 San Diego, CA Casbah**
* - with Weed
** - with Tijuana Panthers