Unsane Releases New Music
Legendary NYC rock powerhouse Unsane kicked off fall U.S. headlining tour dates last night in Memphis, TN. The revered trio – guitarist /vocalist Chris Spencer, drummer Vincent Signorelli and bassist Dave Curran -will perform at New Orleans’ Siberia Club this evening. The tour’s official admat can be viewed here.
In sync with the tour launch, Unsane has just released three new tracks; “Pigeon”, “Grind” and “No Dice” via COEXTINCTION RECORDINGS, an innovative, online music label owned and operated by Curran, Spencer, professional musician James Paradise (Fresh Kills, Players Club) and Producer Andrew Schneider. The new Unsane tracks are available for preview and purchase here.
Unsane’s set list for the tour’s kick off show (which featured the band performing its classic album Scattered, Smothered & Covered) in its entirety) was as follows:
1.) Scrape
2.) Alleged
3.) Blame me
4.) Out
5.) Can’t See
6.) Blew
7.) Empty Cartridge
8.) No Loss
9.) Test My Faith
10.) Ruin
11.) Swim
12.) Against the Grain
13.) Killing Time
14.) Only Pain
15.) Committed
16.) Over Me
17.) Sick
18.) Get Off My Back
Referred to as “Dirty and Noisy, on Purpose” and a “musical movement inspired by the clang and grind of the subway,” by The New York Times, Unsane’s cold, urban synthesis of screaming, distorted vocal howls, gargantuan bass, strangled guitar wranglings and regimented drum assault is legendary. Formed in 1988 and emerging from the same NYC rock underground that launched the careers of Helmet, Sonic Youth, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, SWANS and Surgery, Unsane’s patented and oft-copied blend of “volume, velocity, and violence” has long spearheaded the international noise rock movement.
The group’s self-titled Matador Records debut, released in 1991, personified “noise rock,” providing an irreplaceable paradigm for numerous bands to follow. The trio’s 1995 music video for the song “Scrape” (from Scattered, Smothered & Covered), which alternated between lo-fi rehearsal footage of the band and a series of serious gnarly skateboarding injuries, became an overnight hit at MTV (see video here) and saw the band tour the U.S. with Slayer. Over the course of its shining career, Unsane has released a string of critically acclaimed releases on respected labels such as Amphetamine Reptile, Ipecac, Man’s Ruin, Relapse, and Sub Pop including Total Destruction (1994), Occupational Hazard (1998), Blood Run (2005) and Visqueen (2007).
UNSANE tour dates:
November 18 New Orleans, LA Siberia
November 20 Austin, TX Emo’s
November 23 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
November 24 San Francisco, CA Thee Parkside
November 26 Seattle, WA Funhouse
November 27 Portland, OR Dante’s
Updated UNSANE news and tour information will be made available via UNSANE online: www.myspace.com/unsane
and www.facebook.com/unsanenyc
