Band of Skulls rock new album, new tour
“pure rock ‘n’ roll”—KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic
“In this millennium, there are seldom few ‘rock bands’ creating music with a shelf-life. Band of Skulls appear to be in this game for the long haul.”—Paste
Band of Skulls will embark on an extensive North American tour this spring. The North American shows are in celebration of the acclaimed U.K. trio’s album Himalayan.
Already receiving critical acclaim, NME selected the debut single, “Asleep At The Wheel,” as one of their “20 Essential New Tracks,” praising, “Like The Black Keys at their meanest, it stomps away before propelling itself into a riff of Black Sabbath standards…”
Produced by Nick Launay (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), the album was recorded during the summer of 2013 in Richmond, London at State of the Ark studios.
The new album follows 2012’s Sweet Sour, which debuted at #14 on the U.K. album chart and received widespread acclaim—NME praised, “Proficient, precision-executed blues-rock,” while Consequence of Sound praised, “sizzles with muscle-driven, sludgy honest-to-goodness rock.” In the years since, the band has toured alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, Queens of the Stone Age and Muse and sold-out two headlining shows at London’s The Roundhouse and Brixton Academy.
BAND OF SKULLS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
April 24 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
April 25 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
April 26 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
April 28 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
April 29 Boston, MA House of Blues
May 1 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
May 3 Tampa, FL Big Guava Music Festival
May 4 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
May 6 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
May 7 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
May 9 Atlanta, GA Shaky Knees Festival
May 12 Austin, TX Emo’s East
May 13 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
May 14 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
May 16 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
May 17 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
May 19 San Diego, CA House of Blues
May 20 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory OC
May 22 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
May 24 George, WA Sasquatch! Festival
May 27 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
May 28 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
June 3 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
June 5 Chicago, IL Park West
June 6 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
June 7 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
June 9 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
June 10 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
June 11 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
