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| Torche have made the first new music from their eagerly awaited album Restarter (Feb. 24, Relapse Records) available, with the song “Minions” streaming now via YouTube (http://youtu.be/VZa3qlfSPzs).
Torche’s knack for merging huge infectious melodies with down-tuned, crushing sludgy rock shines on the nearly five minute song, which can also be heard via Soundcloud ( https://soundcloud.com/relapserecords/torche-minions/s-8JCbr). Restarter will be released on CD/LP/Deluxe 2xLP/Cassette/Digital, with pre-orders beginning Dec. 8. Two bonus tracks, “Harmonslaught” and “Rock ‘N’ Roll Mantasy,” will be included on deluxe editions. Digital pre-orders are available now via iTunes (http://geni.us/RestarterDLX), Bandcamp (www.torche.bandcamp.com) with physical pre-order packages available via Relapse (http://www.relapse.com/torche-restarter).
The album was recorded at the band’s Miami studio, Pinecrust, with bass player Jonathan Nuñez overseeing production and Converge’s Kurt Ballou once again returning to handle mixing. In discussing the band’s approach to writing and recording Restarter, Nuñez shared his thoughts on the band’s musical evolution: “I feel that with time you kind of expand and hopefully progress. Hopefully this record is a good reflection of that. I feel it’s strong sonically and harder hitting than the previous record [Harmonicraft]. I’m happy with the last record, but I feel on this record, it’s just more solid song to song. You’ve got to move forward. You can’t release the same record over and over.” Tour dates: Dates from Dec. 27 to Jan. 10 with Clutch and Lionize: December 27 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s December 28 Cleveland, OH House of Blues December 29 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom December 30 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory December 31 Washington, DC 9:30 Club January 3 Atlanta, GA Center Stage January 4 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues January 6 New Orleans, LA House of Blues January 7 Houston, TX House of Blues January 8 Dallas, TX House of Blues January 9 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom January 10 Austin, TX Emo’s Dates from Jan. 16 to 21 with Municipal Waste: January 16 Winston-Salem, NC Ziggy’s January 17 Wilmington, NC Ziggy’s by the Sea January 18 Tallahassee, FL Pug’s Live January 19 Gainesville, FL The Atlantic January 20 Ybor City, FL Crowbar January 21 Miami, FL Grand Central Torche in Europe: May 2 Leipzig, DE Taubchental May 3 Wroclaw, PL Asymmetry Festival May 4 Prague, CZ 007 May 5 Munich, DE Ampere May 6 Milan, IT Lo Fi Club May 8 Barcelona, SP Rocksound May 9 Madrid, SP Boute Live! May 10 Lisbon, PT Musicbox May 11 Bilbao, SP Kafe Antzokia May 13 Zurich, SZ Dynamo May 14 Wiesbaden, DE Schlachthoff May 15 Cologne, DE Underground May 16 Berlin, DE Hafenklang May 18 Nijmegen, NL Merelyn May 19 Haarlem, NL Patronaat May 20 Paris, FR Glazart May 21 Antwerp, BE Kavka May 22 London, UK Underworld * May 23 Leeds, UK Belgrave Social Club * May 24 Galway, IR Roisin Dubh May 25 Cork, IR Craine Lane May 26 Dublin, IR Grand Social May 27 Belfast, IR The Limelight May 28 Glasgow, UK CCA ** May 29 Manchester, UK Sound Control ** May 30 Bristol, UK Temples Festival May 31 Nimes, FR This is Not a Love Song June 1 Nantes, FR Le Ferrailleur * – w/Part Chimp and Henry Blacker ** – w/Kings and Henry Blacker |
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