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the JESUS LIZARD PARTNER WITH MULTIMEDIA ARTIST BILL BARMINSKI FOR “FALLING DOWN” VIDEO

 

One of 2024’s most eagerly awaited releases is the Jesus Lizard’s new album, Rack, which arrives today via Ipecac Recordings. The band has teamed up with Juxtapoz Magazine to premiere a Bill Barminski-created video for “Falling Down.”
“I met Bill in Austin back in the mid ‘80s. He was doing underground comics and zine-type stuff,” Duane Denison notes of his friendship with the innovative artist known for his distinctive cardboard sculptures and thought-provoking street art. “We met through mutual friends in the punk rock scene and recently became reacquainted through social media.”
Barminski adds: “We all come from the same place and there seems to be a bond between people who were there. So when Duane asked me to do this video I naturally said yes. It’s all hand drawn cell animation that I have been experimenting with. Very kinetic and fast-paced, which matched the song very well.”
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “FALLING DOWN” BELOW:

The release of Rack marks a new chapter for the Jesus Lizard, whose influence on alternative and punk music remains undeniable. With its relentless energy and razor-sharp musicianship, the album has already garnered widespread acclaim from critics and fans alike.
In the lead-up to the 11-song, Paul Allen-produced collection’s debut, a series of pre-release songs have showcased the dynamic new album. “Hide & Seek” debuted in tandem with a lengthy New York Times piece diving into the band members’ deep-rooted friendship and their decision to return with Rack. “Alexis Feels Sick,” inspired by Girls Against Boys/Soulside’s Alexis Fleisig’s guarded opinion of modern life, arrived with a David Yow-conceived, A.I. generated video, described as “a disgusting and comically impressionistic portrait of American Late Stage Capitalism… with some doggies.” “Moto(R)” featured recent life footage of the foursome, with Denison saying of the song, “It’s not Motörhead, and it’s not Radiohead either.”
Rack pre-orders, which include several limited-edition vinyl variants, as well as CD, digital, and cassette offerings, are available now: https://tjl.lnk.to/rack.

the Jesus Lizard tour dates:
September 26 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
September 28 Chicago, IL Warm Love Cool Dreams
October 13 Las Vegas, NV Best Friends Forever Music Festival
October 31 Dallas, TX Longhorn Ballroom
November 1 Austin, TX Levitation / The Far Out Lounge
December 9 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
December 11 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
December 12 Boston, MA Roadrunner
December 13 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
December 14 Washington, DC Black Cat SOLD OUT
December 15 Washington, DC Black Cat
December 17 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
December 18 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
January 7 Glasgow, UK QMU
January 8 Manchester, UK Academy 2
January 9 Leeds, UK Brudenell Social Club SOLD OUT
January 10 Bristol, UK The Fleece SOLD OUT
January 11 London, UK Electric Ballroom SOLD OUT
January 12 Brighton, UK Concorde 2
January 14 Belfast, UK The Limelight
January 15 Dublin, IE Button Factory SOLD OUT
January 16 Dublin, IE Button Factory
May 2 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
May 3 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
May 5 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 8 Portland, OR Revolution Hall SOLD OUT
May 9 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
May 10 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre SOLD OUT
May 11 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
Tickets for all shows are on-sale now, with ticketing links available via Ipecac.com/tours.

RACK TRACK LISTING:

1- HIDE & SEEK

2 – ARMISTICE DAY

3 – GRIND

4 – WHAT IF?

5 – LORD GODIVA

6 – ALEXIS FEELS SICK

7 – FALLING DOWN

8 – DUNNING KRUGER

9 – MOTO(R)

10 – IS THAT YOUR HAND?

11 – SWAN THE DOG

Since their inception in Chicago in 1987, the Jesus Lizard has thrilled audiences all over the planet. The impeccable rocket-thrust rhythm section of bassist David Wm. Sims and drummer Mac McNeilly was the perfect launchpad for guitarist Duane Denison’s jagged yet clean-toned riffing and vocalist David Yow’s mercurial vocalisations manifesting as everything from panicked citizen, reality escapee or wounded sea mammal. the Jesus Lizard’s fury has carried on through six studio albums, two live recordings and a brace of singles and EPs, with the band’s seventh album, Rack, out now via Ipecac Recordings.

★★★★ – The Observer 

★★★★ – MOJO

★★★★ – Record Collector

“Rack is an incendiary device of an album…as a collective these men are borderline geniuses…26 years on, still no one can hold a candle to the Jesus Lizard. They’re in a category of one, and they shine just as brightly as they ever did. Rack is one of the most fascinating records you’ll hear this year, and it’s up there with their best.” – Classic Rock (9/10)

“a raucous record that recaptures the lunging momentum, stealth nuance and unhinged Yow-isms of their best work” – The New York Times 

“This is The Jesus Lizard of 2024, one eye cast over their shoulder, one towards what remains of the road ahead.”  – The Quietus, Album of the Week 

“‘Rack’ is everything you could want from a new The Jesus Lizard record, with some extra musical chops and lyrical smarts thrown in. This great band might be growing old, but they’ve not lost a speck of their singular crazed brilliance.”  – Clash Music (9/10)

“a rapturous return for the band” – Consequence

“one for the history books…a stone-cold classic.” – Louder Than War (single review)

“The Jesus Lizard’s intensity never went away.” – Associated Press
“The incendiary noise punks… are just as powerful today.” – Uncut

 “the Jesus Lizard sound just as vital now as they did when they first shuddered to a halt in the 90s… feral, insane music” – Vive Le Rock (8/10)

“Leave it to the Jesus Lizard to come back after 26 years sounding even
gnarlier than they left us.” – Brooklyn Vegan
“Rack sounds as if the band has recovered from a twenty-six year crash- a never ending cascade of Newton’s laws of motion at work- only to come out of the carnage stronger, angrier and more inspired than ever.” – Everything Is Noise

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