the JESUS LIZARD OFFER FINAL PREVIEW OF RACK (SEPT. 13, IPECAC RECORDINGS) WITH TODAY’S RELEASE OF “MOTO(R)”
the Jesus Lizard’s new album, Rack – their first in 26 years – arrives Friday the 13th of September via Ipecac Recordings, and with just weeks to go until its highly-anticipated release, the band has unveiled one last tease with today’s debut of the song “Moto(R).”
Duane Denison says of the track, which comes with a Jon Tucker-directed video that features recent live footage of the foursome: “It’s not Motörhead, and it’s not Radiohead either…”
The band has previously shared two singles from the 11-track album: “Hide & Seek”, which was described by Yow as “a perky ditty about a witch who can’t behave, and it’s got nearly as many hooks as a Mike Tyson fight,” and “Alexis Feels Sick,” a song inspired by Girls Against Boys/Soulside drummer Alexis Fleisig’s guarded opinion of modern life.
the Jesus Lizard reconvened in 2009 for a limited number of shows and have maintained their bond both as friends in close contact with one another, and touring bandmates. “We literally only made the record because we thought it would be fun to make the record,” says Sims. With McNeilly highlighting the strong relationship amongst the musicians: “We are bonded by the music we make, and also by the respect we have for each other.”
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 7 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Music Festival
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
December 15 Washington, DC Black Cat
December 18 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
January 7 Glasgow, UK QMU
January 8 Manchester, UK Academy 2
January 9 Leeds, UK Brudenell Social Club
January 10 Bristol, UK The Fleece
January 11 London, UK Electric Ballroom
January 12 Brighton, UK Concorde 2
January 14 Belfast, UK The Limelight
January 15 Dublin, IE Button Factory
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
May 10 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
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
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 this Autumn via Ipecac Recordings.
★★★★ – MOJO
“a raucous record that recaptures the lunging momentum, stealth nuance and unhinged Yow-isms of their best work” – The New York Times
“a rapturous return for the band” – Consequence
“as delightfully gnarly as they have ever been.” – Brooklyn Vegan
“one for the history books…a stone-cold classic.” – Louder Than War (single review)