Photo by Shervin Lainez
Pretty Years is the new album from Cymbals Eat Guitars, due to hit shelves September 16th through Sinderlyn. Produced by Grammy winner John Congleton (St. Vincent, Cloud Nothings), the LP is said to be a “more energetic record” than its predecessor, 2014’s LOSE.
“I personally looked to artists like Springsteen, ’70s Bowie, The Smiths, The Cure, Neil Young as inspiration,” bassist Matthew Whipple said in a press release. “Not really for sound as much as for that dichotomy of bands who were entertainers still making, at times, weird dark music and writing songs that seem totally over-the-top by today’s rock band standards.”
The new record was previewed last month with lead single “Wish”. Now, the Staten Island-based indie rockers are back with “4th of July, Philadelphia (Sandy)”. True to their word, it’s a spirited, stomping number from start to finish.
Check it out below (via Pitchfork).
In support of Pretty Years, the band has also mapped out a US fall tour which kicks off in September.
Cymbals Eat Guitars 2016 Tour Dates:
09/07 – New Haven, CT @ Bar Night Club
09/08 – Burlington, VT @ Signal Kitchen
09/09 – Albany, NY @ The Low Beat
09/10 – State College, PA @ Chronic Town
09/11 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
09/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
09/16 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
09/18 – Washington, DC @ DC9
09/19 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings
09/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
09/21 – Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
09/22 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
09/24 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links
09/25 – Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder
09/27 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
09/28 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
09/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
09/30 – Pomona, CA @ Acerogami
10/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
10/03 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
10/04 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
10/05 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
10/08 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
10/09 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
10/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/11 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/12 – Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
10/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
