The Brooklyn four-piece Obits return with their third LP, Bed & Bugs, out now on Sub Pop. Filed under the category of “I Guess We Gotta Make A Video”, on “Spun Out“, it looks like drummer Alexis Fleisig has crammed Rick Froberg and the gang into a tiny practice space, and let ‘er rip. Memorable moments include…um…ah…oh, yeah, Froberg dons a lighshade. On sonic fronts, though, this cut is a keeper! Bassist Greg Simpson adds a darkly turned and pent up groove to Fleisig’s voodoo beat, and film noir drum flourishes, before guitarists Froberg and Sohrab Habibion surf in on waves of silver. While Froberg’s guitar seems on the edge of intoning some Island vibes, his licks hang around in an air of haunted reverb, and his exuberant voice bites with it’s acerbic edge! Obits kick off a US/Canadian tour starting this October in Boston, so don’t miss the dates below.
Obits 2013 Fall Tour:
SEPTEMBER 21 BROOKLYN, NY AT BELL HOUSE
ALBUM RELEASE W/PRINCE RUPERT’S DROPS & ALL NINES
OCTOBER 2 BOSTON, MA AT TT THE BEARS W/HEAVY TIMES & PILE
OCTOBER 3 MONTREAL, QC AT IL MOTORE W/HEAVY TIMES & RED MASS
OCTOBER 4 TORONTO, ON AT HORSESHOE TAVERN W/HEAVY TIMES & PRACTICE WIFE
OCTOBER 5 FERNDALE, MI AT THE LOVING TOUCH W/HEAVY TIMES
OCTOBER 6 MILWAUKEE, WI AT THE CACTUS CLUB W/HEAVY TIMES & WHIPS
OCTOBER 7 MINNEAPOLIS, MN AT TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB W/HEAVY TIMES & THE BOMBAY SWEETS
OCTOBER 8 CHICAGO, IL AT EMPTY BOTTLE W/HEAVY TIMES & LASERS AND FAST AND S**T
OCTOBER 9 COLUMBUS, OH AT ACE OF CUPS W/HEAVY TIMES & TIGHT BROS
OCTOBER 10 WASHINGTON, DC AT ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL W/HEAVY TIMES & CANE & THE STICKS
OCTOBER 11 PHILADELPHIA, PA AT JOHNNY BRENDA’S W/HEAVY TIMES & HOUND
OCTOBER 22 HALIFAX, NS AT GUS’ PUB W/QUIVERS, TOUGH AGE & THE REFERENCE DESK
OCTOBER 23 HALIFAX, NS AT OLYMPIC COMMUNITY HALL W/WAVVES, COLD WARPS & OUTTACONTROLLER
OCTOBER 30 TAMPA, FL AT PRE-FEST AT CROWBAR W/TORCHE, WHITE LUNG, ETC.
OCTOBER 31 GAINESVILLE, FL AT THE FEST AT THE WOOLY W/TORCHE, WHITE LUNG, ETC.
NOVEMBER 14 VANCOUVER, BC AT BILTMORE CABARET W/SURVIVAL KNIFE & CHARM
NOVEMBER 15 SEATTLE, WA AT NEUMOS W/SURVIVAL KNIFE & DREAM SALON
NOVEMBER 16 PORTLAND, OR AT MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS W/SURVIVAL KNIFE
NOVEMBER 17 EUGENE, OR AT COZMIC PIZZA W/SURVIVAL KNIFE
NOVEMBER 19 SAN FRANCISCO, CA AT BOTTOM OF THE HILL W/ROB CROW’S GLOOMY PLACE & PINS OF LIGHT
NOVEMBER 20 VISALIA, CA AT CELLAR DOOR W/ROB CROW’S GLOOMY PLACE & EVELYN
NOVEMBER 21 LOS ANGELES, CA AT THE ECHO W/ROB CROW’S GLOOMY PLACE & OBLITERATIONS
NOVEMBER 22 SAN DIEGO, CA AT CASBAH W/ROB CROW’S GLOOMY PLACE & WHITE MURDER
NOVEMBER 23 LAS VEGAS, NV AT BEAUTY BAR W/ROB CROW’S GLOOMY PLACE & COSMIC BEASTS
