Touché Amoré have announced a new album, Spiral in a Straight Line, arriving October 11th, as well as a Fall 2024 US tour. The band also offered up the lead single, “Nobody’s.”
The trek kicks off after Touché Amoré’s September 26th appearance at the Louder Than Life festival with a hometown Los Angeles gig on October 9th. The month-long run will hit other major cities such as Chicago, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia before wrapping up on November 3rd in Boston. A loaded support bill includes Soul Glo, Portrayal of Guilt, and Soft Blue Shimmer.
A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates begins Thursday (July 25th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code STRUM. General ticket sales start Friday (July 26th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
The first tease of Spiral in a Straight Line comes in the form of opening track “Nobody’s” — a surging, anthemic slice of melodic hardcore in the classic SST vein. The use of major chords and melody, particularly in the astounding scream singing of vocalist Jeremy Bolm, has an uplifting effect, and the bite-sized, two-minute arrangement keeps everything lean and to the point.
“In just a handful of lyrics, it gives the broad strokes of the album,” remarked Bolm in a press release for the album. “A song and record about forward movement while everything around you becomes destabilized.”
Spiral in a Straight Line marks the band’s first new album in four years and was recorded with producer Ross Robinson (Korn, Slipknot, Glassjaw, At the Drive-In). The 11-song LP features two notable collaborations with Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr./Sebadoh fame (on “Subversion”) and boygenius’ Julien Baker (on closing track “Goodbye for Now”).
Pre-order Spiral in a Straight Line via the band’s website. Below you can stream the video for “Nobody’s” and see the album art, tracklist, and full list of tour dates.
Spiral in a Straight Line Artwork:
Spiral in a Straight Line Tracklist:
01. Nobody’s
02. Disasters
03. Hal Ashby
04. Force of Habit
05. Mezzanine
06. Altitude
07. This Routine
08. Finalist
09. Subversion (Brand New Love) (feat. Lou Barlow)
10. The Glue
11. Goodbye For Now (feat. Julien Baker)
Touché Amoré’s 2024 Tour Dates:
09/26 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life 2024
10/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Regent *
10/11 – San Diego, CA @ The Cashbah *
10/12 – Fresno, CA @ Strummers *
10/13 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock
10/15 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater *
10/16 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile *
10/17 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall *
10/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex *
10/19 – Englewood, CO @ The Gothic Theatre *
10/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
10/22 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *
10/23 – Detroit, MI @ Tangent *
10/25 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern *
10/26 – Gainesville, FL @ Vivid (The Fest) *
10/27 – Gainesville, FL @ Bo Diddley Plaza (The Fest) *
10/28 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Hell) *
10/29 – Durham, NC @ The Fruit *
10/31 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw *
11/01 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
11/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
11/03 – Boston, MA @ Paradise *
* w/ Soul Glo, Portrayal of Guilt, and Soft Blue Shimmer