× Solids take new EP "Else" to Europe this Spring

Solids take new EP "Else" to Europe this Spring

15-03-2016

Solids' 2014 debut LP "Blame Confusion" (Fat Possum/Dine Alone) was lauded for its revved-up take on alt-rock from the early '90s. Its poppy melodies set against a dense, relentless soundscape pointed to guitarist Xavier Germain-Poitras and drummer Louis Guillemette's formative years in the hardcore scene.

Their forthcoming Else EP, out on Topshelf/Dine Alone Records in April 2016, sees the band checking in after a year of near-endless touring. Having played more than 200 shows in 2014-2015 with the likes of Pity Sex, Makthaverskan, Nothing, PUP, Single Mothers and METZ, the EP reflects that road weariness with a group of songs that vibrate at a lower frequency. These tracks document the waiting, the bleary-eyed confusion and the blur of days that come with life on the road. The EP serves as a melancholic deconstruction of the '90s slacker ethos explored on their first LP. But it also charts Solids' transition into a wider and more experimental sound, borrowing strands from Dinosaur Jr., Hum and Unwound and coiling them into an anxious, alienated sound that's all their own. The final product is a snapshot of a band that's travelled 5000 miles in 19 minutes; a band that's chained itself to the road in search of inspiration.


And in case you were worried, even with their recent successes and ambitious new approach, Solids still jam econo. In May and June Solids will come back to Europe again to promote Else. We are happy to announce their tour dates today including three shows as support for METZ. Also we are happy to announce this time the band will come over as a three piece.

TOURDATES:
25-MAY: Oviedo (ESP) @ Lata de Zinc
27-MAY: Madrid (ESP) @ Festival GetMad
28-MAY: Barcelona (ESP) @ La [2] de Apolo
30-MAY: Heerlen (NL) @ Nieuwe Nor with METZ
31-MAY: Rotterdam (NL) @ Rotown with METZ
01-JUNE: Groningen (NL) @ Vera with METZ
03-JUNE: Bordeaux (FR) @ El Chico
04-JUNE: Poitiers (FR) @ Less Playboy Is More Cowboy
06-JUNE: London (UK) @ The Old Blue Last with Birdskulls
07-JUNE: Sheffield (UK) @ The Picture House with Birdskulls
08-JUNE: Brighton (UK) @ The Hope with Birdskulls
09-JUNE: Oberhausen (DE) @ Druckluft
10-JUNE: Leipzig (DE) @ Zoro 12-JUNE: Darmstadt (DE) @ Oetinger Villa
13-JUNE: Prague (CZ) @ Cafe v lese

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