We already knew that hip-hop/indie rock hybrid act Why? were due to make their comeback in 2012, and now they’ve announced the specifics of the full length to be released later this year. Mumps, etc. will be released on October 8th/9th by City Slang Records/Anticon in Europe and North America respectively. The album will follow the six-track Sod in the Seed EP, which we’ll be able to get our hands on come August 13th/14th through the same labels aforementioned. Check out the tracklisting below, along with a boatload of tour dates, and while you read through them, why not take ina listen of the title track to the upcoming EP, “Sod in the Seed”.
Mumps, etc:
01 Jonathan’s Hope
02 Strawberries
03 Waterlines
04 Thirteen on High
05 White English
06 Danny
07 Sod in the Seed
08 Distance
09 Thirst
10 Kevin’s Cancer
11 Bitter Thoughts
12 Paper Hearts
13 As a Card
WHY?:
08-24 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note *&
08-25 Norman, OK – Opolis *&
08-26 Santa Fe, NM – SOL @ Santa Fe Brewing *&
08-27 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom *&
08-28 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex *#
08-30 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall ^*#
08-31 Arcata, CA – Arcata Playhouse *#
09-01 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom *#
09-02 Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Festival
09-03 Boise, ID – Reef *%
09-04 Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue *%
09-05 Englewood, CO – The Gothic *%
09-06 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room *%
09-07 Lawrence, KS – The Granada *%
09-08 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center ^*%
09-09 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall ^*%
09-10 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom ^*%
09-11 Ithaca, NY – The Haunt^*+
09-12 Cambridge, MA – Middle East^*+
09-13 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg ^*+
09-14 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer ^*+
09-15 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall ^*+
09-16 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle ^*+
09-17 Atlanta, GA – The Earl ^*+
09-18 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge ^*+
10-05 Düsseldorf, Germany – New Fall Festival
10-06 Evreux, France – L’Abordage
10-07 Paris, France – Maroquinerie
10-08 Brighton, England – Old Market
10-09 London, England – Electric Ballroom
10-10 Manchester, England – Central Methodist Church
10-11 Bristol, England – Fleece
10-12 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3
10-13 Oxford, England – The Bullingdon
10-15 Berlin, Germany – Volksbühne
10-18 Cincinnati, OH – Lois & Richard Lowenthal Center for Contemporary Art Black Box Theatre
10-20 Pittsburgh, PA – Altar
10-24 Richmond, VA – Canal Club
10-25 Athens, GA – 40 Watt
10-26 Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
10-27 Orlando, FL – The Social
10-28 Tampa, FL – Crowbar
10-29 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder
10-30 Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Box
10-31 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
11-01 Houston, TX – Walter’s
11-02 Dallas, TX – Sons of Hermann Hall
11-03 Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
11-05 St. Louis, MO – Luminary Arts
* with Serengeti
^ with Doseone
& with DJ Tony Trimm
# with dj sodapop
% with Jel (DJ Set)
+ with DJ Thanksgiving Brown
