King Tuff Announces Dates Supporting Father John Misty, New Album THE OTHER Out Now on Sub Pop

Thomas self-produced The Other and brought in Shawn Everett (War On Drugs, Alabama Shakes) to assist with the mixing process.No less hooky than previous records, the new songs ditch the goofy rock-and-roll bacchanalia narratives of earlier records in favor of expansive arrangements, a diversity of instrumentation, and lyrics that straddle the fence between painful ruminations and reconnecting with that part of yourself that feels childlike and creative and not corroded by cynicism. The record features contributions from Ty Segall (drums), Jenny Lewis (vocals), Greta Morgan (vocals), and Mikal Cronin (saxophone).

Thomas views the entire experience of the record as a kind of psychic reset. "I let the songs lead me where they wanted to go, instead of trying to push them into a certain zone. King Tuff was always just supposed to be me. When I started doing this as a teenager, it was whatever I wanted it to be. King Tuff was never supposed to be just one thing. It was supposed to be everything."

TOUR DATES:

5/3 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah * ^

5/4 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar *

5/5 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf *

5/7 - Houston, TX - Rockefeller Hall *

5/8 - Austin, TX - Barracuda (outside) *

5/9 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada *

5/11 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks * ^

5/12 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl *

5/13 - Nashville TN - The Basement East * ^

5/14 - Lexington, KY - The Burl * ^

5/16 - Washington DC - Rock & Roll Hotel *

5/18 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg * ^

5/19 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *

5/20 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall *

5/21 - Brattleboro, VT - Stone Church #

5/22 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *

5/23 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern *

5/24 - Detroit, MI @ El Club * ^

5/25 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *

5/26 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club *

5/29 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall *

5/30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *

6/1 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile * ^

6/2 - Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club * ^

6/3 - Portland, OR @ Star Theater * ^

6/5 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent * ^

6/7 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom * ^

6/9 - Sonoma, CA @ Huichica Festival

8/13 - Manchester, UK - Night People

8/14 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast

8/16 - London, UK - Moth Club

8/16-19 - Brecon Beacons, UK @ Greenman Festival

8/8-12 - Cornwall, UK @ Boardmasters Festival

8/28 - Petalume, CA @ Lagunitas Live

9/20 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre %

9/21 - Indianapolis, IN @ McAllister Amphitheatre at Garfield Park %

9/22 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre %

9/25 - Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre %

9/26 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore %

9/28 - Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason %

9/29 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live %

10/1 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre %

10/3 - Birmingham, AL - Iron City Birmingham %

* with Cut Worms

^ with SASAMI

% with Father John Misty

# with Ruth Garbus

Photo Credit: Olivia Bee