The Big Pink Premiere Official Video for 'Hightimes'; Announce North American Tour
By: Caryn Robbins
Great British band The Big Pink premiered the official video for their latest single "Hightimes" via Pitchfork. The video was directed by British visual artist Nova Dando and can be viewed/shared here.
"Hightimes" - out now -- is the first track taken from the band's forthcoming EP titled "Empire Underground" (B3SCI Records) due out onMarch 4th, 2016. Pre-order the "Empire Underground" EP here. "Empire Underground" features special guest contributors Andrew Wyatt and Dave Mccraken (producer of Ian brown), was mixed by the legendary Alan Moulder and is the perfect follow-up release to the band's critically acclaimed full-lengths "A Brief History of Love" and "Future This," both of which reached Top 10 status in the U.S Billboard Heatseekers and Tastemakers Album Charts. Full track-listing and artwork (designed by surrealist creative duo Oval-X) for "Empire Underground" can be found below. In other news, today the band announced a highly anticipated headlining tour in North America this spring, which will include a pit stop in Austin, TX for SXSW Music Festival 2016. And in April the band will be joining The Kills on the road in North America. For a full list of tour dates, see below.02/24 - Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington DC**
02/25 - Baby's All Right - Brooklyn, NY**
02/27 - Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY**
02/29 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA**
03/01 - Bar Le Ritz - Montreal, ON**
03/02 - Horseshoe - Toronto, ON**
03/04 - Marble Bar - Detroit, MI**
03/05 - Rumba Cafe - Columbus, OH**
03/06 - Duck Room - St. Louis, MO**
03/07 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL**
03/09 - Frequency - Madison, WI**
03/10 - Rave Bar - Milwaukee, WI
03/11 - Turf Club - Minneapolis, MN**
03/12 - Vega - Lincoln, NE**
03/13 - Riot Room - Kansas City**
03/15 - 20th - SXSW - Austin, TX
04/18 - Mayan - Los Angeles, CA*
04/19 - Observatory - Santa Ana, CA*
*Supporting The Kills
**w/ guests The Heirs
"Hightimes" is available now on iTunes, Spotify and as limited edition 12" clear and black marble vinyl.
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