Death Grips have been fairly quiet this year, and that’s been weird. In 2012 it seemed not even a week could pass without them announcing a tour, dropping a video, announcing an album, canceling a tour, getting dropped from a label, or reannouncing tour dates. That flurry of activity suddenly blew itself out early this year with Death Grips taking a lengthy, if relatively low-profile, tour of Europe. This flying under the radar has left an obvious void and expectations that no band should realistically have to live up to.
Death Grips never stopped plotting though. They have announced a new label called Thirdworlds, in partnership with Harvest/Capitol Records. Fingers crossed this big label entanglement goes better than their last. They have also announced a series of tour dates spanning a few countries. Let us pray to the gods of smashed iMac screens and tinnitus that none of them get canceled. There has been vague talk of a new album, perhaps in early 2014. Now is the time to start a letter-writing campaign for it to be pressed to vinyl. They’ve also posted a video of drummer Zach Hill practicing in handcuffs. Let us hope the key has not been misplaced.
Hello, Death Grips. Even this short interval has seemed too long.
We missed you.
Tour dates:
07.13.13 - Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Blues Fest
07.16.13 - Toronto, ON - Echo Beach at the Molson Amphitheatre
07.26.13 - Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
08.02.13 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
08.03.13 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08.04.13 - Montreal, QC - Osheaga Fest
08.06.13 - Boston, MA - Royale Boston
08.07.13 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
08.09.13 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
08.24.13 - Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest
10.12.13 - Mexico City, Mexico - Corona Capital Fest
• Death Grips: http://thirdworlds.net
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