Tropic of Cancer are the soundtrack to two synthpunk ice cubes falling in love in Nick Cave’s West Berlin refrigerator in 1987. Los Angeles-based Camella Lobo’s dark electronic project debuted in 2009 with the 10-inch single “The Dull Age” b/w “Victims” on the Downwards label. Since then, Tropic of Cancer have released 12-inches with cult labels Mannequin, Sleeperhold Publications, and a live split with HTRK on Ghostly International. Now they’re back with the band’s first-ever studio full-length, Restless Idylls, which drops September 23 via Blackest Ever Black.
Idylls is Tropic of Cancer’s return to the Blackest label, after the release of three-song EP The Sorrow of Two Blooms a while back. The new album will be available on LP, CD, and digital download. And to put the proverbial cherry on top of yer goth sundae, Blackest Ever Black is re-pressing The Sorrow of Two Blooms in August, plus a one-sided, limited edition 7-inch of album single “More Alone.” The band will tour Europe this fall, with Dva Damas as support on most dates. Tour wraps up at the Blackest Ever Black showcase in London, and the Unsound Festival in Krakow.
Restless Idylls tracklisting:
01. Plant Lilies at My Head
02. Court of Devotion
03. The Seasons Won’t Change (And Neither Will You)
04. More Alone
05. Children of a Lesser God
06. The Hardest Day
07. Wake the Night
08. Rites of the Wild
Dates:
09.19.13 - London, UK - Boiler Room *
09.20.13 - Athens, Greece - Fuzz Club *
09.21.13 - Stockholm, Sweden - Berns *
09.24.13 - Berlin, Germany - Urban Spree *
09.25.13 - Leipzig, Germany - UT Connewitz *
09.26.13 - Cologne, Germany - Tsunami Club *
09.27.13 - Brussels, Belgium - Catclub *
09.28.13 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Trouw Amsterdam
09.29.13 - Njimegen, Netherlands - Merleyn Club *
10.01.13 - Vienna, Austria - Rhiz *
10.03.13 - Torino, Italy - Stereo Live *
10.04.13 - Bologna, Italy - RoBOt Festival
10.05.13 - Milan, Italy - TBA *
10.06.13 - Rome, Italy - Teatro Lo Spazio *
10.08.13 - Paris, France - La Machine du Mouline Rouge *
10.09.13 - Padua, Italy - Pulse *
10.10.13 - Barcelona, Spain - Moog *
10.11.13 - Madrid, Spain - Siroco *
10.12.13 - London, UK - Blackest Ever Black Fest at Corsica Studios London *
10.13.13 - Krakow, Poland - Unsound Festival
* Dva Damas
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