Next month, Minneapolis power trio VIAL will drop their third album burnout, and all signs point to a very good record. We’ve already posted their early songs “just fine,” “ur dad,” and “falling short,” and now they’ve followed all those tracks with a new one called “apathy.”

The new VIAL jam is a big, surging alt-rock rager with big riffs and bigger hooks. It does not sound apathetic. Instead, it sounds like one of those mid-’90s major-label singles that doesn’t quite fit into any particular category — a power-pop band trying to go grunge, or a grunge band trying to go power-pop. VIAL have also announced a North American tour, and you can hear “apathy” and check out their tour dates below.

TOUR DATES:
4/12 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
4/13 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
4/14 – Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR
4/16 – Atlanta, GA @ 529
4/17 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
4/18 – Chapel Hill, NC @ LOcal 506
4/19 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
4/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
4/21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Sultan Room
4/23 – Boston, MA @ The Rockwell
4/25 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk
4/26 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
4/27 – Detroit, MI @ Lager House
4/28 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
5/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine LIne
5/14 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
5/16 – Salt Lake City @ Kilby Court
5/17 – Boise, ID @ Neuroplux
5/18 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
5/19 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
5/21 – Oakland, CA @ 924 Gilman
5/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
5/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ Punk Rock Bowling

burnout is out 3/29 on Get Better Records.