On their excellent, highly listenable "rock opera" David Comes To Life, Fucked Up continue to expand and add layers while remaining true to their original core. Outside the sound, I like that since their beginning they've meshed fact, myth, and quasi-fiction into an overall conceptual arc -- see, for instance, the previous "David" songs/titles and this 2007 interview I did with 10,000 Marbles where he pretended he worked a light bulb factory, the job "David" has on the new record. Or just take a listen to the fourth and final pre-release single "Queen Of Hearts."
David Comes To Life is out 6/7 via Matador. Catch them live. As mentioned in the past, and as you've likely noticed, Pink Eyes is sort of like the kind-hearted, family-friendly GG Allin. Here:
06/04 - Houston, TX @ Free Press Summer Fest
06/05 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Chaos in Tejas)
06/23 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *
06/24 - Boston, MA @ Royale †
06/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church †
06/27 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel †
06/28 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade †
06/29 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl †
06/30 - Nashville, TN @ Exit / In †
07/01 - St. Louis, MO @ Firebird †
07/02 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall †
07/03 - London, ON @ Call the Office
07/31 - Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
* w/ Dinosaur Jr. and OFF!
† w/ JEFF the Brotherhood
