KING BUZZO RELEASES NEW ALBUM, GIFT OF SACRIFICE, ON MAY 15 VIA IPECAC RECORDINGS; HEAR “SCIENCE IN MODERN AMERICA” NOW SOPHOMORE SOLO ALBUM FROM THE MELVINS FRONTMAN FEATURES MR. BUNGLE’S TREVOR DUNN NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED | ||
Photo credit: Mackie Osborne |
Feb. 25, 2020, LOS ANGELES – King Buzzo, the iconic Melvins’ singer and guitar player, returns with his second solo album, Gift of Sacrifice, on May 15 via Ipecac Recordings. The nine-song release finds Buzz Osborne joined by longtime friend and Mr. Bungle bass player Trevor Dunn. The collection’s first single, “Science in Modern America” (http://smarturl.it/kingbuzzo) can be heard now. Album pre-orders, available as the same link, include CD, black vinyl, a limited edition hot pink variant available exclusively via the Ipecac webstore as well as a tour only, opaque tangerine vinyl version. “Gift of Sacrifice was a stone groove to record and it will be a f**king blast to finally hit the road with my buddy Trevor Dunn,” says Osborne. “Once we take the stage, I guarantee we’ll kick the crap out of this album.” Dunn and Osborne have worked together several times in the past, both as members of Fantômas and with Dunn performing in the Melvins Lite iteration of the long-running, legendary band. Osborne released his solo debut, This Machine Kills Artists, in 2014. Consequence of Sound said the album is “the negative bizarre Dylan Goes Electric,” adding “”Osborne’s jump across the electric/acoustic tracks succeeds much the way Dylan’s did: by keeping the strengths while adjusting the settings.” Pitchfork succinctly dubbed the collection “a refreshing breath of unplugged f**k-it-all folk.” Gift of Sacrifice’s arrival will be met with an eight-week North American tour, seeing Osborne & Dunn traversing the continent with a May 13 launch in Palm Springs, Calif. King Buzzo feat. Trevor Dunn tour dates: May 13 Palm Springs, CA The Alibi May 14 Long Beach, CA Alex’s Bar May 15 San Diego, CA Casbah May 17 Tucson, AZ Club Congress May 18 Phoenix, AZ The Rebel Lounge May 19 Santa Fe, NM Meow Wolf May 21 Tulsa, OK The Shrine May 22 Norman, OK Opolis May 23 Dallas, TX Three Links May 24 Austin, TX Barracuda May 25 Houston, TX Warehouse Live (Studio) May 27 New Orleans, LA Santos May 28 Birmingham, AL Zydeco May 29 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club May 30 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theater May 31 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 June 1 Richmond, VA Richmond Music Hall June 3 Baltimore, MD Ottobar June 4 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts June 5 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom June 6 Hamden, CT Space Ballroom June 7 Allston, MA Great Scott June 8 Albany, NY The Hollow June 10 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground June 11 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place June 12 Pittsburgh, PA Thunderbird Music Hall June 13 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop June 15 Detroit, MI Third Man Records Cass Corridor June 16 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme June 17 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups June 18 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley June 19 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House June 20 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle June 21 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon June 22 St. Paul, MN Turf Club June 23 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews June 24 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room June 26 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater June 28 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge June 29 Boise, ID Neurolux July 1 Seattle, WA Columbia City Theater July 2 Vancouver, BC The Fox Cabaret July 3 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge July 5 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall July 6 Los Angeles, CA The Echo Tickets are on-sale this Friday, Feb. 28 at 10 am local time. | ||
 Gift of Sacrifice album cover |
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