TORCHE ON LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS THIS WEDNESDAY LATE NIGHT TV DEBUT FOLLOWS RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM, ADMISSION | ||
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MIAMI, Aug. 12, 2019 – Torche make their late night television debut this Wednesday, Aug. 14, performing “Admission” on Late Night with Seth Meyers (12:35 am eastern/11:35 pm central). The appearance follows the July release of the band’s fifth album, Admission, via Relapse Records. The 11-song album has been met with widespread critical acclaim, Stereogumproclaimed “Admission, like every Torche album before it, kicks all kinds of ass,” Billboardremarked that, “Torche once again constructs layers of guitar riffs that are somehow as airy as they are dense” while Brooklyn Vegan said “Torche do everything on this album with exactly the kind of passion, power and precision you’d expect from a well-oiled machine like this one.” Torche tour dates: September 3 Tallahassee, FL The Wilbury September 4 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge September 5 Little Rock, AR Rev Room September 6 Oklahoma City, OK 89th Street September 7 Albuquerque, NM Sister September 8 Phoenix, AZ 191 Toole September 10 Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom September 11 Oakland, CA Starline Social Club September 12 Sacramento, CA Harlows September 13 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios September 14 Vancouver, BC Venue September 15 Seattle, WA Highline September 16 Boise, ID The Olympic September 17 Salt Lake City, UT Diabolical Records September 18 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge September 20 Louisville, KY Zanzabar September 21 Asheville, NC Heavy Mountain November 1-3 Gainesville, FL The Fest November 9 Austin, TX Levitation Admission is available via the Relapse Records webstore (https://store.relapse.com/b/ Torche have released five albums: Torche, (2005), Meanderthal (2008), Harmonicraft (2012), Restarter (2015) and Admission (2019). The Miami-born band are revered for their “gloriously fuzzy, sludgy, hard-hitting” music (Entertainment Weekly), earning praise from a wide range of outlets including Pitchfork (“sludgy ferocity”), Rolling Stone (“sunny sludge-pop”), Spin (“as toe-tapping as it is head-banging”), Stereogum (“they write huge and triumphant hooks”) and the Washington Post (“otherworldly”). Torche is Steve Brooks (guitar/vocals), Eric Hernandez (bass), Jon Nuñez (guitar) and Rick Smith (drums). | ||
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