TORCHE RELEASE “ADMISSION” VIDEO; BAND ANNOUNCE WEST COAST TOUR FIRST LEG OF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF ON MONDAY | ||
 To view the “Admission” video click the image above or follow this link: https://youtu.be/9dc0n5UkMOI |
MIAMI, July 2, 2019 – Torche has unveiled a video for “Admission” (https://youtu.be/9dc0n5UkMOI) “’Admission,’ the title track off of our new album, is an extremely important song to us on many levels. Steve has opened the doors to a deep and personal place, lyrically shedding light on his personal life, and I worked hard and diligently to capture the feeling of a song I wrote during trying times,” explains guitar player Nuñez, who also produced the album which is slated for a July 12 release via Relapse Records. “Through the use of effects and various pedals, including a couple of my own line, Nuñez Amps, the feeling of the track took the shape it was destined for. The delays and heavy overdrive are essential to the song and we wanted a video to visually capture what the delays and driven sounds provided sonically. With 15 hours, a minimal setup, help from a couple good friends, and our cellphones, the band was able to create a video we are excited about and feel is the perfect visual companion to a song, and record, that has us excited in our sixteenth year as a band as we were when we first started.” Billboard debuted the song last week, saying, “Torche once again constructs layers of guitar riffs that are somehow as airy as they are dense.” MetalSucks added, “Torche have not made a secret of the influence ’80s New Wave had on their new album, Admission — they’ve previously cited ‘the first three Gary Numan records as inspiration’ — but it really comes through on that record’s newly-released title track. Built around disco cymbals and a simple, starry-eyed guitar line, “Admission” has the same bittersweet-pop vibe of that movement’s high points.” The video arrives both as Torche is on the eve of kicking off their first North American tour dates in support of the 11-song album, launching the first leg on July 8 in Tampa, and also announcing an additional two-plus-weeks run on the western side of the continent later this summer. Tickets for the newly announced shows are on-sale this Friday at 10 am pacific. The band has given two previous previews of music from the 11-song album with streams of the songs “Slide” (https://youtu.be/-vsj1Hcy0k4) and “Times Missing” (https://youtu.be/WeY-4KtqEAE) Newly announced 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 Full slate of tour dates: July 8 Tampa, FL Crowbar July 9 Jacksonville, FL The Justice Pub July 10 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 July 11 Lancaster, PA The Chameleon * July 12 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance * July 13 Huntington, NY The Paramount * July 14 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre * July 15 Winooski, VT Monkey House * July 16 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom * July 17 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls * July 18 Cleveland, OH Now That’s Class July 19 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall * July 20 Detroit, MI The Majestic * July 21 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe * July 22 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme July 23 Palatine, IL Durty Nellies * July 24 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s * July 25 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line July 26 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room * July 27 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater * July 28 St. Louis, MO The Ready Room * July 31 Washington, DC Black Cat ^ August 1 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts ^ August 2 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bazaar ^ August 3 Allston, MA Great Scott ^ August 4 Providence, RI The Met ^ August 5 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lane ^ August 6 Harrisonburg, VA Golden Pony # August 7 Wilmington, NC Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern # August 8 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade # August 9 Orlando, FL The Plaza & August 10 Miami, FL Las Rosa’s (FREE SHOW) # 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 ^ (w/ Wear Your Wounds) Torche released their fourth album, and Relapse Records’ debut, Restarter in 2015. The collection found the band on most year-end best of lists with Entertainment Weekly describing the album as “gloriously fuzzy, sludgy, hard-hitting” and calling the band members “four of loud rock’s most adroit genre-benders.” The Washington Post called Restarter “otherworldly” and the Chicago Tribune saying “Torche’s music connects muscle, songcraft and drive in a way that few bands of recent vintage can match.” | ||
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