Dale Crover, who recently announced the upcoming release of his third full-length solo album, Glossolalia (Joyful Noise Recordings), out September 13, 2024, featuring high-profile guests such as Tom Waits, Ty Segall, Kim Thayil, and more, has shared a second track from the 11-song album titled “I Quit,” which includes guitars by Thayil.
The multi-talented Melvins drummer offers insight into the brooding track: “It’s about trying to control people and thinking that you’re right about everything. It’s in a tuning that I call ‘Lazy Keith Richards.’ It opens in G, but you can only tune the A string to G. I thought it would be cool to get Kim to do a guitar solo on the track. That’s him after the second chorus.”
Glossolalia is arguably his most focused statement yet as a solo artist. Taken as a whole, the new album shows that, just as the Melvins continue to grow and evolve into their fourth decade, Crover is also actively taking new steps as a solo artist. Amid the inspired babbling of Waits, the glorious shredding of Segall and Thayil, and more, what stands out across the record is the sturdiness of Crover’s vision. “It’s just kind of like extra credit,” he says about having a solo outlet apart from his main band – but as this record shows, his overall aesthetic hits just as hard as his legendary drum thunder. Glossolalia is available now for pre-order.
Dale Crover tour dates:
w/Redd Kross (acoustic performances):
July 17 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
July 19 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
July 20 Pittsburgh, PA Spirit Hall
July 22 Washington, DC The Atlantis
July 24 Carrboro, NC Merge 35th Anniversary Festival at Cat’s Cradle
July 25 Jersey City, NJ White Eagle Hall
July 26 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
July 27 Allston, MA Brighton Music Hall
July 29 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
July 30 Detroit, MI El Club
July 31 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
August 2 Nashville, TN The Blue Room – Third Man Records
August 3 Birmingham, AL Saturn
August 4 Atlanta, GA The Earl Restaurant & Lounge
August 6 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall – Upstairs
August 7 Austin, TX Parish
August 8 Dallas, TX House of Blues – Cambridge Room
August 10 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
August 11 Phoenix, AXZ Valley Bar
August 13 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room Highland Park
Dale Crover band with Rob Crow opening (acoustically):
August 23 San Diego, CA Casbah
August 24 Pioneertown CA Pappy + Harriet’s
August 26 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
August 27 Sacramento, CA Goldfield Trading Post
August 29 Los Angeles, CA Zebulon
August 30 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
w/Redd Kross (acoustic performances):
October 9 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Cumberland Arms, Byker Bank
October 10 Liverpool, UK Arts Club
October 11 Manchester, UK Gorilla
October 12 Birmingham, UK Zumhof Biergarten
October 13 Nottingham, UK The Boat Club Trentside
October 21 Aarhus, DK HeadQuarters
October 22 Copenhagen, DK Beta
October 23 Göteborg, SE Pustervik
October 24 Oslo, NO Blå
October 25 Stockholm, SE Bar Brooklyn
October 27 Berlin, DE Lido
November 7 Bilbao, ES Kafe Antzoikia
November 8 Madrid, ES Sala El Sol
November 12 London, UK Dingwalls
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