Big Harp is set to release their new album Waveless on August 14 via Portland-based tape label Majestic Litter. Big Harp’s third album follows the limited edition single “It’s A Shame” and marks a complete sea change in the band’s approach. Gone are the slow-burners and heavy-handed narrative lyrics which can be found on their earlier albums. In their place are big, fuzzed-out riffs and scruffy pop melodies floating over sneakily complicated timings and changes. The exuberance and fuck-it-just-do-it-ness carries over to the release itself — the album is coming out only a month or so after most of the songs were recorded. Free from the typical cycle of record – wait a year and a half – tour – write – repeat, Waveless is by far Big Harp’s most immediate recording.
Catch the band on tour here:
08.17 Sioux Falls, SD @ Icon
08.18 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
08.19 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
08.20 Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch
08.21 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
08.22 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
08.23 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
08.25 Hamden, CT @ The Ballroom at the Outer Space
08.26 Boston, MA @ Sinclair
08.27 New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom
08.28 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
08.29 Carrboro, NC @Cat’s Cradle
08.30 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
09.01 Orlando, FL @ The Social
09.02 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
09.03 Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
09.04 Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
09.05 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
09.06 Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s
11.06 Fort Collins, CO @ Lyric Cinema Cafe
11.07 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
11.09 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
11.10 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
11.12 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
11.13 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
11.14 Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
11.15 Bellingham, WA @ Shakedown
11.17 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11.18 Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
11.19 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
11.20 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
11.21 Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
11.22 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
11.24 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
11.25 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
11.27 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room