Madison via Baraboo, Wi – sextet, PHOX – who recently announced their deal with Partisan Records and the June 24 release of their self-titled debut – have released the first single from that album, “Slow Motion,” available for streaming today via SoundCloud. The breathy-yet-powerful intensity of lead-singer Monica Martin’s voice sits somewhere between the evocative agelessness of Christine McVie or Nina Simone with more modern echoes of Chairlift’s Caroline Polacheck. Beneath this, an elegant Lee Hazlewood-meets-Regina Spector arrangement and compressed drums that would sit on the edge of a St Vincent record. PHOX straddle the normally shaky boundary between sounding modern and classic.
Listen: PHOX – “Slow Motion” via SoundCloud
PHOX have also announced their headlining tour dates.  The 5-week run will begin on June 24 in Omaha, NE and includes dates in all major markets. (For the band’s full itinerary, see below.)
04/08 – Washington, DC @ The Hamilton w/Laura Mvula
04/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/Laura Mvula
06/24 – Omaha NE @ Waiting Room
06/25 – Kansas City MO @ Riot Room
06/27 – Austin TX @ Stubbs Jr.
06/28 – Dallas TX @ Three Links
06/30 – Phoenix AZ @ The Western
07/01 – Los Angeles CA @ Echo
07/03 – San Francisco CA @ The Chapel
07/05 – Portland OR @ Mississippi Studios
07/06 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
07/08 – Salt Lake City UT @ State Room
07/09 – Denver CO @ Hi-Dive
07/11 – St Louis MO @ Duck Room
07/12 – Champaign, IL @ Mariposa Music Festival
07/13 – Nashville TN @ High Watt
07/15 – Birmingham AL @ Bottletree
07/17 – Asheville NC @ Grey Eagle
07/18 – Chapel Hill NC @ Local 506
07/19 – Washington DC @ DC9
07/21 – Philadelphia PA @ Boot & Saddle
07/22- Brooklyn NY @ Knitting Factory
07/23 – New York NY @ Mercury Lounge
07/25 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
07/26 – North Bennington, VT @ The Vermont Arts Exchange
07/28 – Montreal QC @ Motore
07/29 – Toronto ON @ The Garrison
07/31 – Cleveland OH @ Grog Shop
08/01 – Detroit MI @ Magic Stick
08/03 – Green Bay WI @ Meyer Theatre
08/04 – Minneapolis MN @ 7th Street Entry
08/06 – Milwaukee WI @ Turner Hall
08/07 – Madison WI @ High Noon
08/08 – Madison WI @ High Noon
08/09 – Chicago IL @ Lincoln Hall