Viet Cong’s self-titled debut album is hitting January 20 worldwide on Jagjaguwar (excluding Canada where it will be released via Flemish Eye) and the band have today premiered a second song “Silhouettes” via The Fader, who write that the track “further flexes the gothic urgency teased by that Bauhaus cover, storming away from the stoned psych-pop heard on the EP’s mellower moments with some melodic synths and a big, gloomily sung chorus.” Matt Flegel from the band told Fader the song “deals with themes that are common and dear to me: disconnection, intoxication, lapse of memory, regret, and the ability to laugh something off.”
Click Here To Stream “Silhouettes”
Early responses to the album have been excellent with critics and fans alike highly anticipating its release, Pitchfork gave the first single “Continental Shelf” a Best New Track stamp of approval as well as naming the track number 87 in their 2014 Best Songs of 2014 list.
Click Here To Listen to “Continental Shelf” on Soundcloud
The Needle Drop is another site excited about the debut, writing “The anticipation for their debut album brings to light one simple truth:Viet Cong know how to build hype the right way. A strong EP, quite a few scorching singles, and most importantly, quality music have the collective music world drooling for their album.”
The video for “Continental Shelf” is described as “creepily awesome” by Noisey, while Stereogum write it’s “an ominous and creepy thing”. You can watch the video directed by Yoonha Park below.
Click Here To Watch the video for “Continental Shelf” on YouTube
North American audiences can catch the band’s explosive live show soon as well with Viet Cong playing their album release show in New York later this month and then a full tour in March, all tour dates are listed below.
01.28.15 – Union Pool – Brooklyn, NY *
01.29.15 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY **
01.30.15 – Bar Le Ritz PDB – Montreal, QC ^
01.31.15 – The Garrison – Toronto, ON
02.04.15 – Oslo – London, UK
02.05.15 – Deaf Institute – Manchester, UK
02.06.15 – Broadcast – Glasgow, UK
02.07.15 – Brudenell Social – Leeds, UK
02.08.15 – Green Door Store – Brighton, UK
02.09.15 – Point FMR – Paris, FR
02.10.15 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL
02.11.15 – West Germany – Berlin, DE
02.12.15 – Loppen – Copenhagen, DK
02.13.15 – Pokalen – Oslo, NO
02.14.15 – Mejeriet – Lund, SW
02.15.15 – Hafenklang – Hamburg, DE
02.16.15 – Rotown – Rotterdam, NL
02.17.15 – De Kreun – Kortrijk, BE
02.26.15 – Commonwealth – Calgary, AB #
02.27.15 – The Artery – Edmonton, AB
02.28.15 – Amigos Cantina – Saskatoon, SK #
03.03.15 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
03.05.15 – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
03.06.15 – Echo – Los Angeles, CA
03.07.15 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
03.08.15 – Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ
03.11.15 – Record Bar – Kansas City, MO
03.12.15 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
03.14.15 – Dionysus Club at Oberlin College – Oberlin, OH
03.24.15 – Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO
03.25.15 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
03.26.15 – Treefort Music Fest – Boise, ID
03.27.15 – Barboza – Seattle, WA
03.28.15 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
* w/ Honey, PC Worship
** w What Moon Things
^ w/ PC Worship, Unblonde
# w/ Fist City, Burnt Shrines