Viet Cong’s highly anticipated self-titled debut album is out this week on Jagjaguwar (and Flemish Eye in Canada) and is receiving critical acclaim across the board for its depth, power and sheer inventiveness.
The video for the breathtaking second single “Silhouettes” was today premiered by New York Times’ T Magazine who describe the band as having “a shared penchant for charred, factious punk.” The song is the only one with “obviously autobiographical lyrics on the record,” according to lead vocalist Matt Flegel who goes on to explain them, saying “We were playing a show in a venue with really sketchy power, and I was electrocuted badly. I was bleeding out of my ears and couldn’t hear properly for a few days. I was feeling anxious about it, and you can kind of feel that anxiety in the song.”
Click Here To Watch “Silhouettes”
The band’s first North American shows for the year are all sold out but for those who missed out they’ll be retuning this spring, all 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 ^^
02.18.15 – Botanique – Brussels, 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
03.13.15 – Thalia Hall | Levitation Festival – Chicago, IL
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
03.29.15 – Upstairs Cabaret – Victoria, BC
05.08.15 – Shaky Knees Festival – Atlanta, GA
06.06.15 – Field Day – London, UK
* w/ Honey, PC Worship
** w What Moon Things
^ w/ PC Worship, Unblonde
^^ w/ Absolutely Free
# w/ Fist City, Burnt Shrines