Noise-rock icons The Jesus Lizard have launched their first new song in 26 years. Cover & Search is out now by way of Ipecac Recordings and was once produced through Paul Allen. It is the Chicago outfit’s first unencumber for the reason that Blue album in 1998.
The scoop comes after the band – frontman David Yow, guitarist Duane Denison, bassist David Wm. Sims and drummer Mac McNeilly – teased a brand new unencumber on their social media pages. The quick video options sepia-tinged photos of creatures engaged in what would possibly perhaps be some form of ritual sacrifice, soundtracked through a normally abrasive riff.
In what seems to be a coordinated ramping up of Jesus Lizard-related job, the Instagram web page was once introduced previous this 12 months following the introduction of Threads and Bluesky accounts in 2023, whilst a brand new vary of products has additionally hit the cabinets.
If this 12 months wasn’t already busier than any within the remaining quarter century for enthusiasts of Yow & Co., March additionally noticed the discharge of Wax Donut Items: Goat, a tribute to The Jesus Lizard’s vintage 1991 album Goat.
The Jesus Lizard also are gearing as much as play their first reside presentations since 2019. They are going to carry out at The Blue Room at 3rd Guy Data in Nashville the following day evening (Thursday, June 6) and observe it with a pageant look and a headline date in California. Two extra pageant presentations are scheduled for later within the 12 months. Complete dates beneath.
The Jesus Lizard: 2024 Excursion Dates
Jun 06: Nashville The Blue Room @ 3rd Guy Data, TN
Jun 08: Pomona No Values Pageant, CA
Jun 09: Lawn Grove Lawn Amphitheatre, CA
Sep 07: Raleigh Hopscotch Tune Pageant, NC
Oct 13: Las Vegas Best possible Buddies Ceaselessly Pageant, NV
Tickets are on sale now.
