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Trans Am made a video for "I'll Never" (watch); tour starts tonight, hits NYC on Friday (updated dates)

by Andrew Sacher

Trans Am

Post rock pioneers Trans Am released their tenth album, Volume X, this week (5/20) via Thrill Jockey and have just given video treatment to one of its singles, “I’ll Never.” The song’s a vocoder-led ballad with repeated refrains of “Come a little bit closer” and “I’ll never get over you” and there’s a kitschy intimacy in the video (based on this video) to match. See for yourself — it premieres in this post and can be watched below.

The band also begin their previously announced tour in DC tonight (5/22) and come to NYC on Friday (5/23) at Knitting Factory with Dan Friel and Chron Turbine. Tickets for that show are still available.

Updated tour dates are listed, with the new video, below…

Trans Am – I’ll Never from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Credits:
Woman – Catherine Candor
Director of Photography, Lighting – Matthew Hayes
Lighting, Location – Chris Lael Larson
Producer, Editor – Michael Gersten
Director, Editor – Adam Heathcott
Special thanks to Benjamin Sellon

Trans Am — 2014 Tour Dates
Thu May 22 – Washington, DC – The Black Cat w/ Heavy Breathing
Fri May 23 – Brooklyn, NY – The Knitting Factory w/ Dan Friel, Chron Turbine
Sat May 24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Smiling Moose w/ Microwaves, The Lopez
Sun May 25 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle w/ Cave, Kava
Tue May 27 – St. Louis, MO – The Firebird w/ Ring Cicada, The Gorge
Wed May 28 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar w/ Kelly Stoltz, Major Games
Thu May 29 – Dallas, TX – Three Links w/ New Fumes, Jack Dover
Fri May 30 – Houston, TX – Rudyard’s Pub w/ Vacation Eyes, Wicked Poseur
Sat May 31 – Austin, TX – Red 7 w/ Survive, When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth
Mon Jun 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom w/ Larkspurs
Tue Jun 3 – Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite w/ Kid 606, David Scott Stone
Wed Jun 4 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent w/ Golden Void, Death Cheetah