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Weatherbox have a new video, touring w/ Dikembe who are releasing a new LP (dates & streams)

by Andrew Sacher

still from Weatherbox’s “Pagan Baby” video
Weatherbox

Weatherbox put out one of the year’s better rock albums so far with Flies In All Directions, and they’ve since announced that they’ll support it on a tour with Gainesville’s Dikembe this summer. That tour hits NYC on July 17 at Saint Vitus. Tickets for that show are on sale now. All dates are listed below.

Weatherbox also just put out a video for the album’s punky opening track “Pagan Baby.” The black and white video begins with shots of the band performing, only to slowly zoom out and show us we’re in fact watching someone else watch a video of the band on their iMac. (Is it a comment on how we currently consume music?) See it for yourself, via Entertainment Weekly, below.

Meanwhile, Dikembe, who are about to release a split with the reunited Jazz June on 7/1 via Tiny Engines/Topshelf, have announced that their next full length, Mediumship, will be out this August via Tiny Engines. Its first single, “Hood Rat Messiah,” is a raw dose of loud-quiet-loud emo that hearkens back to the genre’s late ’90s/early ’00s period. You can stream that, with the LP artwork and tracklist, below.

List of Weatherbox/Dikembe dates, all streams and more, below…

Weatherbox – “Pagan Baby” Official Video (dir. Max Moore)

Dikembe – “Hood Rat Messiah”

Dikembe – Mediumship
Dikembe

Mediumship Tracklist:
1. Even Bother
2. Hood Rat Messiah
3. Pelican Fly
4. Las Vegas Weather
5. Snakes In My Path
6. 24 Karats
7. Mad Frustrated
8. Donuts In A Six Speed
9. Gets Harder
10. Throw Lips

Weatherbox — 2014 Tour Dates
7/5/2014 Albuquerque, NM – Gasworks*
7/6/2014 Oklahoma City, OK – The Conservatory*
7/9/2014 Indianapolis, IN – Hoosier Dome*
7/11/2014 Atlanta @ Drunken Unicorn^
7/12/2014 Charlotte, NC @ Area 15^
7/14/2014 Baltimore @ Metro Gallery^
7/15/2014 New Jersey @ Asbury Lanes^
7/16/2014 Philadelphia @ The Fire^
7/17/2014 Brooklyn @ St. Vitus^
7/18/2014 Albany @ The Ice House ^
7/19/2014 Long Island @ The Woodshop^
7/20/2014 Boston @ Great Scott^
7/22/2014 Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room^
7/23/2014 Toronto, ON @ The Cave at Lee’s Palace ^
7/24/2014 Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s ^
7/25/2014 Lansing, MI @ TBD ^
7/26/2014 Chicago, IL @Township^
7/27/2014 St. Louis, MO @ The Demo^
7/29/2014 Kansas CIty, MO @ Art Closet Studio^
7/30/2014 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater ^
7/31/2014 Salt Lake City, UT @ Shred Shed^
8/2/2014 San Fran, CA @ TBD^
8/3/2014 Pomona, CA @ Growing Up is Dumb Fest^
8/5/2014 Anaheim, CA @ TBD^
8/6/2014 San Diego, CA @ TBD^
8/7/2014 Mesa, AZ @ 51West^

* – w/ Seahaven
^ – w/ Dikembe