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listen: new Rocky Votolato song, "Hospital Handshakes"

by Andrew Sacher

photo by Amber Zbitnoff
Rocky

We already posted one song from Rocky Votolato‘s upcoming eighth album and first for No Sleep, Hospital Handshakes, and now the title track is premiering in this post. Like the previous single, it’s a departure from the acoustic folk songs often associated with Rocky’s solo material, and instead has him taking on full-band mid-tempo indie rock. Pianos, distorted guitars and more flesh out the anthemic song, as you can hear for yourself below. The album’s out in two weeks (4/21), and can be pre-ordered now.

Rocky’s currently on his living room tour, having already hit NYC last week (4/2) at Suburbia. Ticket info for most upcoming shows here. All dates are listed below.

Rocky Votolato — 2015 Tour Dates
Apr 07 Living Room Show Birmingham, AL
Apr 09 Living Room Show Houston, TX
Apr 10 Living Room Show Waco, TX
Apr 11 Living Room Show Austin, TX
Apr 13 Living Room Show Albuquerque, NM
Apr 14 Living Room Show Phoenix, AZ
Apr 15 Living Room Show Las Vegas, NV
Apr 16 Living Room Show San Diego, CA
Apr 17 Living Room Show Los Angeles, CA
Apr 18 Living Room Show Los Angeles, CA
Apr 19 Living Room Show Los Angeles, CA
Apr 21 Living Room Show Santa Rosa, CA
Apr 23 Living Room Show Portland, OR
Apr 24 Fremont Abbey Seattle, WA
May 08 KFZ Marburg, Germany
May 09 Knust Hamburg, Germany
May 10 Pumpe Kiel, Germany
May 11 Sugarfactory Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 13 Gleis 22 Münster, Germany
May 14 Kleiner Klub Saarbrücken, Germany
May 15 Universum Stuttgart, Germany
May 16 Exil Zurich, Switzerland
May 17 JUBEZ Karlsruhe, Germany
May 19 Schlachthof Wiesbaden, Germany
May 20 Gebäude 9 Cologne, Germany
May 21 Faust Hannover, Germany
May 22 Lagerhaus Bremen, Germany
May 23 Orange Blossom Special Festival Beverungen, Germany
May 24 Postbahnhof Berlin, Germany
May 27 Feierwerk Munich, Germany
May 28 Hirsch Nuremberg, Germany
May 29 Club Bogaloo Pfarrkirchen, Germany
May 30 Café Central Weinheim, Germany
May 31 FZW Dortmund, Germany
Jun 02 The White Rabbit Freiburg, Germany
Jun 04 Werk 2 Leipzig, Germany
Jun 05 Beatpol Dresden, Germany
Jun 06 B72 Vienna, Austria
Jun 07 Bäckerei Innsbruck, Austria
Jun 08 Auditorium Arcangelo Corelli Fusignano, Italy
Jun 10 Ligera Milan, Italy
Jun 11 Mahogany Hall Berne, Switzerland
Jun 12 Samo Turin, Italy
Jun 13 Kraspek Myzik Lyon, France
Jun 15 TBA Paris, France
Jun 18 TBA Madrid, Spain
Jun 19 TBA Barcelona, Spain
Jun 20 Bafo de Baco Loulé, Portugal
Jun 21 Sabotage Club Lisbon, Portugal