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Audrey Melton

Flasher sign to Domino, share "Skim Milk," add SXSW shows (including BV day party)

Flasher, the trio led by Taylor Mulitz (Priests), have signed to Domino who will release the band’s debut full-length this summer. While album details haven’t been released, Flasher have shared new single “Skim Milk,” which adds just a splash of ’80s synth to their melodic indie rock style. It comes with a video, directed by Ezra Ewen, and the band say:

The themes in “Skim Milk” and its video might be described as being haunted by your own desire for belonging. We’re not bemoaning “no future, no fate”, we’re advocating for it. From getting a mortgage, to going to college, to crafting public policy, folks are always telling you to think of your future, to make choices in the name of some future. But most folks don’t have the privilege to live outside the present. This kind of future tense, aspirational bullshit means being held hostage by a future that’s already abandoned you. We’d rather escape to something new and unknown than hold out for a good life that hates us and expects us to make lemonade out of miserableness. Instead of holding out and hanging on, we’re here to tell you (and ourselves) – “go.”

Watch the “Skim Milk” video below.

Flasher will be on tour later this year with The Breeders and Ought, but before that they’ll head to Austin for SXSW including the first day of BrooklynVegan and Margin Walker’s three-day Lost Weekend 2 (Thursday, March 15 at Cheer Up Charlies). Our day parties are free (RSVP) and we’ll be announcing the lineups for all three very soon.

Updated Flasher tour dates are listed below.

FLASHER – 2018 TOUR DATES
Wed. March 14 – Adhoc Unofficial SXSW Day Party @ Cheer Up Charlies (1:45 PM)
Thu. March 15 – Brooklyn Vegan Unofficial Day Party @ Cheer Up Charlies (2:30 PM)
Thu. March 15 – Event DC eSports + Music Showcase @ Antone’s (8:00 PM)
Thu. March 15 – Levitation Fest Official SXSW Showcase @ Hotel Vegas (9:15 PM)
Sat. Mar. 17 – Mesa, AZ @ The Underground w/ Ought
Sun. Mar. 18 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room w/ Ought
Mon. Mar. 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom w/ Ought
Tue. Mar. 20 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ Ought
Thu. Mar. 22 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios w/ Ought
Fri. Mar. 23 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey w/ Ought
Sat. Mar. 24 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt w/ Ought
Mon. Mar. 26 – Calgary, AB @ Palomino Smokehouse w/ Ought
Tue. Mar. 27 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos w/ Ought
Thu. Mar. 29 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Good Will Social Club w/ Ought
Fri. Mar. 30 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry w/ Ought
Sat. Mar. 31 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon w/ Ought
Mon. Apr. 2 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups w/ Ought
Tue. Apr. 3 – Milvale, PA @ The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls w/ Ought
Sun. Apr. 15 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory w/ The Breeders
Mon. Apr. 16 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Grand at The Complex w/ The Breeders
Wed. Apr. 18 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre w/ The Breeders
Thu. Apr. 19 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater w/ The Breeders
Wed. Apr. 25 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City w/ The Breeders
Mon. Apr. 30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel w/ The Breeders
Fri. July 20 – Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party