Foxygen release first video from new album, playing lots of shows (dates)
by Bill Pearis
Foxygen @ BVCMJ 2012 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
Foxygen, who were one of the breakout bands at CMJ this year, will release We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic on January 22 via Jagjaguwar records. You can pre-order the album now with a few different “bundle” options. We’ve got the premiere of video for “Shuggie,” which is the album’s first single. The black-and-white clip, directed by Ulysses///Onasis, features a lot of people running while carrying giant boxes. Some other stuff happens too, with a very messy ending, but we don’t want to spoil it for you, as you can watch it below. The song itself is typical of Foxygen’s cross-polination pop approach, that is a little Elton John and a little Jim Morrison, among other things.
Meanwhile, Foxygen are taking their highly-entertaining live show on the road, including some December shows with Of Montreal on their tour which hits NYC on December 11 at Webster Hall. Tickets are still available. Then in 2013, they’ll go out with Jagjaguwar labelmates Unknown Mortal Orchestra (but not at their NYC show) for a tour that will take them from the South across the bottom of America and then a trip up the West Coast.
A list of all upcoming dates and the “Shuggie” video, below…
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Foxygen – “Shuggie”
Foxygen — 2012 / 2013 Tour Dates
11/29/12 London, UK – Electrowerkz w/ Ms Mr
11/30/12 Paris, FR – La Mecanique Ondulatoire w/ X-Ray Eyeballs
12/01/12 Utrecht, NL – Le Guess Who? Festival
12/07/12 Bloomington, IN – Russian Recording w/ Triptides
12/08/12 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom w/ Of Montreal
12/09/12 Chicago, IL – Metro w/ Of Montreal
12/09/12 Chicago, IL – Saki w/ Angel Olson
12/10/12 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom w/ Of Montreal
12/11/12 New York, NY – Webster Hall w/ Of Montreal
12/12/12 Boston, MA – Paradise w/ Of Montreal
12/13/12 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero Theatre w/ Of Montreal
12/14/12 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club w/ Of Montreal
12/15/12 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle w/ Of Montreal
02/13/13 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
02/15/13 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
02/16/13 Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
02/18/13 El Paso, TX – The Lowbrow Palace w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
02/19/13 San Antonio, TX – The Korova w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
02/20/13 Austin, TX – The Mohawk w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
02/21/13 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
02/22/13 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jack’s w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
02/23/13 Atlanta, GA – 529 w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
03/03/13 Montreal, QC – Il Motore w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
03/04/13 Toronto, ON – Wrong Bar w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
03/06/13 Holland, MI – Knickerbocker Theater at Hope College w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
03/08/13 Bloomington, IN – Bluebird Nightclub w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
03/09/13 St. Louis, MO – Firebird w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
03/11/13 Norman, OK – Opolis w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
03/12/13 Dallas, TX – Club Dada w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
03/18/13 Denver, CO – Lerimer Lounge w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
03/19/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
03/22/13 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra & Wampire
03/23/13 Vancouver, BC – The Media Club w/ Unkown Mortal Orchestra, Wampire, & Blessed Feathers
