Blanck-Mass

Fuck Buttons' Andrew Hung preps solo debut; Blanck Mass shares video from new LP, touring

While Fuck Buttons haven’t released a new record since 2013, both halves of the group are currently active. Blanck Mass, the solo project of Benjamin John Power, released new album World Eater via Sacred Bones back in March. He’s also got a brand new video for LP cut “The Rat,” which was shot at a fairground. “The video itself is a bit of fun and was filmed on a family vacation,” says Power. “But somehow I feel it represents discontent within a capitalist regime and a world full of sugar-coated shit.” You can check that out and stream the album in full below.

Power will be bringing Blanck Mass to the masses of North America beginning in September, including a show at Rough Trade on September 14. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday, July 21 at noon with an AmEx presale beginning Wednesday (7/19) at noon. All dates are listed below.

Meanwhile, the other half of Fuck Buttons, Andrew Hung, has announced his debut solo album, titled Realisationship, which comes out on October 6 via Lex. Unlike Blanck Mass, Hung’s music is much less visceral, and more on the minimal side in terms of electronics. [Poppier too – Ed.] You can stream new single “Say What You want,” and check out artwork and tracklist below, and pre-order the new album here.

Blanck Mass – 2017 Tour Dates
21st Jul – Villa Ada, Rome, IT
22nd Jul – Nextones, Verbania, IT
4th Aug – Micro Festival, Liège, BE
5th Aug – Visions Festival, London, UK
7th Aug – Super Uho, Sibernik, HR
11th Aug – Øya Festival, Oslo, NO
19th Aug – Hostess Club All-Nighter, Tokyo, JP
22nd Aug – Summerhall, Edinburgh, UK
25th Aug – Sea Change Festival, Totnes, UK
2nd Sep – Into The Great Wide Open Festival, Vlieland, NL – SOLD OUT
3rd Sep – End Of The Road Festival, Wiltshire, UK
6th Sep – Songbyrd, Washington, DC
9th Sep – Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
12th Sep – Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON
13th Sep – La Sala Rossa, Montreal, QC
14th Sep – Rough Trade, Brooklyn, NYC
16th Sep – Basilica Soundscape Festival, Hudson, NY
17th Sep – Great Scott, Boston, MA
26th Sep – Berghain, Berlin, DE
25th Oct – Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing, FR
26th Oct – Rockomotives Festival, Vendôme, FR
27th Oct – Soy Festival, Nantes, FR
3rd Nov – Fox Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
4th Nov – Barboza, Seattle, WA
6th Nov – Holocene, Portland, OR
8th Nov – Swedish American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
9th Nov – Resident, Los Angeles, CA
10th Nov, Sound on Sound Festival, Sherwood Forest, TX
16th Nov – Village Underground, London, UK

Realisationship

Andrew Hung – Realisationship tracklist:
Say What You Want
Elbow
No I Won’t
Private Commercial
Whispers
Shadow
Sugar Pops
Animal
Open Your Eyes