Torche planning new LP, announce tour (dates)

by Ian Chainey

Torche at IO Northside showcase in 2013 (more by Harriet Roberts)

Masters of hooky heft Torche are hitting the road in September for a North American tour before heading out to Australia in October. The trek will roll through cities such as Chicago, Pittsburgh, and, Atlanta. On September 27, the band will drop into NYC’s Saint Vitus. Tickets and supporting slots will be announced soon. The full list of dates appears below.

Torche will have a new album on the way in 2015 via Relapse Records. Their relations have also been busy. Tilts are following up their June-released Cuatro Hombres with a demo collection that will be available in September and can be streamed in full below. And Floor still have copies of the fancy single Homegoings and Transitions, a song pulled from comeback effort Oblation that was released in April.

All of the dates along with streams from Torche, Tilts, and Floor appear below.

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Torche — 2014 North American Tour
Sep 18 – Miami, FL – Churchill’s Pub
Sep 19 – Jacksonville, FL – Burro Bar
Sep 20 – Gainesville, FL – The Atlantic
Sep 21 – Atlanta, GA – 97 Estoria
Sep 22 – Nashville, TN – The End
Sep 23 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
Sep 24 – Akron, OH – Musica
Sep 25 – Chicago, IL – The Promontory
Sep 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Smiling Moos
Sep 27 – Brooklyn, NY – St. Vitus
Sep 29 – Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle Back Room
Sep 30 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
Oct 01 – Orlando, FL – Backbooth

Torche — 2014 Additional Dates
Oct 16 – Brisbane, AUS – Crowbar
Oct 17 – North Perth, AUS – Rosemount Hotel
Oct 18 – Richmond, AUS – The Corner Hotel
Oct 19 – Sydney, AUS – Manning Bar
May 29-31 – Bristol, UK – Temples Festival (2105)