Canadian indie rockers Viet Cong will release their anticipated self-titled LP January 2015 off Jagjaguwar records. The self-described “labyrinth post-punk” four-piece is the newest project from half of Women; namely, the work of bassist Matt Flegel and drummer Mike Wallace . But don’t their musical past sway your take on their present. Where Women played with somewhat lacking harmony and darker themes, Viet Cong opens up a bit more, tending more toward the immediate.
Viet Cong will be embarking on a tour in support of this upcoming album, including a handful of North American dates and two weeks in the UK and Europe — in addition to their upcoming European visit this fall. Take a listen to”Continental Shelf” below, a head bobbing tune riddled with lo-fi attitude and bellowing vocals. Into it? Check out the band’s complete list of tour dates below.
11.18.14 – Total Refreshment Studios – London, UK
11.19.14 – Scala – London, UK *
11.20.14 – AB Club – Brussels, BE *
11.21.14 – Le Guess Who? Festival – Utrecht, NL
11.22.14 – La Mécanique Ondulatoire – Paris, FR
01.28.15 – Union Pool – Brooklyn, NY **
01.29.15 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
01.30.15 – Bar Le Ritz PDB – Montreal, QC
01.31.15 – The Garrison – Toronto, ON
02.05.15 – Deaf Institute – Manchester, UK
02.06.15 – Broadcast – Glasgow, UK
02.07.15 – Brudenell Social – Leeds, UK
02.08.15 – Green Door Store – Brighton, UK
02.10.15 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL
02.11.15 – West Germany – Berlin, DE
02.12.15 – Loppen – Copenhagen, DK
02.13.15 – Pokalen – Oslo, NO
02.15.15 – Hafenklang – Hamburg, DE
02.16.15 – Rotown – Rotterdam, NL
02.17.15 – De Kreun – Kortrijk, BE
* w/ Ought
** w/ PC Worship