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The Afghan Whigs are back with a brand-new song release, just a month before they drop their highly-anticipated new album.
On July 22, the ‘90s soft rock band dropped their single, “My Lover," which follows previously released singles “Duvateen,” “House Of I” and “Jungle Roux.”
Per the press release shared with Parade, it “neatly distills the emotional ambivalence of a deceitful relationship sustained by lust but doomed to fail.”
The single is from their upcoming tenth album, Soft Control, which will be released on Aug. 21. The album is said to capture the band’s “unique ability to conflagrate stab-you-in-your-nose bone guitars and cubist refractions of soul and R&B.”
Recorded across Fireside Sound in Joshua Tree, Marigny Studios in New Orleans, Gold Diggers Sound in East Hollywood, and Sycamore in Cincinnati, it boasts 22 songs and includes cameos from former Afghan Whigs drummer Patrick Keeler, vocalist/violist Petra Haden, Bo Koster (My Morning Jacket), and many others.
Fans are able to pre-order and pre-save it now. For vinyl fans, it will also be available in the popular Pink Wave vinyl variation, while the tri-color vinyl remains sold out.
The new single and album come ahead of the band’s major fall tour, which will take them to the UK and Europe in September and October, followed by dates in North America. The dates are an extension of their 40th anniversary celebration.
Previously reflecting on the milestone anniversary, the group's frontman and creative force, Greg Dulli, expressed gratitude for the band’s enduring career, noting that performing and creating music decades later still feels surreal.
He said, “40 years later, I still get to do the thing I love the most. Writing songs and performing them with my friends all over the world. I truly have to pinch myself.”
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And the tour stops will include special guests, with two of Dulli’s favorite artists.
Fans in North America will be treated to a performance from Night Moves, while the UK and EU fans will see Ed Harcourt, described as “one of Britain’s most cherished and inventive music creators.”
The Cincinnati-formed band rose to prominence in the early to mid 1990s with albums like their 1993’s Gentlemen. Considered the breakthrough album, it earned them critical acclaim and helped establish them as a cult favorite.
They never achieved commercial success or scored a No. 1 hit (there’s still time!), but they built a strong reputation for their moody and cinematic live performances, releasing music through the late ‘90s before disbanding in 2001 and reuniting in the 2010s for new albums and tours.
The Afghan Whigs Tour Dates
Sep 19 Sat - Leeds, UK - Stylus
Sep 20 Sun - Nottingham, UK - The Palais
Sep 22 Tue - Glasgow, UK - SWG3 Galvanizers
Sep 23 Wed - Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz
Sep 24 Thu - London, UK - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Sep 26 Sat - Brighton, UK - Chalk
Sep 27 Sun - Paris, FR - Trabendo
Sep 28 Mon - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
Sep 30 Wed - Cologne, DE - Luxor
Oct 1 Thu - Liege, BE – OM
Oct 3 Sat – Eindhoven, Netherlands
Oct 4 Sun - Antwerp, BE - De Roma
Oct 5 Mon - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique
Nov 4 Wed - Orlando, FL - Beacham Theater
Nov 5 Thu - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Nov 7 Sat - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
Nov 8 Sun - Baltimore, MD - BaltimoreSoundStage
Nov 10 Tue - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
Nov 11 Wed - Toronto, ON - The Concert Hall
Nov 13 Fri - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
Nov 14 Sat - Chicago, IL - The Metro
Nov 15 Sun - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
Nov 19 Thu - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
Nov 20 Fri - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
Nov 21 Sat - Austin, TX Scoot Inn
UK/Europe Support - Ed Harcourt
North America Support - Night Moves
