Miami sludge riff merchants Torche will be releasing their fourth album and Relapse debut, Restarter, on February 24th. And to celebrate that, the band have announced that they’ll be touring the following month in support of the new album with labelmates Nothing opening. If you’re not familiar with Torche, you’re doing it wrong. And while their first three albums (as well as Floor, the band that spawned them) are worth looking into, they’ve already released two songs from the new album, “Annihilation Affair” and “Minions.” Get yourself familiar with them, then check them out on the following dates:
03/06 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
03/07 Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree
03/08 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
03/09 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs
03/10 Austin, TX – Red 7
03/11 Dallas, TX – Club Dada (no Nothing)
03/12 Memphis, TN – The Hi-Tone
03/13 St. Louis, MO – The Firebird
03/14 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
03/15 Milwaukee, WI – The Cactus Club
03/17 Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop
03/18 Grand Rapids, MI – The Pyramid Scheme
03/20 Detroit, MI – The Pike Room
03/21 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
03/22 Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz
03/23 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
03/25 Boston, MA – Great Scott
03/26 Brooklyn, NY – St. Vitus
03/27 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
03/28 Richmond, VA – Strange Matters (no Nothing)
03/29 Washington, DC – DC 9 (no Nothing)
You can preorder the album here.
