August 17, 2010 – Chicago, Illinois’s TUB RING is set to release their fifth full-length, SECRET HANDSHAKES, August 31, 2010 on The End Records and have just announced a handful of September dates in support of the new album. The band previously announced their hometown record release show on August 28 at Subterranean and will follow that date with shows in St. Paul, Madison, and Lansing, Michigan among others.
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Tub Ring recently offered fans a free download of “Flash” via Chicagoist and debuted the accompanying stop-motion “Flash” video (featuring illustrator Gris Grimly) on Altpress.com last week.
The group recorded Secret Handshakes at Chicago’s Electrical Audio and at keyboardist Rob Kleiner’s own Studio Edison, with Kleiner doing double duty as producer.
“In the span of 14 tracks we’ve created a party,” says bassist Trevor Erb. “Every song takes you in a different direction and you’re not going to walk down any beaten paths. It’s exciting, and it’s got a vibe to it, like no other.”
Tub Ring, which includes Kleiner, Erb, and vocalist Kevin Gibson, will be adding more dates throughout the rest of the year. Kleiner and Gibson’s arcade-inspired indie-pop band, Super 8-Bit Brothers, will also be performing a few dates this fall, including an appearance at Dragon Con 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia on September 3.
TUB RING on tour:
8/28 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean (record release party)
8/29 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
9/01 Madison, WI @ The Frequency
9/02 Dekalb, IL @ Ottos
9/04 Springfield, IL @ Bar None
9/05 Lansing, MI @ Mac’s
9/06 Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter’s
– Mose Giganticus supporting all dates
Secret Handshakes track listing:
1. Stop This (NOW!)
2. Bird of a Different Color
3. Gold Finger
4. Touching the Enemy
5. Burn
6. Cryonic Love Song
7. Feed the Rapture
8. Flash
9. I Shot Your F****t Horse B***h
10. Chronic Hypersomnia
11. Optimistic
12. The Day the World Will End
13. Tip of My Tongue
14. The Horrible and the Holy
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