After falling in love with Lament upon release, I am finally going through this band’s discography for the first time. Stage Four is so good.
Incase anyone missed it - We RE-RE-announced the tour AGAIN (ugh) but this time with SCOWL and Closer on select dates. Some may say this tour keeps failing upward, who knows. VEIN.FM will be direct support on all dates with Gleemer and Thirdface (March 4-16) with Militarie Gun and Closer (March 18-20) with Militarie Gun and Scowl (March 22-Apr 12) ALL SHOWS ON SALE NOW (link in bio) w/ Gleemer and Thirdface 3/4 Oakland, CA Starline Social Club - low tickets! 3/5 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater 3/6 San Diego, CA SOMA (Side Stage) 3/8 Phoenix, AZ Rebel Lounge 3/10 Austin, TX Mohawk 3/11 Dallas, TX Club Dada 3/12 Houston, TX Warehouse Live 3/14 Orlando, FL The Social 3/15 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade 3/16 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern w/ Militarie Gun and Closer 3/18 Washington, DC Black Cat 3/19 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer 3/20 New York, NY Irving Plaza w/ Militarie Gun and Scowl 3/22 Hamden, CT Space Ballroom 3/23 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club 3/24 Montréal, QC Théâtre Fairmount 3/25 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground - low tickets! 3/26 Detroit, MI Magic Stick 3/28 Minneapolis, MN Amsterdam Bar & Hall 3/29 Chicago, IL Metro 3/30 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway 4/1 Denver, CO Marquis Theater 4/2 Salt Lake City, UT Soundwell 4/3 Great Falls, MT - The Newberry 4/5 Calgary, AB Commonweath 4/6 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room 4/8 Vancouver, BC Venue 4/9 Seattle, WA The Crocodile 4/10 Portland, OR Star Theater 4/12 Santa Cruz, CA Atrium at Catalyst www.toucheamore.com/tour For anyone unfamiliar with any of the bands - We made a spotify tour playlist! -
Man, I fucking love this band. To me, it’s appeal is similar to mewithoutYou - where the vocals are unique and may not be immediately accessible. It wasn’t until I sat down with Stage Four where instead of hearing music, the lyrics were immediately at the forefront (which never happens for me - thinking about the lyrics are usually last). And while I haven’t had a loved one battle cancer, I could relate to losing religious belief and navigating through the impact it can have on relationships. That album basically unlocked a door for me, allowing the rest of the discography to hit me. With that said, the moment those first 10 seconds ring out during the Flowers and You intro, it’s pretty much impossible to not sit down and listen through the entire record.
Touche Amore / Circa Survive will be doing the latest episode of SPLITSVILLE from Two Minutes to Late Night on Wednesday March 9th at 5pm PST/ 8pm EST - It'll be available for 24 hours. We cover each other and you can watch the livestream of the performances + have access to the merch store where you can get the covers on a limited split 7" + crossover merch. Grab a ticket to the event!