Wednesday, April 11th 2012
News, Studio Reports: Baroness
Baroness Announce New Double Album, ‘Yellow & Green’
It feels like it’s been too long since we were last impressed by Baroness, as the Savannah, Georgia metal outfit released their impressive sophomore effort Blue Record back in 2009. Luckily, the group has just officially announced their third record – in keeping with color schemes (their debut was titled Red Album), this new, double LP will be called Yellow & Green.
In a lengthy interview with Alternative Press, frontman John Baizley went into detail on how the new record would sound “different,” coming from the “absolutely unanimous decision within the band to push our sound outwards a little bit”, saying: “We need to do different things, so you’re going to hopefully notice a heightened sense of melody and a more developed and focused type of song for us. I’m totally over writing hard music to perform. It’s fun in that it pushes you to the boundaries of your technical ability, but more recently, the challenge has been pushing out the boundaries of our songwriting ability. We had to say, ‘Sometimes a simpler song is a better song,’ because you pay more attention to the song.” So, a lot like that last Mastodon record? We kid, obviously.
Expect the double CD/LP Yellow & Green to be released on July 17th via Relapse Records. Before they run out of colors, a tour in support of the album will start later this month:
04.25 – Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
04.26 – St. Louis, MO Firebird
04.27 – Nashville, TN The End
04.29 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
04.30 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
05.01 – Austin, TX Emo’s East
05.03 – Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
05.04 – Anaheim, CA House of Blues
05.05 – Hollywood, CA House of Blues
05.06 – San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
05.08 – Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
05.09 – Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
05.11 – Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
05.13 – Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
05.15 – Chicago, IL House of Blues
05.16 – Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
05.17 – Toronto, ON Sound Academy
05.18 – Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
05.19 – Worcester, MA The Palladium
05.20 – Montreal, QC Olympia de Montreal
05.22 – Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
05.23 – New York, NY Terminal 5
fuck yes
This is awesome news, can’t wait these what they come up with moving in a more focused direction
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