Viet Cong announce tour dates, new video for “Continental Shelf”
Calgary noise rockers Viet Cong are preparing to release their debut album on Jagjaguwar in January, and we’ve already heard the first track from the album: the Endless Playlist favorite “Continental Shelf.” Now, they’ve got a new video for the song, which is both beautiful and disturbing. It has an art-film feel about it, with a slight touch of horror (and some nudity – so NSFW), and director Yoonha Park says it’s meant to look like a series of scenes from an unfinished movie. It’s creepy, but captivating. Watch the clip below.
The band has also expanded its North American tour in 2015, so check out the complete itinerary below.
Viet Cong tour dates:
11/19 London, UK – Scala (with Ought)
11/20 Brussels, Belgium – AB Club (with Ought)
11/21 Utrecht, Netherlands – Le Guess Who? Festival
11/22 Paris, France – La Mécanique Ondulatoire
1/28 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
1/29 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
1/30 Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz PDB
1/31 Toronto, ON – The Garrison
2/5 Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute
2/6 Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
2/7 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social
2/8 Brighton, UK – Green Door Store
2/10 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
2/11 Berlin, Germany – West Germany
2/12 Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen
2/13 Oslo, Norway – Pokalen
2/15 Hamburg, Germany – Hafenklang
2/16 Rotterdam, Netherlands – Rotown
2/17 Kortrijk, Belgium – De Kreun
2/28 Calgary, AB – Nite Owl
3/3 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
3/5 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
3/6 Los Angeles, CA – Echo
3/7 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
3/8 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
3/11 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
3/12 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
3/14 Oberlin, OH – Dionysus Club at Oberlin College
3/24 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
3/25 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
3/27 Seattle, WA – Barboza
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