Hear a new song from bar italia, “Jelsy”

British trio bar italia recently announced their second album of 2023, The Twits, which is due out November 3 via Matador. They already released one single, “My Little Tony,” which we named an Essential Track. And now today, they’ve shared another, “Jelsy.” Hear it below.

The group have also announced a new art exhibition, “Drawings by bar italia,” which takes place on October 27 at Frieze Gallery in London. They’ve also added spring New York show to their upcoming tour. Check those dates out below.

Earlier this year bar italia released Tracey Denim, which is featured on our list of the Best Albums of 2023 So Far.

bar italia tour dates:

27th October / London, UK : Frieze Gallery (art show)
31st October / Manchester, UK : YES
1st November / Bristol, UK : The Fleece
2nd November / Brighton, UK : Mutations Festival
3rd November / Leeds, UK : Brudenell Social Club
4th November / Glasgow, UK : Room 2
5th November / Nottingham, UK : Rough Trade
6th November / London, UK : Rough Trade East
7th November / London, UK : Village Underground
9th November / Rennes, FR : Antipode
11th November / Paris, FR : Pitchfork Festival
12th November / Grenoble, FR : Le Ciel
13th November / St Gallen, CH: Palace
15th November / Vienna, AT : B72
16th November / Schorndorf, DE : Manufaktur
17th November / Leipzig, DE : TransCentury Update
18th November / Hamburg, DE : Molotow Skybar
19th November / Berlin, DE : Lido
20th November / Copenhagen, DK : VEGA
22nd November / Frankfurt, DE : Tanzhaus West
23rd November / Rotterdam, NL : Rotown
24th November / Amsterdam, NL : Bitterzoet
25th November / Antwerp, BE : Trix
26th November / Brussels, BE : Botanique
Dec-1 Washington,DC Songbyrd
Dec-2 Philadelphia,PA First Unitarian Church
Dec-3 Brooklyn, NY Elsewhere
Dec-4 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Dec-5 Boston,MA Brighton Music Hall
Dec-6 Montreal,QC Sala Rossa
Dec-8 Toronto,ON Velvet Underground
Dec-9 Detroit,MI The Loving Touch
Dec-10 Chicago,IL Empty Bottle
Dec-11 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Dec-12 St. Paul, MN Turf Club
Dec-13 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Dec-15 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
Dec-16 Cleveland, OH Mahall’s
Dec-17 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe

2024
Mar-15 New York, NY Warsaw
Mar-20 Atlanta, GA The Earl
Mar-21 Durham, NC Motorco Music Hall
Mar-22 Asheville, NC Eulogy
Mar-25 Nashville, TN The Blue Room at Third Man Records
Mar-27 New Orleans, LA Toulouse Theatre
Mar-28 Houston, TX The Secret Group
Mar-29 Austin, TX Mohawk
Mar-30 Dallas, TX Sons of Hermann Hall
Apr-1 Albuquerque, NM Sister
Apr-8 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
Apr-9 Vancouver, BC Hollywood Theatre
Apr-10 Seattle, WA Neumos
May 2nd – London, UK – Electric Brixton