Wand announce new album, Vertigo
Wand have announced a new album. On July 26, the Los Angeles psych rock band returns with Vertigo, via Drag City. It’s the group’s first new album in five years, and today they’ve released a new single, “Smile,” which you can hear below via its trippy video. Plus take a look at the band’s upcoming tour dates, including shows with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
A press release states, “Wand tracked Vertigo in their own meticulously-built studio, cutting pieces from over 50 hours of live improvisations and writing from within their performances to reshape each track. Along the way, each member took on a new position in addition to the old one during the process — an intuitive, strangely ego-less approach that spun them into uncharted territory.”
Vertigo follows 2019’s Laughing Matter.
Wand Vertigo tracklist:
1. Hangman
2. Curtain Call
3. Mistletoe
4. JJ
5. Smile
6. Lifeboat
7. High Time
8. Seaweed Head
Wand tour dates:
5/30 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
5/31 – Morro Bay, CA @ The Siren
6/1 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe’s Alley
6/2 – Reno, NV @ Holland Project
6/5 – Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theater
6/7 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater*
6/8 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
7/10 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
7/11 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s 20 Lanes
7/12 – Darien Lake, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater*
7/13 – Windsor, Ontario, Canada @ Meteor
7/15 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Budweiser Stage*
7/16 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Theater Fairmont
7/17 – Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom
7/18 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
7/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
7/20 – Washington D.C. @ Songbyrd
7/22 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
7/23 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
7/25 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
7/26 – Austin, TX @ Parish
7/29 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
7/30 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
8/2 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
8/3 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
9/14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
9/15 – Redding, CA @ The Dip
9/18 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
9/19 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
9/20 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
9/21 – Arcata, CA @ The Miniplex
9/23 – Sacramento, CA @ The Starlet Room
*w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers
