HOP ALONG
- ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN TOUR DATES FOR THIS AUTUMN
- ALBUM 'PAINTED SHUT' OUT NOW VIA SADDLE CREEK
Painted Shut might just end up being the best album of the year" - VICE
"If this outstanding record doesn’t wake everyone else up, nothing on earth will" 4/5 - DIY
"Frances Quinlan ... boasts one of indie rock's most pungent and potent voices…” - Pitchfork
“It’s a marvelous piece of work, one of the best albums of the year so far.” - Stereogum
"An album of endearing and affecting indie rock, primed to soundtrack the summer" 8/10 - NME
"Clench your fists. Raise them high. Here's a rallying cry if ever there was one" - DiS
After releasing their critically acclaimed album ‘Painted Shut’ earlier this year via Saddle Creek,Philadelphia’s Hop Along announce news of a European tour this autumn.
The band have been touring extensively across America over the past few months & are set to bring their enigmatic indie pop meets guitar grunge sounds to the UK this November with shows in Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham & London. You can check out one of the singles from the album ‘Powerful Man’below.
Watch ‘Powerful Man’ from the album here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2dommPmTw
Painted Shut is a record of lush compositions, fuzzed-out guitar riffs and captivating vignettes that tell vivid stories of desperation and weary awakening. It pays homage to post-punk luminaries, while simultaneously driving home a sound that is contemporary, emotive and challenging to define.
Hop Along European Tour Dates:
October
31st – Broadcast, Glasgow UK
November
1st – Headrow House, Leeds UK
2nd – Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham UK
3rd – Garage, London UK
5th – L’Olympic Café, Paris, France
7th – Sano, Torino, Italy
8th – Il Maglio, Milan, Italy
10th – Sub, Graz, Austria
12th – Elmo Delmo, Zurich, Switzerland
13th – Offenbach, Germany
14th – Marie Antointe, Berlin, Germany
15th – Hafenklamg, Hamburg, Germany
16th – Folk and Rock, Malmo, Sweden
17th – Strand, Stockholm, Sweden
18th – Bla, Oslo, Norway
20th – Le Guess Who Festival, Utrecht, Holland
21st – Jh JoeNiz, Zoersel, Belgium
Links:
Hop Along Facebook
Hop Along Twitter
For more information please contact frankie@stereosanctity.co.uk / t. +44 7921 176502.
