Six long years since the release of What Is?!, cult musical legends King Khan & The Shrines are launching their third studio album on Merge Records next week! Idle No More proves this psychedelic soul band can not only induce feverish frenzied dance floor killers, but also mix it up with timeless hymns and some more serious socio-political issues at the same time. It’s about the state of the world we live in today and it’s King Khan & The Shrines’ most refined piece of music yet. The album, named after an indigenous rights movement, offers a glimmer of hope in such chaotic times. “Idle No More really documents a very big healing process that I had to go through in the past few years and I hope that this music can help the healing process the world is so badly in need of right now,” says Khan. Looks like what has been called the “wildest show on earth” is gearing up for the revolution! If your soul needs a good cleansing then listen to the new record now in it its entirety via SPIN and catch the crazy live spectacle as they celebrate the new record in venues and radio stations all over North America this fall.

 

STREAM KING KHAN & THE SHRINES’ NEW ALBUM, IDLE NO MORE –

http://go.spin.com/14VfOnB

 

“Darkness Video” – http://youtu.be/xHYAdst92PY

“Born to Die” – http://snd.sc/15R0x96

“Bite My Tongue” – http://vimeo.com/67150172

 

KING KHAN & THE SHRINES’ TOUR DATES:

Wed. Aug. 28 – Luxembourg, LU @ Exit07

Thu. Aug. 29 – Haarlem, NE @ Dutch Garage Rock Explosion @ Patronaat

Fri. Aug. 30 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival

Sun. Sep. 1 – London, UK @ XOYO

Mon. Sep. 2 – Brighton, UK @ The Haunt

Tue. Sep. 3 – Roun, FR @ Le Shari Vari

Wed. Sep. 4 – Paris, FR @ Trabendo

Thu. Sep. 5 – Brussels, BE @ Magasin 4

Fri. Sep. 6 – Vlieland, NE @ Great Wide Open Festival

Fri. Oct. 11 — San Diego, CA @ Casbah

Sat. Oct. 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Culture Collide Festival

Sun. Oct. 13 — San Francisco, CA @ Slims

Mon. Oct. 14 — Portland, OR @ Dantes

Tue. Oct. 15 — Vancouver, BC @ The Rickshaw Theatre

Wed. Oct. 16 — Seattle, WA @ Neumos

Thu. Oct. 17 — Boise, ID @ Neurolux

Fri. Oct. 18  — Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge

Sat. Oct. 19 — Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

Sun. Oct. 20 — Kansas City, KS @ The Record Bar

Mon. Oct. 21 — St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

Tue. Oct. 22 — Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon

Wed. Oct. 23 — Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge

Thu. Oct. 24 — Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop

Fri. Oct. 25 — Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick

Sat. Oct. 26 — Toronto, ON @ Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

Sun. Oct. 27 — Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe

Tue. Oct. 29 — Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall

Wed. Oct. 30 — New York, NY @ Webster Hall

Thu. Oct. 31 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

Fri. Nov. 1 — Washington, DC @ Black Cat

Sat. Nov. 2 — Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall

Mon. Nov. 4 — Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West

Tue. Nov. 5 — Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree

Wed. Nov. 6 — New Orleans, LA @ Siberia

Fri. Nov. 8 – Sun. Nov. 11 – Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest

Tue. Nov. 12 — El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls

Wed. Nov. 13 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom

King Khan & The Shrines’ Idle No More pre-order – http://bit.ly/12Z2GCM

 

King Khan & The Shrines are:

King Khan – vox, guitar

Till Timm – guitar

Simon Wojan – trumpet, guitar, vox

Fredovitch – organ, piano, vox

Fred Roller – baritone sax

Ben Ra – tenor sax

Jeans Redemann – bass

Ron Streeter – percussion

John Boy Adonis – drums

 

King Khan & The Shrines online:

www.kingkhanmusic.com

www.youtube.com/kingkhanteevee

www.facebook.com/kingkhanandtheshrines

www.mergerecords.com

www.pitchperfectpr.com/a_king.html

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