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 –
“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.youtube.com/kingkhanteevee