
On August 23 Merge Records will release the much anticipated Redd Kross LP Beyond the Door. Beyond the Door can be pre-ordered now on CD, digitally, and on limited-edition opaque purple Peak Vinyl in the Merge store. Redd Kross have also announced a massive fall tour with The Melvins which kicks off on September 3 in San Diego and includes shows in major markets including Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and more. All upcoming shows are listed below.
Beyond the Door is an album inspired by the band’s “total commitment to having the best f*cking time we can have while we’re all still here” (what they like to call “the Party”). It’s a rock and roll record and a celebration of everything brothers Jeff and Steven McDonald love, from cultures both high and low. Musically, it’s guitars, bass, and drums topped with a generous portion of sweet vocal melodies often delivered with an ambiguous edge.
Beyond the Door marks Redd Kross’ most collaborative record to date. Steven describes this evolution: “Jeff is still very much the driving force behind the compositions, but with more help from me than ever. Jeff and I haven’t shared this much of the writing and singing since Born Innocent in 1981.” Guitarist Jason Shapiro and drummer Dale Crover (Melvins, OFF!) are longtime members of the Redd Kross live band, but this album marks the pair’s recorded debut with the group. Mixed in Los Angeles by Steven McDonald, Beyond the Door includes notable guest appearances from Anna Waronker (That Dog), Geré Fennelly, Buzz Osborne (Melvins), and Josh Klinghoffer.
On the surface, the album title is a playful reference to an Italian horror film the McDonald brothers watched as children, a loose rip-off of both The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby that stars Juliet Mills of ’70s television program Nanny and the Professor. But like all things Redd Kross, it would be a sad injustice to stop digging there. No one knows what lies Beyond the Door… but we’re all in front of it.
Inspirations as varied as K-pop, glitter gangs, embarrassed tweens, long-term relationships, a mysterious character named Fantástico Roberto, and much more all contributed to Beyond the Door, an album that lures the listener into Redd Kross’ secret club full of riddles and inside jokes, with the ultimate reward of the perfect pop moment!
Redd Kross on Tour With The Melvins:09/03 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah09/04 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory09/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour09/07 – Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver09/08 – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone09/10 – Eugene, OR @ Wow Hall09/11 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge09/13 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s09/14 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s09/15 – Spokane, WA @ The Big Dipper09/16 – Missoula, MT @ Top Hat Lounge09/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge09/19 – Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre09/20 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre09/22 – Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar09/23 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room09/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue09/25 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon09/26 – Chicago, IL @ Metro09/27 – St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room09/28 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival09/30 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue10/01 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme10/02 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop10/03 – Detroit, MI @ El Club10/04 – Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar10/05 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre10/07 – Syracuse, NY @ Wescott Theatre10/08 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club10/09 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom10/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw10/11 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony10/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts10/13 – Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar10/15 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry10/16 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle10/17 – Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre10/18 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club10/19 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn10/21 – Orlando, FL @ The Social10/22 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Rom10/23 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum10/25 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall10/26 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks10/27 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon10/28 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio10/29 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger10/30 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk10/31 – Dallas, TX @ Trees11/03 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress11/04 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom11/05 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Bunkhouse Saloon