Australia’s Tropical F*ck Storm announce Moonburn, a maxi-single cassette out 26 August on Joyful Noise Recordings. They also present one of its singles, a cover of The Stooges‘ ‘Ann‘. Bassist Fiona Kitschin steps up to the microphone on a cover that swaps Ron Asheton’s scorching guitar part for a deranged sound collage of guitar freakouts, siren noises, and electronics. It’s accompanied by a video directed by Sam Mapplebeck, which Tropical F*ck Storm’s Gareth Liddiard calls:
“a cheap shit DIY, high explosive puppeteering miniature concert shrinkage film clip.”
Side A of the cassette also offers the new song, ‘Moonburn‘, a ballad in the classic Tropical F*ck Storm style written and sung by Liddiard. Side B includes an acoustic take on the fan-favourite song ‘Aspirin (Slight Return)’ and a haunting cover of Talking Heads‘ ‘Heaven’.
Tropical F*ck Storm will tour across North America and Europe this autumn – including a newly-announced London show at Studio 9294 on 30 September. A full list of dates can be found further below and tickets for all shows are on sale now.
For more information on the band please check out their twitter and facebook.
Tropical F*ck Storm Tour Dates:
Sept 3rd | Vlieland, NL – Into the Great Wide Open
Sept 4th | Groningen, NL – Vera
Sept 5th | Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Sept 7th | Berlin, DE – Frannz Club
Sept 8th | Hamburg, DE – Molotow
Sept 10th | Brussels, DE – Botanique
Sept 12th | Tourcoing, FR – Le Grand Mix
Sept 13th | Paris, FR – Trabendo
Sept 14th | Rennes, FR – Antipode
Sept 15th | Lorient, FR – Hydrophone
Sept 16th | Nantes, FR – Le Lieu Unique (free entry)
Sept 17th | Orleans, FR – Hop Pop Hop festival
Sept 19th | Bordeaux, FR – Rock School Barbey
Sept 20th | Biarritz, FR – Atabal
Sept 22nd | Bilbao, ES – Kafe Antzokia
Sept 24th | Madrid, ES – Shoko
Sept 25th | Valencia, ES – Loco Club
Sept 27th | Toulouse, FR – L’ecluse
Sept 28th | Lyon, FR – Marche Gare
Sept 30th | London, UK – Studio 9294
Oct 19th | Montreal, QC @ Fairmount
Oct 20th | Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe
Oct 21st | Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Oct 22nd | Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Oct 24th | Detroit, MI @ El Club
Oct 25th | Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
Oct 27th | Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR
Oct 28th | Denton, TX @ NO COAST – Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
Oct 29th | Austin, TX @ Levitation – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Nov 1st | Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Nov 2nd | Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Nov 3rd | Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Nov 4th | Washington, DC @ DC9
