New York City’s Bodega have returned announcing their third album, Our Brand Could Be Yr Life, set for release on April 12th. The announcement arrives with the album’s lead single, ‘Tarkovski’, and is their first release since signing to Chrysalis Records.
Already becoming a fan favourite, since featuring in the band’s live set on their last UK tour, the single debuted with Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music last night, and is the first taster of the album. Speaking on the track, joint lead vocalist, Ben Hozie, states:
‘Tarkovski’ is a pun on the famous Russian director and skiing; I was enamoured by his book “Sculpting in Time” but found that many of his professed rules and guidelines for filmmaking were broken by his own filmmaking practices. Theory never really gets at what you want and applying theory to the chaotic practice of art making (while still useful and essential) is like skiing down a wild slope.
Bodega’s third, and most expansive, album yet is a complete reworking of Ben and Nikki’s old band, Bodega Bay’s, sole release, a thirty-three-track album from 2015, an ambitious release that will broaden their palette further than ever before, with a moreish, cohesive, set of tracks that are both incredibly diverse and anthemic.
Bodega are set to play a hometown show this week at Brooklyn’s TV Eye, and have recently shared several new US dates. In the UK, the band are set to appear at Wide Awake Festival in London, with further dates set to be announced soon.
Bodega Tour Dates
Jan 10th – Brooklyn, NY, US – TV Eye
Mar 12th – 16th – SXSW, US – Austin
Apr 19th – Boston, MA, US – Rockwell
Apr 20th – Montreal, QC, CA – Bar le Ritz
Apr 21st – Toronto, ON, CA – Garrison
Apr 22nd – Cleveland, OH, US – Beachland Tavern
Apr 23rd – Chicago, IL, US – Schubas
Apr 25th – Pittsburgh, PA, US – Club Café
Apr 27th – Washington, DC, US – Comet Ping Pong
Apr 29th – Atlanta, GA, US – The Earl
Apr 30th – Savannah, GA, US – El Rocko
May 1st – Tampa, FL, US – Hooch and Hive
May 2nd – Miami, FL, US – Gramps
May 3rd – Jacksonville, FL, US – The Walrus
May 4th – Charlotte, NC, US – Snug Harbor
May 24th – Madrid, ES – Tomavistas Festival
May 25th – London, UK – Wide Awake Festival
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