Mild High Club have been on our radar lately, and for good reason. The smooth listening, psych entwined, keyboard loving LA locals announced yesterday the release of their second album, Skiptracing, out August 26th on Stones Throw Records. And along with the release, as bands do, they leaked their first single, “Homage.” 

Skiptracing marks a new direction for Mild High Club as they explore thematic expression and more complex musical arrangements, while retaining their not-so-subtle Mac DeMarco tendencies. The album’s story arc, as explained by band founder Alexander Brettin, is that of a “private investigator attempting to trace the steps of the sound and the spirit of American music.” Imagine “AM radio hits blasting in from a parallel universe” and “the sound of early 70s LA in a smog of sativa.” Vagueness aside, Mild High Club’s penchant for woozy cruising tunes will be perfect for the end of summer, if summer ever ends. –Maya Eslami

Mild High Club Tour Dates:

Sat. July 9 – New York, NY @ South Street Seaport (4Knots Music Festival)

Sun. July 10 – Chicago, IL @ West Fest

Thu. July 21 – Portland, OR @ Holocene

Fri. July 22 – Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party

Sat. July 23 – Vancouver, BC @ Skylight Gallery

Sat. Aug. 20 – Darlington, MD @ Fields Fest

Fri. Aug. 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel

Sat. Aug. 27 – Nevada City, CA @ Cooper’s Aleworks

Tue. Aug. 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

Wed. Aug. 31 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar

Thu. Sept. 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar

Sat. Sept. 3 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace

Mon. Sept. 5 – San Antonio, TX @ K23 Gallery

Tue. Sept. 6 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk

Wed. Sept. 7 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada

Thu. Sept. 8 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa

Fri. Sept. 9 – Atlanta, GA @ 529

Sat. Sept. 10 – Nashville, TN @ Little Harpeth Brewing Co

Tue. Sept. 13 – Baltimore, MD @ The Crown

Wed. Sept. 14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right

Fri. Sept. 16 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

Sat. Sept. 17 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency

Sat. Sept. 24 – Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Festival

Tue. Oct. 18 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso

Wed. Oct. 19 – Brussels, BE @ Madame Moustache

Thu. Oct. 20 – Paris, FR @ Espace B

Fri. Oct. 21 – Limoges, FR @ La Phare

Sat. Oct. 22 – Toulouse, FR @ Le Saints des Seins

Tue. Oct. 25 – Dudingen, CH @ Bad Bonn

Wed. Oct. 26 – Zurich, CH @ Hafenkneipe

Thu. Oct. 27 – Munich, DE @ Strom

Fri. Oct. 28 – Berlin, DE @ Badehaus Szimpla

Sat. Oct. 29 – Nijmegen, NL @ Mereleyn

Mon. Oct. 31 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope

Tue. Nov. 1 – London, UK @ Moth Club