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