Ultimate Painting, the decidedly jangly “indie” rock band from London, have somehow slipped by me, unnoticed, unheard, until now. Jack Cooper and James Hoare, the musicians behind Ultimate Painting who both sing and play six-strings, met while touring in different bands (Mazes, Veronica Falls). Clearly vibing on each others’ similarities, Ultimate Painting formed in the summer of 2014. Now, two years deep, the duo are releasing their third LP, Dusk, and I’ve been playing catch up on their jams all week. And so should you.

Drawing similarities to Television’s songwriting style and the Velvet Undergrounds’ classic, stripped down arrangements and vocals, Ultimate Painting are a band unafraid to be themselves, preferring the quietly powerful momentum of a song’s beauty over reverb and gimmicks. Check out the first single from their upcoming album, “Bills”, and don’t miss it when it drops September 30th on Chicago’s Trouble in Mind Records. –Maya Eslami

ULTIMATE PAINTING TOUR DATES:

Sat. July 23 – Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party

Mon. July 25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel

Tue. July 26 – Big Sur, CA @ Woodsist Festival

Wed. July 27 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Resident

Thu. July 28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar *

Fri. July 29 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar *

Sat. July 30 – Denver, CO @ Underground Music Showcase

Sun. July 31 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical Records *

Mon. Aug. 1 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux *

Tue. Aug. 2 – Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett *

Wed. Aug. 3 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret *

Fri. Aug. 5-Sun. Aug. 7 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Festival

Fri. Aug. 26 – Totnes, UK @ Sea Change Festival

Sat. Aug. 27 – Amsterdam, NL @ Amsterdam Woods Festival

Sun. Aug. 28 – Venio, NL @ Zomerfest

Fri. Sept. 23-Sat. Sept. 24 – Liverpool, UK @ Liverpool Festival Of Psychedelia

Fri. Sept. 30 – Manchester, UK @ The Deaf Institute

Sat. Oct. 1 – Manchester, UK @ Brudenell Social Club

Sun. Oct. 2 – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo

Tue. Oct. 4 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare V2

Wed. Oct. 5 – Bristol, UK @ Exchange

Thu. Oct. 6 – London, UK @ Islington Assembly Halls

Mon. Oct. 10 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso

Tue. Oct. 11 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique

Wed. Oct. 12 – Paris, FR @ Le Pop Up du Label

Thu. Oct. 13 – Cologne, DE @ King Georg

Fri. Oct. 14 – Hamburg, DE @ Aalhaus

Sat. Oct. 15 – Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine

* with Omni