Torche, for the uninitiated, are the proprietors of upbeat sludge pop and happy-go-lucky doom grooves. For residing in a genre (and on a label) that does business almost solely in more serious negative vibes, Torche come grinning ear to ear, weaving fuzzy distortion and downtuned riffs into songs that are seriously fun. Their new album Restarter has seen the most hype and anticipation of any of the band’s releases to date, and it all finally comes to a head with the album’s full-length premiere over at Noisey.
Restarter hits the streets February 24th. You can still secure your copy by visiting Relapse.com. Shortly after the album’s release, the band will hit the road with labelmates Nothing. Get dates below:
March 6 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
March 7 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree
March 8 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
March 9 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs
March 10 – Austin, TX @ Red 7
March 11 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada (no Nothing)
March 12 – Memphis, TN @ The Hi-Tone
March 13 – St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
March 14 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
March 15 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Cactus Club
March 17 – Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop
March 18 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
March 20 – Detroit, MI @ The Pike Room
March 21 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
March 22 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
March 23 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
March 25 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott
March 26 – Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus
March 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
March 28 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matters (no Nothing)
March 29 – Washington, DC @ DC 9 (no Nothing)
– JR