Russian Circles on record are good, but Russian Circles live are something else, and so the following video of the band performing a brand new track in Bolanzo, Italy is making me a little weak in the knees. good job I’m sitting down, eh?

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The track will be released on their forthcoming, as-yet untitled album, which is due out in October sometime on Sargent House. It really is a fantastic track; I like what I think is bassist Brian Cook (formerly of the seminal Botch and These Arms Are Snakes) doing some kooky “woo” thing (yes, that is the technical term) at about a minute in. If the rest of the album is this good, then I really can’t wait.

Catch footage of the excellent “Station” (performed at the same show), as well as a recently announced run of Australian/New Zealand tour dates for September after the jump. Music on the video starts at about 1:50 in.

– CG

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Russian Circles Australian tour dates

09/08 Melbourne, AUS — The Corner Hotel (feat. Coerce, Skul Hazards, Bronze Chariot)
09/09 Canberra, AUS — ANU Refectory (feat. 4 Dead, Bronze Chariot)
09/10 Brisbane, AUS — The Zoo — (feat. No Anchor, Skul Hazards)
09/11 Sydney, AUS — Hermanns Bar
09/14 Auckland, NZ — TBA
09/15 Wellington, NZ — TBA
09/17 Perth, AUS — TBA
09/18 Adelaide, AUS — TBA