Jam New Failure Song “Hot Traveler,” Travel to See Their Hot Tour with Hum
Like their ’90s brethren in Faith No More and Refused, Failure’s legend has grown exponentially during the time they’ve been away. More so, perhaps, since Failure were mostly appreciated by the uber-nerd set. Says our own resident wise man Anso DF: “Maybe their name reached you via recommendations from metal dudes in Tool and Cave In, but you probably haven’t met any evangelical homers like those repping Jellyfish, Faith No More, and Refused. But you know they’re loved by metal guys, like all non-metal discussed here.”
So far we’ve heard a pair of songs from The Heart is a Monster, Failure’s forthcoming effort: “Come Crashing,” which came out last year, and “Mulholland Drive,” which dropped just a couple of weeks ago. So far so good, mostly? Neither has had quite the punch I’d hoped for — I was always more for the ballsy stuff on Magnified than the pensive tunes on Fantastic Planet — but thankfully this new jam “Hot Traveler,” the video for which premiered on Alt Press yesterday, has the heavier fix I’d been needing. The video isn’t embeddable, but you can watch it right here.
Failure’s fourth studio album, The Heart Is A Monster, comes out June 30 (pre-order). Catch ’em on tour this summer all over the U.S., including a string of co-headline dates with Hum (!). Dates below.
June 30 Los Angeles, CA Amoeba Hollywood
July 2 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
July 4 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
July 5 Cleveland, OH The Grog Shop
July 7 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion Amphitheatre *
July 8 Lansing, MI Common Ground Festival
July 9 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theatre
July 10 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE *
July 12 Ottawa, ON Ottawa Bluesfest
July 14 Quebec City, QC Quebec City International Summer Festival
July 16 Portland, ME Asylum
July 17 Syracuse, NY The Westcott Theatre
July 18 Westbury, NY The Space at Westbury
July 21 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley
July 23 New Orleans, LA Republic New Orleans
July 25 Austin, TX Emo’s
August 7 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
August 8 Atlanta, GA The Wrecking Ball
August 9 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre **
August 11 Washington DC 930 Club **
August 13 New York, NY Webster Hall **
August 14 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory **
August 15 Boston, MA Royal Nightclub **
August 18 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
August 21 Chicago, IL Metro
October 25 Sacramento, CA Aftershock Festival
* – w/Jane’s Addiction
** – Co-headline dates with Hum
