Video: Clutch Play New Song Live, “Strive for Excellence”

Clutch performed a new song reportedly called “Strive for Excellence” at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, AK this past Sunday, September 5, their first live performance in front of an audience since December 31, 2019.

Two fan-filmed clips of that song have surfaced online. Both are under a minute in length, but that’s plenty of time to get a feel for the new tune… which, unsurprisingly, sounds just like Clutch!

I actually respect the fact that neither of the two folks who filmed these clips bothered to catch the whole song. Just a clip to tease the interwebs and then back to ROCKING THE FUCK OUT instead of staring at a band through a phone. You can watch ’em both below.

Clutch have three separate touring runs planned for the fall. Dates:

w/ Stöner, Telekinetic Yeti
9/8 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva [Tickets]
9/10 Danville, VA @ Blue Ridge Music Festival [Tickets]
9/11 Reading, PA @ Reverb [Tickets]
9/13 Flint, MI @ Machine Shop [Tickets]
9/14 Flint, MI @ Machine Shop [Tickets]
9/16 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel [Tickets]
9/17 Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal [Tickets]
9/18 Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl [Tickets]

w/ Stöner, King Buffalo
9/29 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s Guys [Tickets]
10/1 Albany, NY @ Empire Live [Tickets]
10/2 New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall [Tickets]
10/3 Portland, ME @ State Theater [Tickets]
10/5 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom [Tickets]
10/7 Long Island, NY @ Paramount Theater [Tickets]
10/8 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground [Tickets]
10/9 Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino [Tickets]https://dbbf22bd11e2aa3b1b9582f3f9b221e5.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

w/ Stöner, The Native Howl
12/27 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head [Tickets]
12/28 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom [Tickets]
12/29 Cleveland, OH @ Agoura Theatre [Tickets]
12/30 Detroit, MI @ Filmore Theatre [Tickets]
12/31 Cincinnati, OH @ The Icon [Tickets]

[via The PRP]