Alternative electronic outfit The Black Queen have announced the full itinerary for their European tour. It will support their upcoming album, Infinite Games, which is set for release on September 28th on their in-house Federal Prisoner label, and can be pre-ordered here. Joining them on the tour are indie-rock band Tennis Set and the up-and-coming electronic artist Kanga.
See the UK schedule below and get your tickets here:
10/05/2018 – Thekla – Bristol
10/07 – SWG3 – Glasgow
10/08 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds
10/09 – Deaf Institute – Manchester
10/10 – Contemporary – Nottingham
10/11 – Bush Hall – London
Renowned for their experimental-80s’ influenced sound, The Black Queen project marks an interesting change in direction for its members. Emerging from the ashes of The Dillinger Escape Plan, the three-piece comprises frontman Greg Puciato (their former vocalist), Steven Alexander (their ex-techie) and Joshua Eustis, who played briefly as a touring member for industrial metal group Nine Inch Nails.
The band teased their upcoming LP last month in a promotional video last month, whose stark music possibly hints at a shift towards darker influences.
Ahead of the release of Infinite Games, Puciato made clear that the new album will take a more holistic approach than their debut LP, Fever Daydream. “I think it feels more conceptual as an album”, he said. “It’s less a collection of songs and more about the front to back listen. Probably because it wasn’t compiled over a four-year span of time like the last one. This one is actually hookier but more insidious, it’s a more delicate record.”
See below for one of their best-known tracks, ‘The End Where We Start’, which served as the lead single for Fever Daydream back in 2015.