San Francisco’s Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, who have just released their latest album ‘Wrong Creatures‘ in January, will be bringing their North American tour to Canada and stopping in Montreal and Toronto next month.
Wrong Creatures is the band’s eight studio album and was recorded in Los Angeles over the past few years according to the band’s website.
The title of the album was taken from a lyrical passage in ‘Little Thing Gone Wild’ : “Lord you hear me loud into my soul speaker, why won’t you let me out, you’ve got the wrong creature’. “There was this recurring theme of being locked away in yourself, always scratching and clawing your way out’. say’s Been, ‘I guess the idea was that maybe we’re not all these precious divine beings, as much as we want to believe we’re cut from some sort of better cloth, the truth is we usually just wind up like all the other pigs rolling around in our own shit, fighting over a few truffles”.
Provocation aside, ‘Wrong Creatures’ returns to the core of BRMC’s alchemy, while also plunging the knife in even further. From the Cave-esque murder balladry of “Haunt” to the garage punk of “Little Thing Gone Wild,” it runs the gamut allowing the band to flex every muscle in their armor. They remain opaque about the songs’ greater meanings, fearful of past misunderstandings. “I find myself writing about death a lot,” says Hayes. “I find myself having a discussion with death, which sounds dark. For me, it’s dark humor.” Talking about mortality allows Hayes to explore life’s great mistakes and regrets. Channeling them through rolling riffs and dirge-laden rhythms that stir the pot before reaching boiling point.
Ultimately, the band may well be survivors of an era where rock’n’roll can often be overshadowed by dance pop, and garish commercialism. Robert Levon Been; “We are truly an island – come hell or high water, so it’s usually best to dress accordingly. Though i’m not sure what the proper attire is when drowning in fire. But leather usually goes with everything.”
Tickets can be found here.
Remaining North American tour dates:
January 29 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
January 30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
January 31 – Boston, MA @ Royale
February 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
February 5 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
February 6 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
February 7 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
February 9 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
February 10 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
February 11 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
February 12 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
February 13 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
February 15 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
February 16 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
February 18 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
February 19 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
February 20 – Seattle, WA @ The Show Box
February 22 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
February 23 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
February 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
