Palma Violets return

This is one of my anticipated albums of the spring. I was impressed by their performance at Coachella... 

Palma Violets are back with their eagerly awaited sophomore album Danger In The Club, which will be released on May 5 via Rough Trade. PRESS HERE to stream the new track “English Tongue.”

The rambunctious British four-some not only impressed droves of music fans recently at SXSW in Austin, they even found themselves physically carried off the stage by security at The Parish for playing past curfew. Palma Violets are returning to the US in May and June. All dates below.

PRESS HERE to watch the official video for “Danger in the Club.”

Two years after acclaimed debut 180, the new music was produced by John Leckie (Stone Roses, Radiohead, The Fall).

Speaking about the new album, bassist/singer Chilli Jesson explains:

“We wanted to make a young-sounding record. We listened to a lot of pre-punk while we were making the album. We like its rawness and simplicity. A lot of bands want to over-complicate their second album, we know that we didn’t.”

Their “Danger in the Club” video was shot in one continuous take in the Lambeth group’s local pub The Pineapple and directed by legendary British photographer Roger Sargent.

Track listing:

1. Sweet Violets
2. Hollywood (I Got It)
3. Girl, you couldn’t do much better (On The Beach)
4. Danger in the Club
5. Coming Over to My Place
6. Secrets of America
7. The Jacket Song
8. Matador
9. Gout! Gang! Go!
10. Walking Home
11. Peter and the Gun
12. No Money Honey
13. English Tongue

Pre-order Danger in the Club now via iTunes and Rough Trade.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:

May 8-10 Atlanta, GA Shaky Knees Festival
May 10 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle – Back Room
May 11 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
May 12 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
May 14 Ferndale, MI The Loving Touch
May 15 Toronto, ON The Garrison
May 16 Montreal, QC Petit Campus
May 18 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
May 19 Allston, MA Great Scott
May 20 New York, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
May 21 Pittsburgh, PA Brillobox
May 22 Columbus, OH The A&R Music Bar
May 23 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
May 25 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
May 26 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
May 29 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
May 30 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
June 1 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
June 2 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
June 4 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
June 5 Los Angeles, CA TBD