Nearly a year and a half after releasing their final length, The Districts is back with another new album. Philadelphia indie rockers have just announced their next record to be called Good American Painting and is scheduled to arrive on Feb. 4 via Fat Possum. The band also shared the lead single “I Want to Feel Everything,” and announced a big 2021-2022 tour.
Recorded by the legendary Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, Good American Painting is The Districts ’fifth full-length and following with their 2020 album You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere. The LP consists of nine tracks in total, including the lead single, and is performed by indie rock icon Joe Chiccarelli (Spoon, The Strokes, Broken Social Scene).
As our first look at what to expect, “I Want to Feel It All” is about the same exciting and nostalgic features as you’d expect. The Districts hit on their usual guitar style while adding other textural elements that amplify the emotional lyrics. Accompanying the solo is a cinematic music video co -directed by Frank Apollonio and the band. Filmed at night, captures the magical feeling of wonder and grandeur that happened when you were young, in love, and ended the night with your friends.
“‘ I Want to Feel Everything ’is about feeling everything possible all at once, emotional fireworks, and loving the universe and everything in it,” explains the mag- singer / guitarist Rob Grote in a press release. “But it also saves space for the part of death and darkness that obscures all existence, and forgiveness and pain and acceptance. The video takes place on twilit Pennsylvania hill, where we perform with fireworks in the eternal present intended to be understood in the song.The truly invincible in the video represents the separate dream-like world inhabited by this song, while the unbroken American landscape is a symbol of idealism and natural mystery. inspires our work. ”
Preliminary orders with Good American Painting continues today, including vinyl options. Check out the cover artwork and full tracklist for it after the jump. You’ll hear a sneak preview of some of the songs on their upcoming 2021-2022 tour, which starts in October, and includes runs through the mid-west, south, east coast, west coast, and Europe. Scroll on for the full itinerary, and if you choose, you can book your tickets Ticketmaster.
Aside from releasing an album last year, The Districts has also remained busy performing at virtual music festivals such as Love from Philly and recorded a remix version of Samia’s song “Stellate” for The Child Reflected.
The Districts 2021-2022 Tour Dates:
10/14 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
10/15 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
10/16 – Urbana, IL @ Rose Bowl Tavern
10/08 – Indianapolis, SA @ HI -FI
10/19 – Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel
10/20 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
10/21 – Lawrence, KS @ The bottleneck
10/25 – Olde Bar in Atlanta, GA @ Smith
10/26 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
10/27 – Asheville, NC @ The Gray Eagle
10/29 – Nashville, TN @ The End
10/30 – Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
10/31 – Memphis, TN @ Growlers
11/02 – Lexington, KY @ The Burl
11/03 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater
11/04 – Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop
11/06 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
11/07 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
11/26 – Millersville, PA @ Phantom Power
11/27 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
11/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore *
12/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
12/31 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
01/22 – Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
01/23 – Lancaster, UK @ The Library
01/24 – Nottingham, UK @ Bodega
01/26 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
01/27 – Norwich, UK @ Arts Center
01/28 – Liverpool, UK @ Arts Club Loft
01/29 – Dublin, IE @ The Workman’s Club
01/31 – Glasgow, UK @ St. Luke’s
02/01 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
02/02 – Manchester, UK @ YES
02/03 – Bristol, UK @ Exchange
02/05 – London, UK @ Lafayette
02/06 – Brighton, UK @ Standards
02/08 – Antwerp, BE @ TRIX
09/02 – Cologne, DE @ Gebaude 9
02/10 – Lille, FR @ Aereonauf
02/11 – Lille, FR @ Le Petit Bain
02/12 – Zurich, CH @ Dynamo Werk 21
02/14 – Munich, DE @ Strom
02/15 – Prague, CZ @ Chapeu Rouge
02/16 – Berlin, DE @ Hole 44
02/17 – Hamburg. DE @ Bahnhof Pauli
02/19 –Utrecht, NL @ Ekko
03/11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ G. Smalls Theater
03/12 – Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
03/13 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
03/15 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
03/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
03/18 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
03/19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
03/21 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
03/22 – Portland, O @ Doug Fir Lounge
03/25 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
03/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
03/27 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
03/29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
03/30 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
04/01 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
04/02 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
04/03 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
04/08 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
04/09 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
04/10 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
04/12 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
04/13 – Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
04/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
* = w / Iro ni Dr.
Good American Painting Artwork:
Good American Painting Tracklist:
01. Resurrection Psalm
02. No Blood
03. Do It
04. Puting Yawa
05. Long End
06. Outside Love
07. Surrounding
08. I Want to Feel Everything
09. In Our Separation My Beloved