The Districts | photo by David McClister
The Districts will release ‘Great American Painting’ LP this winter; watch the “I Want To Feel It All” video
On the heels of their North American run with Modest Mouse, Philly rockers The Districts shared news today that they will release their fifth studio LP in early 2022. Great American Painting is out on February 4th via Fat Possum, and the first single from the record — a beat-heavy dancefloor jam called “I Want To Feel It All” — is out today.
Picking up where the band left off with “Cheap Regrets” — XPN’s most-played song of 2020 — the new single sits firmly in New Order / Tears for Fears retro-futuristic electronic rock territory, and The Districts frontperson Rob Grote describes the song in a press release as delving into deeply introspective states: “‘I Want To Feel It All’ is about feeling everything possible all at once,” he says in a press release. “…emotional fireworks and loving the universe and everyone in it. But it also saves room for being about death and the darkness underlying all existence, and forgiveness and pain and acceptance.”
The band shared a trippy music video for the song this morning, and it’s full of flickering images and plumes of multicolored smoke as the band plays live in a grassy field.
“The video takes place in the twilit Pennsylvania hills, where we perform with fireworks in the ever fleeting present this song seeks to grasp,” Grote says. “The surreal undertone to the video represents the detached dreamlike world this song lives in, while the unspoiled American landscape is a symbol of idealism and the natural mystery that inspires our work.”
Great American Painting was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles with producer Joe Chiccarelli, and releases on February 4th via Fat Possum Records (grab a pre-order here). The band’s extensive North American and European run kicks off later this month, featuring their newly pared-down trio configuration of Grote, drummer Braden Lawrence, and guitarist Pat Cassidy. The tour finds them playing several regional dates; November 26th at Millersville’s Phantom Power, as well as two sold out Philly shows (December 27th opening for Dr. Dog at The Fillmore, December 30th at Johnny Brenda’s); tickets remain for their New Year’s Eve show at Johnny Brenda’s (more at the XPN Concert Calendar).
October 15 – Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI
October 16 – Rose Bowl Tavern – Urbana, IL
October 18 – HI-FI – Indianapolis, IN
October 19 – Raccoon Motel – Davenport, IA
October 20 – Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO
October 21 – The Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS
October 25 – Smith’s Olde Bar – Atlanta, GA
October 26 – Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC
October 27 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
October 29 – The End – Nashville, TN
October 30 – Proud Larry’s – Oxford, MS
October 31 – Growlers – Memphis, TN
November 2 – The Burl – Lexington, KY
November 3 – Madison Theater – Covington, KY
November 4 – The Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
November 6 – The Broadberry – Richmond, VA
November 7 – Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
November 26 – Phantom Power – Millersville, PA
November 27 – Asbury Lanes – Asbury Park, NJ
December 27 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA (w/ Dr. Dog) (Sold Out)
December 30 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA (Sold Out)
December 31 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
January 22 – Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff, UK
January 23 – The Library – Lancaster, UK
January 24 – Bodega – Nottingham, UK
January 26 – Hare & Hounds – Birmingham, UK
January 27 – Arts Centre – Norwich, UK
January 28 – Arts Club Loft – Liverpool, UK
January 29 – The Workman’s Club – Dublin, IE
January 31 – St. Luke’s – Glasgow, UK
February 1 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
February 2 – YES – Manchester, UK
February 3 – Exchange – Bristol, UK
February 5 – Lafayette – London, UK
February 6 – Patterns – Brighton, UK
February 8 – TRIX – Antwerp, BE
February 9 – Gebaude 9 – Cologne, DE
February 10 – Aereonauf – Lille, FR
February 11 – Le Petit Bain – Lille, FR
February 12 – Dynamo Werk 21 – Zurich, CH
February 14 – Strom – Munich, DE
February 15 – Chapeu Rouge – Prague, CZ
February 16 – Hole 44 – Berlin, DE
February 17 – Bahnhof Pauli – Hamburg. DE
February 19 – Ekko – Utrecht, NL
March 11 – Mr. Smalls Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
March 12 – A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH
March 13 – Zanzabar – Louisville, KY
March 15 – Metro – Chicago, IL
March 16 – Turf Club – Minneapolis, MN
March 18 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
March 19 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
March 21 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
March 22 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
March 25 – August Hall – San Francisco, CA
March 26 – Lodge Room – Los Angeles, CA
March 27 – Casbah – San Diego, CA
March 29 – Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ
March 30 – Meow Wolf – Santa Fe, NM
April 1 – Club Dada – Dallas, TX
April 2 – Mohawk – Austin, TX
April 3 – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
April 8 – Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ON
April 9 – Bar Le Ritz PDB – Montreal, QC
April 10 The Sinclair – Boston, MA
April 12 – Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT
April 13 – 9:30 Club – Washington DC
April 14 – Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY