Earlier this summer, when we were all still full of hope and excitement and hadn’t yet had to pry our melted sneaker soles from the hot asphalt, New Zealand’s Salad Boys released the sunny, Replacements-flecked single “Dream Date.” And now that summer has had its way with us and left us longing for the comforts of fall, they’re granting us some reprieve with “No Taste Bomber,” a darker, stormier cut from their debut LP, Metalmania. The track finds the trio working in the shade of a dark jangle that gives way to a moody guitar workout. Take refuge below.
Salad Boys will be embarking on a lengthy tour in support of Metalmania, beginning September 23 at Chicago’s bad-decision factory The Owl. Those dates are below.
Salad Boys tour dates
September
23 — Chicago, IL — The Owl (w/ Clearance)
24 — Nashville, TN — Third Man Records (w/ Ultimate Painting & Paperhead)
26 — Memphis, TN — GONERFEST 12 – Murphy’s
27 — Cincinnati, OH — Midpoint Music Fest
28 — Columbus, OH — Double Happiness (w/ Connections)
29 — Detroit, MI — UFO Factory
30 — Pittsburgh, PA — VIA Fest
October
1 — Brooklyn, NY — Palisades
2 — New York, NY — Elvis’ Guesthouse
3 — Boston, MA — Out of The Blue Too Gallery
4 — Philadelphia, PA — Everybody Hits
6 — Asheville, NC — Tiger Mountain
7 — Atlanta, GA — 529
8 — Jacksonville, FL — Rain Dogs
9 — New Orleans, LA — Saturn Bar
10 — Austin, TX — Beerland (w/ Neil Michael Hagerty)
12 — Tempe, AZ — Time Out Lounge
13 — Los Angeles, CA — All Star Lanes
14 — San Francisco, CA (w/ Radioactivity) — Hemlock Tavern
16 — Seattle, WA — Highline
17 — Portland, OR — Bunk Bar
19 — Salt Lake City, UT — Diabolical Records
20 — Denver, CO — GLOB
22 — Minneapolis, MN — Hexagon (w/ Real Numbers)
23 — Milwaukee, WI — Lucky Cat (w/ Lazy)
Metalmania is out September 18 on Trouble in Mind.
