We’re just about to the point in the year where it’s imperative to inject some tropic vibes into our daily listening diets, and Austin-based duo Summer Salt have delivered the goods just in time. Matthew Terry and Eugene Chung are announcing their new, Phil Ek–produced LP Sequoia Moon will be released at the end of June along with the reveal of the track’s first single, the breezy and utterly carefree “Monday’s Fácil.”
“‘Monday’s Fácil’ is a song that essentially embraces the ‘get busy living’ attitude,” Terry explains of the tune. “I heard a song by Os Mutantes called ‘Panis Et Circenses,’ where I thought the words were ‘Monday Fácil.’ When I looked up the lyrics, this was not at all what they were saying, but still the lyric hit me and made me smile. I decided then that I wanted to make my own tune called ‘Monday’s Fácil,’ or at least use that lyric somewhere. Euji and I just fell in love with the breezy vibe of the song that we definitely wanted to include it on the album. The older we get we’re trying really hard to stay in the moment and stay present. Appreciate each day. A new day, a Monday. Make it easy on ourselves, heading into the week with a leap!”
The video that arrives with the track clearly embodies this new philosophy, with the duo goofing off in front of a digital camera, seemingly unbothered by the calendar reading the American work force’s (and an unemployed cartoon cat’s) least favorite day of the week. Watch the clip below, and see below for the group’s planned November tour dates.
9/9 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
9/10 – Austin, TX @ The Belmont
9/12 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
9/14 – Miami, FL @ Churchill’s Pub
9/15 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
9/17 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
9/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Hell at The Masquerade
9/19 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
9/21 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
9/22 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
9/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at The Fillmore
9/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/26 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
9/28 – Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City Arts
9/29 – Toronto, ON @ The Velvet Underground
10/1 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s
10/2 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
10/3 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
10/5 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
10/6 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/7 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s
10/8 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
10/9 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
10/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
10/26 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Ballroom
10/27 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
10/31 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew
11/2 – Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s
11/3 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
11/4 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
11/5 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
11/6 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom
11/8 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
11/10 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
11/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
