We learned all about RX Bandits when we interviewed them last summer. You know they have a secret studio in SoCal called The Elizabethan — which is basically a garage converted into a studio at Matt Embree’s mom’s house? We asked them what went down there — “A lot of parties, a lot of different recordings,” Embree said. Even the bulk of writing for The Resignation happened in the hideout.
We’re curious if any of the writing for their new album went down at The Elizabethan. If you haven’t heard, the new RX Bandits record is called Gemini, Her Majesty. It’s a follow up to their highly successful 2009 album Mandala and it comes out on July 22nd.
This summer they’ll be out supporting the album on a headlining tour with The Dear Hunter and From Indian Lakes.
So far no new songs have surfaced online, but for now, here’s a stream of Mandala in its entirety.
RX Bandits tour dates w/ TDH:
Jul 11 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
Jul 12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Jul 13 Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly
Jul 14 Orlando, FL @ Beacham
Jul 16 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
Jul 17 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
Jul 18 Springfield, VA @ Empire
Jul 19 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
Jul 20 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Jul 22 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
Jul 23 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Jul 25 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
Jul 26 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews
Jul 27 Columbus, OH @ Newport
Jul 28 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
Jul 30 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Aug 01 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
Aug 02 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
Aug 04 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Aug 05 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Aug 07 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
Aug 08 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda
Aug 10 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Aug 11 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
Aug 13 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Aug 15 Austin, TX @ Emo’s East
Aug 16 Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey
Aug 17 Houston, TX @ The Studio at Warehouse Live