We asked Geoff Rickly if it was a humbling experience playing in a successful band when we interviewed Thursday in 2009. “I think it’s a little of both,” he said. “Sometimes it makes you feel great about yourself because there are all these people singing, but other times you haven’t showered in three days because you can’t — and that’s very humbling.”
You may want to refrain from bathing at the moment — at least until you hear the new track from United Nations, Rickly’s grindcore project featuring members of Pianos Become The Teeth. It’s a bit dirty, and it’s one of the most promising upcoming releases of the summer.
The band’s new album is called The Next Four Years and it features tracks that were originally supposed to be released as separate 7″s, which got banned in various countries. Now it’s being put out in the form of a box set. How’s that for a graduation gift?
If that’s not enough, United Nations will be hitting the road in August — mostly on the East Coast. Why no West Coast dates, Geoff? smh.
Here’s a stream of their new song “Serious Business” along with a video of their full set at the Ottobar in Baltimore late last year.
The Next Four Years comes out July 15th on Temporary Residence.
UN tour dates w/ Frameworks:
Aug 02 New York, NY @ St. Vitus
Aug 03 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
Aug 05 Boston, MA @ Great Scott
Aug 06 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
Aug 07 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s
Aug 08 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick Lounge
Aug 09 Chicago, IL @ Township
Aug 11 St. Louis @ The Demo
Aug 12 Newport, KY @ Southgate House Revival
Aug 13 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
Aug 14 Pittsburgh, OH @ The Smiling Moose
Aug 15 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Aug 16 Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Aug 17 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes