Horse Jumper of Love are back with the announcement of their new studio album, Disaster Trick, due on August 16th via Run For Cover Records.
Disaster Trick was recorded with producer Alex Farrar (Wednesday, Indigo De Souza), and marks the first full-length release from Horse Jumper of Love since frontman Dimitri Giannopoulos got sober. “This was the first album I’ve ever done where I went into it with a very clear mind,” he said in a statement. “In the past, we would just show up at a studio, drink, and record. Here, everything felt purposeful.”
Along with the announcement of Disaster Trick, the band shared its latest single “Wink,” featuring guest vocals by Wednesday’s Karly Kartzman. “I was inspired by a Russian short story called ‘Leaves’ by Dimitry Bakin,” Giannopoulos said of the single. “The story is partly about people leaving their home for something better but when they return they are back to the same place they started. The story shed some perspective on my own life and the ebb and flow of pushing forward for something better and going back to your old ways.” Stream the music video for “Wink” below.
“Wink” is the second single from Disaster Trick to arrive, following March’s release “Gates of Heaven,” which earned an honorable mention in our Song of the Week roundup. Other album contributors include MJ Lenderman and Ella Williams of Squirrel Flower.
Up next, Horse Jumper of Love will hit the road to provide support for DIIV’s 2024 tour. Get tickets here.
Disaster Trick Artwork:
Disaster Trick Tracklist:
01. Snow Angel
02. Wink
03. Today’s Iconoclast
04. Word
05. Lip Reader
06. Wait By the Stairs
07. Heavy Metal
08. Curtain
09. Death Spiral
10. Gates Of Heaven
11. Nude Descending
Horse Jumper of Love 2024 Tour Dates:
07/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
07/16 – Washington, D.C. @ The Howard Theatre ^
07/17 – Richmond, VA @ The National ^
07/19 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm ^
07/20 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues ^
07/21 – Miami, FL @ The Ground ^
07/23 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum ^
07/24 – Pensacola, FL @ The Handlebar
07/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre ^
07/27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom ^
07/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue ^
07/30 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ^
07/31 – Detroit, MI @ St Andrew’s Hall ^
8/01 – Windsor, ON @ Meteor
8/02 – Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall ^
8/04 – Portland, ME @ Oxbow Blending & Bottling
8/05 – Boston, MA @ Royale ^
8/06 – Troy, NY @ No Fun
8/07 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount ^
^ = w/ DIIV
