Jesus Lizard Announce First New Album in 26 Years, 'Rack'

Noise-rock legends Jesus Lizard have announced that their first new album together in 26 years will be released in September.

Shelf, due out September 13 via Ipecac Records, finds the band's classic lineup of singer David Yow, guitarist Duane Denison, drummer Mac McNeilly and bassist David Wm. The Sims reunite in the studio for the first time since their last LP in 1998 Blue.

After their initial breakup in 1999, Jesus Lizard has staged a few reunion tours over the past quarter century, but it wasn't until recently that the band decided to reunite. “We literally just made the record because we thought it would be fun to make the record,” Sims said in a statement.

In front of ShelfFollowing its release, Jesus Lizard shared the album's first single and opening track, “Hide & Seek”. Yow said in a statement that the song is “a lively ode to a witch who can't behave and has almost as many hooks as a Mike Tyson fight.”

In album-rack.html” rel=”nofollow” target=”_blank”>one New York Times interview Jesus Lizard, out on Wednesday, discussed their new album in relation to their previous work – “the record is amazing,” said their longtime booking agent – and revealed that just one of the tracks, 'Lord Godiva,' has its roots in the 90s. , with the rest of the material written and recorded over the past five years.

“There are definitely some references to the past, but it's more of a starting point: We're not staying there,” Dennison said in a statement.

Shelf — which continues the streak of four-letter album titles like Goat, Liar and Shot — is available for pre-order now. In addition, Jesus Lizard have made tour plans that will run from this June to next May.

Shelf Tracklist
1. Hide & Seek
2. Armistice Day
3. Rub
4. What if?
5. Lord Godiva
6. Alexis Feels Sick
7. Fall
8. Dunning Kruger
9. Moto(R)
10. Is that your hand?
11. Swan The Dog

The Jesus Lizard tour Dates
June 6 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
June 8 – Pomona, CA @ No Values
June 9 – Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amp
September 7 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music festival
October 13 – Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Forever Music festival
October 31 – Dallas, TX @ Longhorn Ballroom
November 1 – Austin, TX @ TBA
December 9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
December 11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
December 12 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
December 13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
December 14 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
December 18 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
May 2 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
May 3 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
May 5 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
May 8 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
May 10 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre