HEALTH RELEASE NEW SONG STRANGE DAYS (1999)
FROM ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM
VOL.4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR
OUT FEBRUARY 8 ON LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS
HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR INCLUDES SHOWS IN TORONTO AND VANCOUVER
SOLD-OUT WARM UP NYC SHOW
AT ELSEWHERE ZONE ONE JANUARY 23
"A whirlwind of an album pulsing with fury..."
- New York Magazine Vulture, 36 Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear In 2019
Toronto, ON – January 18, 2019 – Today, HEALTH released STRANGE DAYS (1999), the latest single from their new album, VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR, out February 8th , produced by longtime collaborator, Lars Stalfors (Lil Peep, St. Vincent, Bob Moses). The LP has been named one of 2019's ‘Most Anticipated’ releases by New York Magazine Vulture, Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum, Treble, and more. Listen to STRANGE DAYS (1999) HERE. The LA-based band of Jacob Duzsik, John Famiglietti, and Benjamin Miller will play an intimate, sold-out NYC show on January 23rd at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere Zone One ahead of their headlining U.K./European tour. HEALTH kick off a headlining North American tour in April, including shows at Venue Nightclub in Vancouver on April 13th, Velvet Underground in Toronto on April 23rd, Elsewhere The Hall on April 25th and LA’s Teragram Ballroom on May 10th. Pre-order VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR HERE.
VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR was introduced with the Zev Deans-directed video for first single, SLAVES OF FEAR, which was praised by Pitchfork, Revolver, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, and more. HEALTH has always pushed the edges of aggression. From its twitchy 2007 debut, through its groundbreaking 2012 score for Rockstar Games’ Max Payne 3 and Grand Theft Auto V’s original High Pressure Dave, to 2015’s acclaimed LP, DEATH MAGIC, the L.A. band snuck beauty and rigor into blinding noise. They draped moody violence over trap beats and warehouse raves alike.
Few artists were better prepared to confront the confusion of life in 2019. With its new album, VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR, the trio has not only made the heaviest, most genre-obliterating album of its career. They’ve documented just how frightening it feels to be alive right now.
VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR uses every tool in contemporary production to make a terrifying, exhilarating LP. But beneath all of that, VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR also has some of the most vulnerable and evocative songwriting of HEALTH’s career. In the lyrics, singer Jake Duzsik confronts death, isolation and hopelessness with an uncommon candor and intimacy. Album closer, DECIMATION, is the most radical move in the band's catalog to date: a gorgeous guitar ballad, a plea for purpose and meaning in a time that makes both feel impossible.
Over the last year, the band hinted at a new range and ambitiousness. Shows with black-metallers Deafheaven and R&B-savvy rockers, The Neighbourhood led to single collaborations with indie heroes Purity Ring and Soccer Mommy (MASS GRAVE), French techno brutalist Perturbator (BODY/PRISON), and L.A. industrial fiends Youth Code (INNOCENCE), with plenty more to come.
Purchase/stream the STRANGE DAYS (1999) digital single:
Spotify / iTunes / Apple Music / Amazon / Deezer / SoundCloud / Google Play
Early Praise For VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR:
"...[HEALTH’s] heaviest album yet" - Revolver
"...a very promising first taste... truly heavy blasts of noise" - Brooklyn Vegan
"...a heavy and exhilarating dance track, but its lyrics clash with a moody, existential vulnerability" - Stereogum
TOUR DATES:
January 23 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere Zone One (SOLD-OUT)
January 30 - Brixton, UK - O2 Academy Brixton *
January 31 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg *
February 1 - Cologne, DE - Palladium *
February 3 - Hamburg - Docks *
February 4 - Berlin, DE - Huxleys *
February 6 - Prague, CZ - Forum Karlin *
February 7 - Warsaw, PL - Torwar *
February 9 - Vilnius, LT - Compensa Concert Hall *
February 11 - Tallinn, EE - Saku Arena *
February 12 - Riga, LV - Arena Riga *
February 14 - Moscow, RU - Megasport Arena*
February 15 - Prague, CZ - Meet Factory
February 16 - Warsaw, PL - Hybrydy\
February 20 - Oslo, NO - Bla
February 21 - Gothenburg, SE - Oceanen
February 27 - Frankfurt, DE - Nachtleben
February 28 - Munich, DE - Feierwerk
March 1 - Leipzig, DE - Täubchenthal
March 2 - Berlin, DE - So36
March 4 - Brussels, BE - AB
March 5 - Lille, FR - Aéronef
March 6 - Utrecht, NL - EKKO
March 7 - Groningen, NL - Vera
March 8 - Lyon, FR - Festival Transfer, Transbordeur
March 9 - Paris, FR - Badaboum
March 12 - Bordeaux, FR - Iboat
March 14 - Milan, IT - Circolo Magnolia
March 15 - Rome, IT - Traffic Live
March 16 - Bologna, IT - Freakout Club
March 17 - Torino, IT - Spazio211
March 19 - Lausanne, CH - Le Romandie
March 20 - Luzern, CH - Konzerthaus Schüür
March 22 - Luxembourg, LU - Rotondes
March 24- Manchester, UK - YES
March 25 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell
March 26 - Glasgow, UK - CCA
March 27 - Bristol, UK - The Exchange
March 28 - London, UK - Oval Space
March 29 - Cardiff, UK - Clwb ifor Bach
March 30 - Brighton, UK - Patterns
April 9 - Oakland, CA - The New Parish
April 10 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
April 12 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
April 13 - Vancouver, BC - Venue Nightclub
April 14 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
April 16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge|
April 17 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
April 19 - Saint Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Grill
April 20 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
April 21 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
April 22 - Detroit, MI - El Club
April 23 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground
April 25 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere The Hall
April 26 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
April 27 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
April 28 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
April 30 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade - Purgatory
May 1- Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
May 2 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
May 3 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
May 4 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
May 6 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf
May 7 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
May 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
* supporting The Neighbourhood
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