Listen to the first new Wreck & Reference track to surface, titled „Corpse Museum„, from their forthcoming new album on Stereogum.com. „Corpse Museum” is one of eleven new songs the band will release on the Want LP this June 10th through SF-based dark music label The Flenser.
37 minutes in length, Wreck & Reference’s Want was recorded by the band and mixed/mastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Whirr, Loma Prieta). Taking a new sonic direction while maintaining their hold on experimental, electronic, and post metal genres, Want is a trainwreck of contradictions that is devastatingly addictive. In conjunction with their new album release, Wreck & Reference has been tapped as support (alongside Pallbearer) on the upcoming Deafheaven tour which starts June 8th in Boston and ends July 2nd at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco – check out the full routing below.
Formed in 2011 by drummer Ignat Frege and instrumentalist Felix Skinner, Wreck & Reference play by their own rules and create a sound that is unorthodox and captivating using drums, vocals, and computers. The band released their demo Black Cassette that same year, which immediately turned heads from critics and fans alike. The following year, Wreck & Reference released their debut full-length, Y̶o̶u̶t̶h̶,to more critical praise. Even more dark and mysterious than its predecessor, Y̶o̶u̶t̶h̶ catapulted Wreck & Reference to the forefront of unconventional heavy music. The band released their landmark effort C̶o̶n̶t̶e̶n̶t̶ in May of last year, also on The Flenser, which was called „weirdly heavy and unnerving” by NPR.
Pre-order Want now from store.theflenser.com.
Want Track Listing:
1. Corpse Museum
2. Apollo Beneath The Whip
3. Stranger, Fill This Hole In Me
4. Bankrupt
5. A Glass Cage For An Animal
6. A Tax
7. Flies
8. Convalescence
9. Machine Of Confusion
10. Swallow
11. Apologies
WRECK & REFERENCE, ON TOUR:
June
8 Boston, MA @ Sinclair w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
9 Philadelphia, PA @ Barbary w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
10 Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
11 Richmond, VA @ Canal Club w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
12 Charlotte, NC – The Milestone +++++
13 Columbia, SC – Queen Punx Palace +++++
15 Miami, FL @ Churchill’s w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
16 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
17 Tampa, FL @ Crowbar w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
18 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
19 Little Rock, AR – Vino’s +++++
20 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
21 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
22 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
23 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
24 Lawrence, KS @ Granada w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
25 Tulsa, OK – Soundpony Lounge +++++
26 Houston, TX @ FItzgerald’s w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
27 Austin, TX @ Red 7 w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
28 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada w/ Deafheaven, Pallbearer
29 El Paso, TX – TBA +++++
30 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom w/ Deafheaven, Destruction Unit
July
1 San Diego, CA @ Casbah w/ Deafheaven
2 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall w/ Deafheaven