Greg Dulli’s long-running rock group the Afghan Whigs are again with their first LP in 4 years. Along with plotting a fall tour, the band has introduced a brand new album, Smooth Management, which arrives August 21 through Royal Cream/BMG. Hearken to the lead single “Jungle Roux” under.
Smooth Management is the Afghan Whigs’ tenth studio album total, following How Do You Burn?. It was recorded throughout a number of classes in 4 totally different areas: Hearth Sound in Joshua Tree, Marigny Studios in New Orleans, Gold Diggers Sound in East Hollywood, and Sycamore in Cincinnati. All informed, the Afghan Whigs recorded 22 songs for the report earlier than winnowing the tracklist all the way down to 10 – together with “Home of I” from March.
The band took the album’s title from a David Bowie quote, wherein the late musician described getting old as a gradual course of throughout which you turn into the individual you had been meant to be. Dulli explains how that sentiment gifted him further confidence, writing: “I used to be an indignant younger man, and it fueled my artwork, ambition, and my drive. I wouldn’t change something as a result of I can’t. However as I obtained into images and different artwork types, I noticed that I’m not in competitors with anybody – together with myself. Now, I do know what I’m doing and there’s a quiet confidence that comes with with the ability to again it up.”
The Afghan Whigs will head to Europe and North America for his or her tour this fall. They’re joined on the primary leg by British singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt, whereas the Minneapolis-based psych-rock band Night time Strikes tags alongside for the North American leg. These reveals final from mid-September on by means of to late November. Try their full listing of tour dates after the leap.
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Smooth Management:
01 Jungle Roux
02 Home of I
03 Duvateen
04 My Lover
05 The Deepest A part of the Darkest Shadow
06 Mariah Luster
07 Memphis, Texas
08 77
09 Free Speak
10 A Simulation
The Afghan Whigs:
07-10 Brugge, Belgium – Cactus Competition #
09-19 Leeds, England – Stylus #
09-20 Nottingham, England – The Palais #
09-22 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3 Galvanizers #
09-23 Manchester, England – O2 Ritz #
09-24 London, England – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire #
09-26 Brighton, England – Chalk #
09-27 Paris, France – Trabendo #
09-28 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso #
09-30 Cologne, Germany – Luxor #
10-01 Liege, Belgium – OM #
10-03 Eindhoven, Netherlands – Come as You Are 2026 #
10-04 Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma #
10-05 Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique #
11-04 Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater @
11-05 Atlanta, GA – Selection Playhouse @
11-07 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle @
11-08 Baltimore, MD – BaltimoreSoundStage @
11-10 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw @
11-11 Toronto, Ontario – The Live performance Corridor @
11-13 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue @
11-14 Chicago, IL – The Metro @
11-15 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Corridor @
11-19 New Orleans, LA – Home of Blues @
11-20 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater @
11-21 Austin, TX – Scoot Inn @
