Mercury rising: the Rev return in September, tour in November

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by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 10 comments 12:16 June 19th, 2008

Mercury Rev are to release their new nine-song LP Snowflake Midnight on September 29, via V2/Cooperative.

Says the PR blurb: "A set of luminous and astonishing new songs, both epic and lush, Snowflake Midnight is easily as thrilling as their other milestone releases, specifically their 1991 sprawling avant-psych debut Yerself Is Steam, and their 1998 masterpiece Deserter’s Songs."

Even with a pinch: excellent, excellent.

To coincide with their new album, the Rev will also release a companion record on September 29. Strange Attractor features eleven songs and will be available for free by signing up to the band's mailing list here.

See the band live:

August
29 Inverary Connect Festival

September
13 Dorset End of the Road Festival

November (buy tickets here)
5 Manchester University
6 Leeds Academy
7 Birmingham Academy
9 Newcastle Academy
12 Bristol Academy
13 London Shepherds Bush Empire
14 Oxford Academy

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Sigh.....

Shame they're a bit pants these days. The only live show I've ever walked out of was Mercury Rev.

(didn't help them that the support band was The Flaming Lips)

dragonhead | 19 Jun '08, 12:41 | X | Reply

Really?

I have never walked out of a live show yet... though came very close during Linkin Park headlining Download on Glasgow Green as I needed to get a bus home.

justanothersheeldz @dragonhead | 19 Jun '08, 12:49 | X | Reply

Um

they have a full tour in November too, was posted on the boards on Monday.

That photo unsettles me for some reason.

roastthemonaspit | 19 Jun '08, 12:56 | X | Reply

And failed. Epically.

dragonhead @justanothersheeldz | 19 Jun '08, 13:43 | X | Reply

It had a few decent tracks

But it had too much new-age, off with the faries gibbierish on there without any doubt. If the new album's a return to form, then I'll probably have to go to the Newcastle date.