With their national tour with The Frights and Hockey Dad having just wrapped up, the members of Vundabar are back in their hometown of Boston to get ready for the release of their upcoming album Smell Smoke, which will be hitting stores in February of 2018. In the meantime they have premiered their second single off the album, “Diver”, which will be sure to please both old and new fans.

“Diver” takes the signature trademarks of Vundabar’s sound that characterized albums like “Gawk” and “Antics”, but then adds something deeper to it. In an interview with Fader, Brandon Hagen from Vundabar talks about how how the song serves as a document of grief after two years of refusing to acknowledge feelings that had taken shape within him and eventually bottled up until he couldn’t hold it in anymore. With a sense of melancholy having taken shape within the lyrics, this song gives a sneak peak into the new direction that Vundabar is going with Smell Smoke as the band matures.

On top of this release, they have announced their headlining national tour with Ratboys that will span from March 2nd to April 14th. You can pre-order Smell Smoke here, and check them out at the following dates!

03.02 – Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel

03.03 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

03.06 – Philadelphia, PA @ philaMOCA

03.07 – Washington, DC @ DC9

03.08 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter

03.09 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle (back room)

03.10 – Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover Music Festival

03.11 – Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub

03.13 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa

03.17 – Dallas, TX @ Trees

03.20 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge

03.21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

03.22 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest

03.23 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios

03.24 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza

03.27 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop

03.28 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew

03.30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

03.31 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar

04.01 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge

04.04 – St Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room

04.05 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency

04.06 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry

04.07 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen

04.08 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall

04.10 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s

04.12 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB

04.13 – Burlington, VT @ ArtsRiot

04.14 – Portland, ME @ Space Gallery