



We got a first taste of Deafheaven's very monumental relationship to sound with "Dream House," the thundering, 9-minute opener of the black metal-inspired San Francisco unit's new Sunbather LP. The title track is a similarly multi-tiered epic, traveling through a melodically unpredictable succession of tremolo-filled, tension-building moments and blast-beat-driven explosions. It's a bit darker in affect than its predecessor, but somehow each gut-splitting howl from singer George Lesage Clarke sounds both despairing and euphoric, as though this unchained outpouring of pain were necessarily also an assertion of life. Sunbather is out via Deathwish on June 11th. Tourdates below.

Stream: Deafheaven, "Sunbather"



Tourdates:

May 22 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop w/ Boris

May 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex w/ Boris

May 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex w/ Boris

June 19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Yucca Taproom w/ Marriages

June 21 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada w/ Marriages

June 22 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 w/ Marriages

June 23 - Houston, TX @ Mangos w/ Marriages

June 25 - Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub w/ Marriages

June 26 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl w/ Marriages

June 27 - Birmingham, AL @ The Forge w/ Marriages

June 28 - Charlotte, NC @ Milestone w/ Marriages

June 29 - Raleigh, NC @ King's Barcade w/ Marriages

June 30 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel w/ Marriages

July 1 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary w/ Marriages

July 2 - Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus w/ Marriages

July 3 - Boston, MA @ TT The Bears w/ Marriages

July 5 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop w/ Marriages

July 6 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean w/ Marriages

July 7 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick Lounge w/ Marriages

July 8 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar w/ Marriages

July 9 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre w/ Marriages

July 10 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court w/ Marriages

July 12 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon w/ Marriages

July 13 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar w/ Marriages

July 15 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill w/ Marriages