White Lung Release New Video. New Album, Paradise, Due May 6th.

Photo: Rick Rodney

"Hungry"

Vancouver, BC punk band, White Lung, released a new single yesterday and announced that they'd be releasing their fourth LP via Domino on May 6th. Paradise will be the follow-up to the short, sharp shock of intensity that was 2014's Deep Fantasy.

Deep Fantasy was one of my favorite records of 2014, and "Hungry" finds the band moving in a bit of a new direction. White Lung trade some of the manic intensity of their previous work for something that reveals a real evolution in songwriting. "Hungry" had me thinking of a band like The Replacements, who produced some of the greatest songs in rock music once they allowed Paul Westerberg to indulge some of his pop inclinations. That's not to say that "Hungry" is a simple pop song. Lead singer Mish Barber-Way still seethes throughout this rumination on fleeting fame and disposable culture.

The Justin Gradin-directed video for "Hungry" stars Amber Tamblyn and features cameos from members of Deap Vally and Deafheaven. Gradin co-wrote the video with Mish Barber-way.

Check out the video for "Hungry" below.



White Lung have also announced a spring tour that takes them to Austin for SXSW and closer to our neck of the woods for a release show at Brooklyn's Baby's All Right on May 7th.

White Lung on Tour

Mar 11 || Vancouver, BC || The Cobalt
Mar 15 - 19 || Austin, TX || SXSW
Mar 19 || Dallas, TX || Spillover Festival
Mar 20 || San Antonio, TX || Burger Records Hangover Fest IV
May 6 || Toronto, ON || Velvet Underground (CMW) - album release show
May 7 || Brooklyn, NY || Baby's All Right - album release show
May 24 || Brighton, UK || Green Door Store
May 25 || Bristol, UK || Start The Bus
May 26 || London, UK || Victoria
May 27 || Birmingham, UK || The Flapper
May 28 || Leeds, UK || Brudenell Games Room
May 29 || Manchester, UK || The Star & Garter
May 31 || Paris, France || Point Ephemere
Jun 1 || Liége, Belgium || La Zone
Jun 2 || The Hague, Netherlands || Paard
Jun 3 || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Paradiso
Jul 22-24 || Oro-Medonte, ON || Way Home Festival
Jul 29-31 || Montreal, QC || Osheaga Festival