Melvins ready new album

By Alex Young on June 6th, 2008

Legendary rockers the Melvins are gearing up for what promises to be a busy summer. The band, which currently currently consists of original members Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover along with Jared Warren and Coady Willis of Big Business, will release a new studio album, entitled Nude With Boots, on July 8 via Ipecac Recordings.

This will be accompanied with the release of the Live From London 2006 DVD, due out on August 26.

In addition to the album release, the Melvins will also hit the road for a number of upcoming shows, which of course will include a stop at their curated ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas.

Nude With Boots Tracklist:
01 The Kicking Machine
02 Billy Fish
03 Dog Island
04 Dies Iraea
05 Suicide in Progress
06 The Smiling Cobra
07 Nude With Boots
08 Flush
09 The Stupid Creep
10 The Savage Hippy
11 It Tastes Better Than the Truth

The Melvins 2008 Tour Dates:
06/16 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
06/17 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
07/16 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones *
07/17 - Sacramento, CA @ The Boardwalk *
07/18 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s *
07/19 - Reno, NV @ Club Underground *
07/21 - Modesto, CA @ Fat Cat *
07/26 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
07/29 - Tenton Village, WY @ Mangy Moose *
07/31 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
08/03 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *
08/04 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door *
08/05 - Detroit, MI @ Small’s *
08/06 - Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop *
08/07 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom *
08/09 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *
08/10 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street *
08/12 - New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place *
08/13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
08/15 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar *
08/16 - Carborro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
08/17 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
08/18 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
08/20 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks *
12/05-07 - Minehead, England @ ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas