Fucked Up celebrates Year of the Pig
Toronto based punk band Fucked Up has announced plans to release a new EP on July 22 through a joint release of Matador Records and What’s Your Rupture? Entitled Year of the Pig, the EP will be an expanded version of a previously released 12″ and in addition to feature to the original 18-minute title track and the flipside, “The Black Hats,” there are three edits of the title track and three unreleased tracks.
“Year Of The Pig” is the second in a series of songs based on the Chinese zodiac. It is about the plight of sex workers in Canada. The initial release, and a companion concert, generated $4,000 for a prostitution rights charity in Toronto. Featuring keyboards, an ethereal female guest vocal and multiple, interlocking musical sections, it is Fucked Up’s most ambitious work to date.
Fucked Up also recently dropped their new album, Chemcom, as a free download.
Year of the Pig EP tracklist:
01 “Year of the Pig”
02 “The Black Hat”
03 “Year of the Pig” (7″ US / US Edit)
04 “Mustaa Lunta”
05 “Year of the Pig” (7″ UK / US Edit)
06 “Anorak City”
07 “Year of the Pig” (7″ Japan / Japan Edit)
08 “For My Friends”
Fucked Up 2008 Tour Dates:
06/27 - Calgary, AB @ Vern’s *
06/28 - Calgary, AB @ Royal Canadian Legion #1 *
06/29 - Calgary, AB @ Palomino Smokehouse *
07/03 - Kent, UK @ The Tap and Tin
07/04 - Kent, UK @ Zoo8 Festival
07/05 - Belfort, France @ Eurokennes Festival
07/06 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Dynamo
07/08 - Benidorn, Spain @ Abraxas
07/09 - Barcelona, Spain @ Nitsa
07/10 - Getaria, Spain @ Gaztetxe
07/11 - Madrid, Spain @ Sal El Sol
07/12 - Scotland, UK @ T in the Park Festival
07/13 - Birmingham, UK @ Supersonic Festival
07/14 - London, UK @ Water Rats in Kings Cross
08/17 - Lelystad, Holland @ Lowlands Festival
08/20 - Belfast, Ireland @ Limelight
08/21 - Dublin, Ireland @ Whelans
08/22 - Gent, Belgium @ Ieper Fest
08/23 - Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
08/24 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
Check Out:
“Year of the Pig” (7″ US / US Edit)
3 Fucked up performances in 3 nights. I will be F upped by the end of it?
Aug 7th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
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