It’s satisfying as hell to hear a band click into place after a promising debut and some grueling time spent on the road. Solids released their first album, Blame Confusion, back in 2014, and followed that up with over 200 shows opening for the likes of Pity Sex, Makthaverskan, Nothing, and PUP. On Else, the duo — recently expanded to a trio — only gets more ambitious and expansive. Lead single “Blank Stare,” which the band shared earlier this month, saw the band at their most scuzzy and sour; “Wait It Out” is more of a slow-burn, digging into a groove and refusing to let go. Listen below.

Tour Dates:
04/01 Drummondville, QC @ Pub Heriot
04/08 Sherbrooke, QC @ Petite Boite Noire &
04/09 Saint-Hyacinthe, QC @ Zaricot &
04/15 Mirabel, QC @ Centre Patrick Lepage
04/16 Québec, QC @ Méduse &
04/20 Sudbury, ON @ Townhouse (w/ Mick Futures)
04/21 Timmins, ON @ Working Class
04/22 Rouyn-Noranda, QC @ Cabaret de la Dernière Chance
04/23 Gatineau, QC @ Petit Chicago
04/29 Victoriaville, QC @ Salle des Scouts
04/30 Chicoutimi, QC @ Sous Bois
05/05 Boston, MA @ O’Briens *
05/06 Brooklyn, NY @ Palisades *
05/07 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie *
05/08 Washington, DC @ Songbyrd *
05/09 Pittsburgh, PA @ Black Forge *
05/10 Columbus, OH @ Big Room Bar *
05/11 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean *
05/12 Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar *
05/13 Toronto, ON @ Smiling Buddha *
05/14 Montréal, QC @ Ritz PBD *
05/25 Oviedo, SP @ Lata de Zinc
05/26 Donosti, SP @ Dabadaba
05/27 Madrid, SP @ Get Mad Festival
05/28 Barcelona, SP @ La [2] de Apolo
05/30 Heerlen, NL @ Nieuwe Nor %
05/31 Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown %
06/01 Groningen, NL @ Vera %
06/03 Bordeaux, FR @ El Chicho
06/04 Poitiers, FR @ Less Playboy Is More Cowboy
06/06 London, UK @ The Old Blue Last @
06/07 Sheffield, UK @ The Picture House @
06/08 Brighton, UK @ The Hope @
06/09 Oberhausen, DE @ Druckluft
06/10 Leipzeig, DE @ Zoro
06/12 Darmstadt, DE @ Ottinger Villa
06/13 Prague, CZ @ Cafe V Lese
07/08 Halifax, NS @ Grid Lock Festival
07/09 Halifax, NS @ Grid Lock Festival
07/11 Moncton, NB @ Plan B $
07/12 Charlottetown, PEI @ Baba’s $
07/13 Sackville, NS @ Thunder & Lightning $
07/14 Fredericton, NB @ ReNeu Boutique $
07/15 Québec, QC @ L’Anti, Festival d’été de Québec
08/13 Atlanta, GA @ Wrecking Ball Festival

& = w/ Dernier Sex
* = w/ Stove, CLIQUE
% = w/ Metz
@ = w/ Birdskulls
$ = w/ Freak Heat Waves

Solids’ Else EP is out 4/15 via Topshelf Records/Dine Alone Records. Pre-order it here.