Last month, Crumb announced their third album, AMAMA, and released the title track. Today, the Brooklyn psych-rock group is back with the new single "The Bug," as well as tour dates with support from Vagabon, L'Rain, and Discovery Zone.
“‘The Bug’ is a song that has existed in our universe since early Crumb days, pre-Jinx era," singer Lila Ramani said in a statement. "The origins go back to a motel in Nebraska on one of our earliest tours when I woke up with a bunch of bed bug bites. Wired and unable to sleep, I wandered around the motel singing what would become the outro to the song. Years later when we were finally recording it, it took on a more tender meaning…the bug doesn’t have to be an insect — the bug can be a friend, a lover, or that nagging feeling that finds you late at night.”
Below, hear the track and check out the tour dates.
TOUR DATES:
07/18 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's
07/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
07/21 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
08/20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl *
08/21 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring *
08/23 - Richmond, VA @ The National *
08/24 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground *
08/25 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre *
08/27 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *
08/28 - Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe *
08/30 - Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew's Hall *
08/31 - Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall *
09/01 - Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield *
09/04 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
09/05 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place *
09/06 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner *
10/03 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst ^
10/04 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater ^
10/05 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades ^
10/07 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot ^
10/09 - Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom ^
10/11 - Dallas, TX @ Ferris Wheelers ^
10/12 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall ^
10/13 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre ^
10/15 - Austin, TX @ Emo's ^
10/17 - Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater ^
10/18 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace ^
10/21 - Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory OC ^
10/22 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park ^
10/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern ^
* with L'Rain & Discovery Zone
^ with Vagabon
AMAMA is out 5/17 via Crumb Records.
