Trans Am‘s aptly titled tenth album, the Volume X LP, is due out May 20th on Thrill Jockey, and pre-orders via iTunes will include this alternate take of “I’ll Never“. While the album version of the track reportedly includes some trademark vocoder work from Nathan Means, here the vocals are sung without robotic embellishments, and the result is a fuzzed out, 90’s-era indie pop jam that woulda’ sounded right at home on some Flying Nun Records compilation from way back! Trans Am will play Stumpfest in Portland later this month, before kicking off a short US tour in May. Here are the dates…
Thu Apr 24 – Portland, OR – Stumpfest at Mississippi Studios w/ Life Coach, Black Pussy, Deb Demure, Hot Victory
Thu May 22 – Washington, DC – The Black Cat w/ Heavy Breathing
Fri May 23 – Brooklyn, NY – The Knitting Factory w/ Dan Friel
Sat May 24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Smiling Moose w/ Microwaves
Sun May 25 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle w/ Cave
Tue May 27 – St. Louis, MO – The Firebird w/ Ring Cicada, The Gorge
Wed May 28 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
Thu May 29 – Dallas, TX – Three Links w/ New Fumes
Fri May 30 – Houston, TX – Rudyard’s Pub w/ Vacation Eyes, Wicked Poseur
Sat May 31 – Austin, TX – Red 7 w/ Survive, When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth
Mon Jun 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom w/ Larkspurs
Tue Jun 3 – Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
Wed Jun 4 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent w/ Dirty Ghosts, Death Cheetah
