The hit man’s back! That’s right, Jon Spencer will return on November 9th with his debut solo LP Spencer Sings The Hits! due out via In The Red Records. Hard to believe after all his time with bands like The Honeymoon Killers, Pussy Galore, Blues Explosion, and Boss Hog, as well as various side projects like Heavy Trash, that this is the first solo effort from the garage rock legend–but it is.
Spencer Sings The Hits! was recorded in Benton Harbor, MI at Key Club Recording Company with Bill Skibbe, and it finds the vocalist/guitarist teaming up with keyboardist Sam Coomes (Quasi, Heatmeiser) and drummer M. Sord (No Monster Club, M. Sord). Discussing the collaboration, Spencer explains: Sam is someone with whom I have crossed paths many times over the years. I have always been a fan of his wild keyboard style and twisted tunesmith-ery. (In fact, we kicked around the idea of a collaboration way back in the early aughts.) I got to know Sord from previous visits to and projects done at the Key Club (Andre Williams, JSBX, & Boss Hog). He was the handyman and assistant engineer that turned out to be a great drummer.
“I Got the “Hits” is our newest listen in on the upcoming LP, and it follows up on the album’s first single, Do The Trash Can–which we caught up with this past June. Powered by razor-sharp licks and hard-hitting, stripped down percussion, the new cut finds Spencer strutting his trademark cool. If it’s the hits you want, this guys got ’em, but it’s his corruption, malice, and lies that will keep you coming back for more!
Look for Jon Spencer to launch a tour of Europe this coming October, including support dates for the Melvins. You can check out the full tour schedule after the Soundcloud embed below.
Jon Spencer European Tour 2018:
October 19 Eindhoven, Netherlands Cafι Wilhelmina
October 20 Haarlem, Netherlands – Patronaat *
October 21 Kortrijk, Belgium Concertzaal De Kreun *
October 23 Birmingham, UK – 02 Academy 2 *
October 24 Norwich, UK – Waterfront *
October 25 Cardiff, UK – Y Plas *
October 26 Leeds, UK – Stylus *
October 27 Glasgow, UK
October 28 Manchester, UK – Academy 2 *
October 29 Brighton, UK – Concorde 2 *
October 30 London, UK – Koko *
November 1 Bristol, UK – Exchange
November 2 London, UK Rough Trade East
November 3 Newcastle, UK The Cluny 2
November 4 Nottingham, UK The Bodega
November 5 Arlon, Belgium LEntrepot
November 6 Brussels, Belgium Botanique
November 7 Munster, Germany Gleis 22
November 8 Koln, Germany Helios37
* – Supporting Melvins
