Crumb‘s third album, AMAMA, is due out on May 17 via Crumb Records. They shared the title track last month, and now they’ve unveiled another new single, “The Bug.” Vocalist and guitarist Lila Ramani says it’s “a song that has existed in our universe since early Crumb days, pre-Jinx era. 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.” Watch the video, directed, filmed, and edited by Haoyan of America, below.
Crumb have also announced a North American tour, beginning with a few shows ahead of their Pitchfork Festival and running through August, September, and October. L’Rain and Discovery Zone open the summer shows, with Vagabon joining as support in the fall. See all dates below.
The NYC show is on September 4 at Brooklyn Paramount with L’Rain and Discovery Zone. Tickets to all dates go on sale Friday, April 26 at 10 AM local time, with various presales happening now.
CRUMB – AMAMA TRACKLIST
1. From Outside a Window Sill
2. Side By Side
3. The Bug
4. AMAMA
5. Genie
6. Crushxd
7. Nightly News
8. (Alone in) Brussels
9. Sleep Talk
10. Dust Bunny
11. Swarmed
12. XXX
CRUMB: 2024 TOUR DATES
7/18 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
7/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
7/21 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
8/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl *
8/21 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring *
8/23 – Richmond, Virginia @ The National *
8/24 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground *
8/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre *
8/27 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *
8/28 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe *
8/30 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall *
8/31 – Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall *
9/01 – Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield *
9/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *
9/05 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place *
9/06 – 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 and Discovery Zone
^ with Vagabon