Horsegirl have announced their second album, Phonetics On and On, which will be out February 14 via Matador. It was produced by Cate Le Bon and recorded at Wilco’s The Loft studio in Chicago in January 2024. From Matador’s info on the album: “What if instead of filling out songs with distortion, they utilized the expanse that the three of them didn’t occupy? This question seems to be the motivating force behind the record.”
The first single from the album is “2468,” which is very clearly a Horsegirl song but does reflect an airier side to the band that we haven’t heard before, with some nicely droning violin running through it. You can watch the video, directed by Eliza Callahan and choreographed by Alexa West, below.
Horsegirl have announced an East Coast Tour with Free Range that happens in March, starting in Philly and hitting DC, Raleigh, Richmond, Hamden, Somerville, Woodstock (Bearsville Theatre on 3/28) and Brooklyn (Warsaw on 3/29). Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, November 22 at 10 AM local time. Head below for all dates.
Phonetics On and On:
1. Where’d You Go
2. Rock City
3. In Twos
4. 2468
5. Well I Know You’re Shy
6. Julie
7. Switch Over
8. Information Content
9. Frontrunner
10. Sport Meets Sound
11. I Can’t Stand To See You
Horsegirl – 2024 Tour Dates
Sat. Feb. 22 – Chicago, IL @ Metro (Record Release Show) ^
Fri. Mar. 21 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church %
Sat. Mar. 22 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat %
Sun. Mar. 23 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings %
Mon. Mar. 24 – Richmond, VA @ The Warehouse %
Wed. Mar. 26 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom %
Thu. Mar. 27 – Somerville, MA @ Arts at The Armory %
Fri. Mar. 28 – Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater %
Sat. Mar. 29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw %
^ w/ Lifeguard & Answering Machines
% w/ Free Range