Algiers Conjure Dead Sounds To Life On Self-Titled Debut Out 6/2 On Matador Records; Announce Tour Dates With Interpol

On June 2nd, Algiers will release their self-titled debut album on Matador Records. Steeped in radical politics and deeply indebted to post-punk's sonic trailblazing and gospel's spiritual bloodletting, the album imbues neo-modernist hymns with caustic social sentiment and explosive noise.

Algiers comprises singer/guitarist Franklin James Fisher (deemed "one of the most powerfully guttural vocalists in rock today" by SPIN), guitarist Lee Tesche, and bassist Ryan Mahan. From the militant stomp of "Remains" to Fisher's commanding presence on the gospel no wave blowout "Black Eunuch," Algiers channels righteous fury into an incisive, innovative assault that Vice Noisey calls "intense...right on the beat of the current cultural climate."

A trio of emigres of the American Deep South, now split between New York and London, Algiers synthesizes its eclectic influences, from Nina Simone and PJ Harvey to Suicide and Public Enemy, into frightening new forms.

Algiers also announced tour dates, including a run of shows with Interpol in the spring. The band will tour the United States extensively later this year.

Watch the video for "Blood" here.

More Early Praise for Algiers:

"Gospel spook...a double-edged sword of religion and politics to slice through the pasty, vapid mess of pop culture in America." -- Stereogum

"While Nick Cave channeled Old Testament fury in order to explore evil with uncomfortable intimacy, Algiers employ it politically, in an effort to name the sound of dispossession." -- Ad Hoc

"Mesmerizing...really sucks you in with its weird power." -- The Wire (Byron Coley)

"Dark stuff, but good grief they've got soul." -- The Guardian

"Insane...Rowland S Howard vs Nitzer Ebb vs politics vs Southern Gospel." -- The Quietus

"Sounds like the end of the world." -- Line Of Best Fit

'Algiers' Tracklist:
1. Remains
2. Claudette
3. And When You Fall
4. Blood
5. Old Girl
6. Irony. Utility. Pretext.
7. But She Was Not Flying
8. Black Eunuch
9. Games
10. In Parallax

Tour Dates:
04-18 - Paris, FR @ Record Store Day - Rough Trade On Tour, Point Ephemere
04-22 - London, UK @ Power Lunches
05-07 - Richmond, VA @ The National*
05-08 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz*
05-11 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant*
05-12 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre*
05-13 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore*
05-15 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts*
05-16 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE*
* = w/Interpol

Algiers on the Web:
Website: http://algierstheband.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Algierstheband
Twitter: https://twitter.com/algiersmusic

Pre-Order Links:
Matador: http://smarturl.it/AlgiersTheBand_LP
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Algiers_The_Band
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/Algiers_The_Band
Google: http://smarturl.it/AlgiersTheBand_gp

Hi-res album art, press releases, links, etc: http://shorefire.com/client/algiers