Straight off the Matablog comes a new track from Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, “The Mighty Sparrow.”
It’s an ear-catching jam that starts aggressively, with lots of shouting an guitar shredding, and it’s also the opening song off the band’s forthcoming new album, The Brutalist Bricks. This will be their first full-length since 2008′s Rapid Response, which the band released through the now heavily downsized Touch and Go Records.
Listen to the track here. The Brutalist Bricks is out March 9 on Matador.
Ted et al. promise a video for the song in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the band will tour throughout March and April. Catch them at one of these dates:
03/11 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop *
03/12 Pontiac, MI – The Crofoot *
03/13 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge *
03/14 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon *
03/15 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
03/18 Spokane, WA – The Blvd
03/19 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s *
03/20 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge *
03/21 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge *
03/23 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall ^
03/24 Santa Barbara, CA – Soho Restaurant & Music Club #^
03/26 Pomona, CA – Glass House ^
03/27 West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour ^
03/28 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress ^
03/30 Dallas, TX – House of Blues $!
03/31 Austin, TX – Parish Room $!
04/02 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks $
04/03 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder $
04/04 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade $
04/05 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle $
04/07 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church %
04/08 Washington, DC – 930 Club %
04/09 New York, NY – Irving Plaza %
04/10 Boston, MA – Paradise %
* with Title Tracks
^ with Bleached
# with Titus Andronicus
$ with Screaming Females
! with Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves
% with Obits
Image by Shawn Brackbill
