Next January, Boston punk outfit Grass Is Green will accompany likeminded rockers Speedy Ortiz on their month-long tour of the US. Along with cuts off last year’s Ronson, Grass Is Green will also be sporting a brand new album titled Vacation Vinny. Due out on January 14th via Exploding In Sound, the 10-track effort was recorded in Brooklyn this past September with Julian Fader and Carlos Hernandez of Gravesend Recordings/Ava Luna.
For a taste of the new LP, check out its closing track, “Vacation 2.0”. But don’t be misled by its name — it’s more a jagged and jarring crunch-fest than a calm walk along the beach, four minutes of sheer turbulence and swift kicks to the aural nerves. Listen in below (via Stereogum):
Vacation Vinny Tracklist:
01. Sammy So-Sick
02. Disjoint
03. Big Dog Tee Shirt Birthday Weekend
04. I’m From Dot Too
05. Scattering Ram
06. Spore
07. B-Kind
08. Another Song Called Supersoaker
09. Tambo
10. Vacation 2.0
Grass Is Green 2014 Tour Dates:
01/03 – New Haven, CT @ TBA *
01/04 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Keystone *
01/05 – Baltimore, MD @ Floristree *
01/06 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *
01/07 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 *
01/08 – Columbia, SC @ TBA *
01/09 – Jacksonville, FL @ TBA *
01/10 – Tampa, FL @ TBA *
01/11 – Tallahassee, FL @ Office Lounge *
01/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Capsule Gallery *
01/13 – Birmingham, AL @ The Forge *
01/14 – Nashville, TN @ The Stone Fox *
01/15 – Knoxville, TN @ TBA *
01/16 – Charlottesville, VA @ Tea Bar *
01/17 – Washington, DC @ TBA *
01/18 – New Brunswick, NJ @ TBA
* = w/ Speedy Ortiz
