Photo by Ben Kaye
The ever-profilic garage rocker Ty Segall will keep the momentum rolling into 2017. On January 27th, he’ll release his new, self-titled album through Drag City Records. His ninth solo effort to date follows this year’s Emotional Mugger and the debut record from his garage punk side-project GØGGS.
The 10-song tracklist includes titles such as “Break a Guitar” — what about a toilet, Ty? — “Thank You Mr. K”, and “The Only One”. However, our first preview comes with lead single “Orange Color Queen”, a tender, acoustic ballad which sees Segall romance: “You beautiful, lazy, orange-colored lady/ The morning sun, it wants to know where you go.”
In a statement to NPR, he explained the muse behind the track:
“This is a love song for my girlfriend, Denée. I’ve written her many, but I think this is my favorite. I travel around the world for a living and have developed a slight fear of flying. She’s one of the things that makes it better for me to travel. Especially when she is with me. She has orange hair, and is my orange color queen. I rarely write songs like this, because it is so easy to sound disingenuous, but I think this one is pretty good. Thanks for listening.”
Listen in below, followed by the album artwork and tracklist.
Ty Segall Artwork:
Ty Segall Tracklist:
01. Break a Guitar
02. Freedom
03. Warm Hands (Freedom Returned)
04. Talkin’
05. The Only One
06. Thank You Mr. K
07. Orange Color Queen
08. Papers
09. Take Care (To Comb Your Hair)
10. Untitled
Ty Segall 2017 Tour Dates:
01/27 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
02/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
02/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
02/27 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
03/01 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
03/02 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
05/10 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
05/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Irving Theater
05/14 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
05/17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
05/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theater
05/21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theater
05/22 – Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s Music Hall
05/25 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
05/27 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s
