Portugal. The Man are gearing up to release their follow-up to 2013’s Evil Friends. They’ve been teasing the new album for some time now, hinting at collaborations with everyone from Beastie Boys’ Mike D to Mac Miller. The effort is reportedly called Gloomin + Doomin, and though details are currently scarce, PTM today shared a fresh single called “Feel It Still”.
If Mike D is indeed producing the new album, “Feel It Still” signals he’s given the Portland-via-Alaska band a good dose of funk. Horns and a bopping bass add up to a swinging slice of psych-pop. It’s the kind of track you want bumping in your headphones as you dance down the street listening to John Baldwin Gourley sing, “Ooo, I’m a rebel just for kicks now/ I’ve been feelin’ it since 1986 now.” Check it out below.
Update: Portgual. the Man have shared an Easter egg-filled inveractive video for “Fell It Still”. Says the video’s director, Jason Kreher, “We loved the idea of presenting the apathetic, decadent rebel just for kicks from the song against a hidden message of resistance—you know, like ‘This is for the people out there who are still feeling something; here is a real, practical laundry list of ways you can get out there and fight injustice.'”
It’s a good bet that more new music is on the way, as PTM’s announced a large spring and summer tour schedule. Find their complete itinerary below.
Portugal. The Man 2017 Tour Dates:
03/09 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House
03/10 – Stateline, NV @ Harrah’s Tahoe South Shore Room
03/11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
03/13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
03/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Bahia
03/16 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
03/17 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
03/18 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
03/19 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
03/21 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
03/22 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
03/23 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
03/24 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
03/25 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Detroit
03/27 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre
03/28 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
03/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
03/31 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/01 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/02 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Clu
04/04 – Richmond, VA @ The National
04/06 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
04/07 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
04/08 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
04/10 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
04/11 – Ponte Vedra, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
04/13 – New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theatre
04/14 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theatre
04/15 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theater
05/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
06/01 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
06/02 – Albany, NY @ The Palace Theater
06/03 – Houston, TX @ FPSF
06/06 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
06/09 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/11 – Saint Louis, MO @ The Pageant
06/13 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
06/14 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera
06/16 – Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
06/17 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
06/18 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/20 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount
07/21 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
07/22 – Portland, OR @ Edgefield
07/28 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre: Berkeley
07/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium