Staying true to his prolific status, Ty Segall is yet again announcing a new album. It’s titled First Taste and due for release on August 2nd through Drag City.
The 12-track collection follows this past March’s Deforming Lobes live album. First Taste also comes after a massive 2018 in which the garage rocker dropped both a covers record (Fudge Sandwich) and one of the year’s best original LPs (Freedom’s Goblin).
According to a statement, First Taste is a more introspective effort compared to its predecessors,
“Lines of struggle wind through the songs as Segall reflects on family, re-encountering pasts, anticipating futures. He skates through oneness, self-esteem, the parents – all the joys of a rain-filled childhood – while reaching outward in the here and now, feeling for a shared pulse.”
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Along with exploring new personal subjects, First Taste incorporates a wide range of new instruments. Saxophones, koto, recorder, harmonizer, and mandolin are used, as are brass, bouzouki, and “a sprinkling of keys.”
To tease to the new album, Segall is sharing an almost-title track “Taste”. Check it out via its official music video, directed by Joshua Erkman.
First Taste Artwork:
First Taste Tracklist:
01. Taste
02. Whatever
03. Ice Plant
04. The Fall
05. I Worship the Dog
06. The Arms
07. When I Met My Parents (Part 1)
08. I Sing Them
09. When I Met My Parents (Part 3)
10. Radio
11. Self Esteem
12. Lone Cowboys
Segall will perform First Taste and other select albums in full at a series of previously announced concert residencies this year. He’ll be joined onstage by his Freedom Band, comprised of Mikal Cronin, Charles Moothart, Emmett Kelly, and Ben Boye. Grab your tickets here.
Ty Segall 2019 Tour Dates:
07/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom #
08/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom #
08/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom #
08/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom $
08/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom $
08/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom %
09/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom %
09/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom ^
09/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom ^
09/27 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom ^
10/01 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw #
10/02 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw #
10/03 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw $
10/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw %
10/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw ^
10/09 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale #
10/10 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale ^
10/11 – London, UK @ Oval Space #
10/12 – London, UK @ Oval Space $
10/13 – London, UK @ Oval Space ^
10/15 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg #
10/17 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat #
10/18 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat ^
# = Melted + First Taste
$ = Goodbye Bread + First Taste
% = Emotional Mugger + First Taste
^ = Manipulator + First Taste