Heyo everybody. It’s been a minute since I’ve jumped on the old Morning After Show blog. Music blogging is something I have done for a lot of years going all the way back to the times before the word “blog” was a thing. Then blogs stopped being a thing and I slowly faded away. But I will say, I did enjoy it and I’m having a bit of a back-to-the-basics kinda moment in my life so here we are. I also like how music blogging keeps me exploring new music and also engage with my idiot email inbox which is still flooded by new music PR hype. Thank you for sending it, I ignore 99% of the emails. I don’t think that will hurt anyones feelings though because I reckon most are just AI hallucinations anyway.
Alight. new music time. Death From Above 1979 announced their 6th LP and a new song, the title track, “Private Lives.”
On the way to soccer practice with my youngest we rocked the new song then went down the DFA algorithm. I loves me some DFA as that amazing You’re a Woman, I’m A Machine record came out in 2004 when I was a baby radio DJ. We played the heck out of that album on The Zone in Victoria and I have such a warm nostalgia for it. My 9-year-old loving DFA’s music the first time he was experiencing it made for a rocking drive to the soccer pitch. Of all the songs, he wanted a repeat play of “Private Lives.” (and also loved “Little Girl”)
Little dude asked me, “what is Private Lives” about? Luckily for me, I DID read my email the other day and was able to basically recite the PR; “The song ‘Private Lives’ is a declaration of privacy in an era of overexposure. We are compelled, often by one another, to share our most intimate moments and quietest thoughts. To what end? More often than not, to be part of a cheap consumer feedback loop. Ultimately though, it’s just a ripping rock song with maniacal riffs!” the band explains. “Our new 10-song LP, Private Lives, represents a renewed commitment to the pure industrial magic of electricity. We’ve never been able to do anything halfway. Much like Kim Bodnia’s dance performance in the video for the lead single, it’s all or nothing for us.”
Death From Above 1979 will be heading out on tour again in 2027. When they roll through Vancouver in March it’ll be at The Vogue Theatre. ALL AGES. Maybe I’ll have to bring the little dude.
Death From Above 1979 2027 Tour Dates:
02/02 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
02/04 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory San Diego
02/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
02/06 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory Orange County
02/09 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall
02/10 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
02/11 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
02/24 – Waterloo, ON @ Maxwell’s
02/25 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
02/26 – London, ON @ London Music Hall
02/27 – Ottawa, ON @ The Bronson
03/01 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Beanfield
03/02 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial Bell
03/03 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
03/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
03/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
03/07 – Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre
03/08 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Music Hall
03/15 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
03/17 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
03/18 – St Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
03/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
03/20 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
03/22 – Red Deer, AB @ Bo’s Bar & Stage
03/23 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway
03/24 – Calgary, AB @ Palace Theatre
03/26 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
03/27 – Victoria, BC @ Capital Ballroom
03/29 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
03/31 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
I’ll leave you with a shitty iPhone picture of the last time I went to see Death From Above 1979 at the Vogue in November of 2024. it poured rain that night! Of course.
