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Iron Chic premieres new song

Posted by Loren on September 8, 2017

Iron Chic premieres new song
Iron Chic - You Can't Stay Here

Iron Chic unleashed "My Best Friend (Is a Nihilist)" off their upcoming LP You Can't Stay Here, set to release on Oct. 13 (SideOneDummy).

The LP is the band's third and comes four years after The Constant One. Amid themes of anxiety, mortality, life and death, the album follows the untimely 2016 passing of guitarist Rob McAllister.

In addition to the new song and new LP, the band will be touring this fall with Propagandhi and The Movielife. Check out the new song after the jump.

headlining:
Tuesday September 19 — Amityville, NY — Amityville Music Hall

with Propagandhi:
Tuesday October 10 — London, ON — London Music Hall
Wednesday October 11 — Toronto, ON —Opera House
Thursday October 12 — Hamilton, ON — Absinthe (no Propagandhi)
Saturday October 14 — Ottawa, ON — Bronson Centre
Sunday October 15 — Montreal, QC — Club Soda 
Monday October 16 — Burlington, VT — The Monkey House (no Propagandhi)
Tuesday October 17  — Washington, D.C. — Rock & Roll Hotel
Wednesday October 18  — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer
Friday October 20  — Brooklyn, NY — Warsaw
Saturday October 21 — Boston, MA — Middle East Club

with The Movielife:
Thursday October 26 — Richmond, VA — Strange Matter
Friday October 27  — Carrboro/Raleigh, NC — Cat’s Cradle (back room)
Saturday October 28 — Jacksonville, FL — 1904
Sunday October 29 — Gainesville, FL — The Fest
Monday October 30 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade

Iron Chic premieres new song
Iron Chic - You Can't Stay Here

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