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New material from Gang of Four in March

Posted by Loren on December 22, 2018

New material from Gang of Four in March
New material from Gang of Four in March

Forty years after the release of Entertainment!, Gang of Four are back with another new full-length in the coming year. Titled Happy Now, the album will release on March 1 on PledgeMusic.

The band is noted for their angular post-punk sounds and the growing use of electronicsand the group is currently comprised of Andy Gill, Gaoler, Thomas McNiece, and Tobias Humble. 

In addition to the new record, they will be touring the US in February.

Happy Now Track listing: 

Toreador
Alpha Male
One True Friend
Ivanka - My Name's On It
Don't Ask Me
Change the Locks
I'm A Liar
White Lies
Paper Thin
Lucky (Bonus Track)

TOUR DATES
  
Feb 4
Marty’s On Newport
Tustin, CA
 
Feb 5
The Casbah
San Diego, CA
 
Feb 6
Roxy Theatre
W. Hollywood, CA
 
Feb 8
Strummer’s
Fresno, CA
 
Feb 9
The Chapel
San Francisco, CA
 
Feb 11
Global Hall
Denver, CO
 
Feb 12
Slow Down
Omaha, NE
 
Feb 13
Space
Evanston, IL
 
Feb 14
Shank Hall
Milwaukee, WI
 
Feb 16
El Club
Detroit, MI
 
Feb 17
Club Café
Pittsburgh, PA
 
Feb 19
Once Ballroom
Somerville, MA
 
Feb 20
Space Ballroom
Hamden, CT
 
Feb 21
U Street Music Hall
Washington, DC
 
Feb 22
Underground Arts
Philadelphia, PA
 
Feb 23
Asbury Lanes
Asbury Park, NJ
 
Feb 24
The Colony
Woodstock, NY
 
Feb 25
Rough Trade NYC
Brooklyn, NY

New material from Gang of Four in March
New material from Gang of Four in March

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