Lambchop Announces New Album 'Punching the Clown,' Shares Haunting Single 'Weakened'
Nashville's experimental rock veterans Lambchop are making a return with their new album, Punching the Clown. Produced by Ryan Olson and featuring Justin Vernon on banjo, the album promises a unique blend of gospel and Appalachian influence...
Nashville experimental rock institution Lambchop is back with a new album titled Punching the Clown. The album, recorded with Ryan Olson at the helm and featuring Justin Vernon contributing banjo, promises a unique sonic landscape.
The lead single, “Weakened,” showcases the album's distinctive sound, featuring a six-piece choir. Listen to it below:
Kurt Wagner, the principal force behind Lambchop, recorded Punching the Clown at Justin Vernon’s April Base studio in Wisconsin. Regarding the single, Wagner mentioned, “People seem to really like this one!” He also pointed out the castanets, which are the only percussion instruments used on the entire album.
Expanding on the album's themes and its connection to Scottish and Appalachian gospel music, Wagner shared:
> in early 2024 i heard a song on the radio on my way to get some gas.
just a minimal single chord strummed banjo and a small group of voices.
it seemed perfect in the moment as the moment became perfect in itself.
i never found out who it was, sounded kinda like early country gospel?
in a time of searching i discovered a type of gospel singing known as lined out singing
which is said to have begun in the late 1800s in scotland.
it migrated to appalachia and became an obscure root of american gospel, country.…
a spontaneous call and response type of acapella singing led by a clerk with a chorus of singers
revealing the raw beauty and power of the human voice with its unique varieties
its unadorned simplicity gave weight to the words as they were sung.
i wanted to make a record that emulated this kind of music.
Wagner's previous LP with Lambchop, 2022's The Bible, received critical acclaim.
Lambchop: Punching the Clown
Punching the Clown Tracklist:
01 Just West of Nicollet
02 A Doctor in the House
03 Weakened
04 Stella
05 Punching the Clown
06 White People
07 The New World Wave
08 Andrew Jackson Ass Hat
09 Afterburner
10 Cigar
11 To Do
12 No Chicago
Lambchop Tour Dates:
06-28 Minneapolis, MN - Crooners Supper Club
08-30 Minneapolis, MN - Crooners Supper Club
09-27 Minneapolis, MN - Crooners Supper Club
09-29 Chicago, IL - Maurer Hall @ The Old Town School of Music
10-01 Brooklyn, NY - Public Records
10-02 Brooklyn, NY - Public Records
11-18 Viseu, Portugal - Teatro Viriato
11-19 Lisbon, Portugal - Culturgest
11-21 Braga, Portugal - Theatro Circo
11-22 Espinho, Portugal - Auditório de Espinho
11-24 Manchester, England - New Century Hall
11-25 Sheffield, England - Octagon
11-26 Gateshead, England - Sage 2
11-27 London, England - Union Chapel
11-28 London, England - Union Chapel
12-01 Dudelange, Luxembourg - Opderschmelz
12-02 Antwerp, Belgium - Arenberg
12-03 Roeselare, Belgium - De Spil
02-07 Oslo, Norway - Konserthus
02-09 Trondheim, Norway - Byscenen
02-11 Copenhagen, Denmark - DR Koncerthuset
02-12 Hamburg, Germany - Christianskirche
02-13 Berlin, Germany - Passionkirche
02-14 Erlangen, Germany - Markgrafentheater
02-16 Vienna, Austria - Theater Akzent
02-17 Budapest, Hungary - House Of Music
02-19 Glasgow, Scotland - St Lukes
02-20 Galway, Ireland - St Nicholas’ Church
02-21 Dublin, Ireland - The Helix
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