The Orwells have released a new track off their forthcoming album Terrible Human Beings. The album closer is a 7 minute-plus epic titled “Double Feature.” Halfway through the track it goes into a dizzyingly alluring instrumental, packed with an experimental groove.
I’ve listened to this song 5 times in a row and I just can’t get enough of the instrumental. The bass line just wraps itself around you and sucks you in for the guitars’ sweet-then-dirty assault. Throw in some howling vocals from Mario Cuomo and you got yourself some real Rock & Roll magic. Hear it below.
Guitarist Matt O’Keefe had this to say of the song:
Double Feature is like one of those stories that got passed around in email chains and AOL message boards a decade ago. You know, that kind of shit about having to send it to 5 more people or something will crawl outta the ground in your back yard and you’ll find the family dog at the bottom of the pool with the neon diving sticks or something. Chain mail – what a buncha junk! We made the end of the song a chain, it just keeps going and going, wrapping itself around and then coming back up again. We’re real fond of it.
Terrible Human Beings, is out 2/17 on Canvasback Music.
The band have also announced their initial run of 2017 tour dates, which will take them all across the country and the world. For those who may have forgotten the power of the band in a live setting, check out this video of Midwest Shitfest and our recap, two sold-out shows they self-produced in Chicago over the summer. The Orwells will be supporting the work of Off The Street Club, Chicago’s oldest boys and girls club. A portion of each ticket sold in the US will benefit the organization.
THE ORWELLS TOUR DATES:
Mon. Feb. 20 – Munich, DL @ Strom
Tue. Feb. 21 – Berlin, DL @ Musik & Frieden
Wed. Feb. 22 – Cologne, DL @ Luxor
Thu. Feb. 23 – Utrecht, NL @ Den Helling
Fri. Feb. 24 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord
Sat. Feb. 25 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique Rotonde
Mon. Feb. 27 – Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
Wed. Mar. 1 – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
Thu. Mar. 2 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hound
Fri. Mar. 3 – Brighton, UK @ Haunt
Sat. Mar. 4 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla
Sun. Mar. 5 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
Tue. Mar. 7 – London, UK @ Scala
Thu. Mar. 16 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
Fri. Mar. 17 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Sat. Mar. 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
Mon. Mar. 20 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
Wed. Mar. 22 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Thu. Mar. 23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court Gallery
Mon. Mar. 27 – Fresno, CA @ Strummers
Tue. Mar. 28 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Wed. Mar. 29 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Thu. Mar. 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
Fri. Mar. 31 – San Diego, CA @ The Irenic
Mon, Apr. 3 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Tue. Apr. 4 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
Thu. Apr. 6 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Fri. Apr. 7 – Houston, TX @ The Secret Group
Sat. Apr. 8 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
Sun. Apr. 9 – Norman, OK @ Opolis
Mon. Apr. 10 – St. Louis, MO @ Ready Bar
Wed. May 17 – Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
Thu. May 18 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
Fri. May 19 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Sat. May 20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater
Mon. May 22 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
Tue. May 23 – Montreal, QC @ Bar le Ritz PDB
Wed. May 24 – Albany, NY @ The Hollow
Fri. May 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Sat. May 27 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Sun. May 28 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Wonder Bar
Wed. May 31 – Hamden, CT @ The Ballroom at the Outer Space
Fri. Jun 2 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Tue. June 6 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Wed. June 7 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
