Release day has arrived for Goat’s 7” single, “It’s Time For Fun,” one of the first batch of new tunes from the group since their critically-acclaimed second album Commune was released last September.

Goat have scheduled a handful of live appearances this fall, taking their legendarily earth-shaking live show to Greece and Australia. (tour dates below)

“It’s Time For Fun” is now available digitally and on 7” vinyl in North America from Sub Pop Records, iTunes, and Amazon.  [It’s also available in Scandinavia via Stranded Rekords, and via Rocket Recordings in the rest of the world.] 

About Goat’s “It’s Time For Fun” single:

The winter months following that release saw the band return to their village of Korpilombolo in Sweden to start anew on fresh material, and this two-track single collects the first fruits of this work.

However, these two songs were not recorded in their native land - instead Goat decided to hit the studio on a recent excursion to the Americas. The A-side ‘It’s Time For Fun’ was recorded in New York whilst B-side ‘Relax’ was committed to posterity in Sao Paolo.

New York seems a fitting location for the recording of ‘It’s Time For Fun’ as the spirit of ESG and early ‘80s No Wave runs through the skittering drum machines, dubby basslines, fuzzy synth and the haunted chants of the vocals.

Its flip-side ‘Relax’ mainlines a similar vibe, yet this reflective instrumental marries ‘Future Days’ like drum machine, tribal percussion, grooved-out bass and a fan-driven organ solo that gyrates elegantly in a manner akin to a North African Heldon or Fripp & Eno.

[ photo by Ante Johansson ]

Tour Dates

Oct. 17 -  Athens, GR  - Gagarin Festival

Nov. 28 - Gothenburg, SE - Gothenburg Film Studios

Dec. 04 - Melbourne, AU - Croxton

Dec. 08 - Brisbane, AU - Triffid

Dec. 09 - Sydney, AU - Metro

Dec. 11 - Victoria, AU - Meredith Festival