On August 23rd, Shannon Lay will release her Sub Pop debut entitled August which will be available on CD/LP/DL/CS worldwide on August 23rd. On the title single “August”, Lay shares that “August is a declaration. I will live my life the way I want to live it and only accept the opportunities that bring me joy. Music has become something that feels much bigger than I am. I fully embrace the immensity of it all and will grow with it every day.”

Recorded with her longtime friend, musician Ty Segall at his home studio lay shared that “I believe whoever you record with tends to affect the mood of music and Ty really brought this jovial sense that I hadn’t really explored yet.”  “Once you get rolling with him, he just throws these ideas at the wall. And you’re like, ‘I would never have thought of that!’ I couldn’t have hoped for a better guide and energy to help create this record.” You can listen to her new single “August” by clicking here. 


Photo credit: Denee Segall

Lay’s long-player August is available for pre-order from Sub Pop. LP pre-orders of the album through megamart.subpop.com and select independent retailers in North America, UK, and Europe will receive the limited Loser edition on orange vinyl (North America) and Sun Yellow vinyl (UK/EU) while supplies last. 
 
As previously reported, Shannon Lay will be a member of Ty Segall’s Freedom Band for his upcoming full album residencies in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, London, Berlin, and Haarlem (See Pitchfork’s news story April 24th). 
 
Shannon will be playing an album release show at Pico Union Project on Aug. 24th before embarking on an 18-date North American tour opening for Mikal Cronin. This run will begin on November 8th in Portland at Mississippi Studios and end on December 1st in San Diego at the Casbah. Shannon will continue as a special guest performing with Cronin in Europe beginning on Feb. 10th - 29th. See below for a full list of shows. 
 
Aug. 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Pico Union Project ***Record Release Show
Oct. 21 - London, UK - Set 
Nov. 6 -  San Francisco, CA - Independent *
Nov. 08 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios*
Nov. 09 - Vancouver, BC - The Fox Cabaret*
Nov. 10 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern*
Nov. 11 - Missoula, MT - Badlander *
Nov. 14 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club*
Nov. 15 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
Nov. 16 - Detroit, MI - Deluxx Fluxx*
Nov. 17 - Toronto, Canada - Horseshoe Tavern*
Nov. 18 - Montreal, Canada - Bar Le “Ritz” P.D.B.*
Nov. 19 - Allston, MA - Great Scott*
Nov. 20 - New York, NY  - Bowery Ballroom*
Nov. 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts*
Nov. 23 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall*
Nov. 24 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall*
Nov. 25 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl*
Nov. 26 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks*
Nov. 27 - Austin, TX - Barracuda*
Nov. 30 - Tucson, AZ - Toole*
Dec. 01 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah*
Feb. 10 - Munich, DE - Milla *
Feb. 11 - Cologne, DE -  Bumann & SOHN *
Feb. 12 - Berlin, DE - Kantine am Berghain *
Feb. 13 - Aarhus, DK - TAPE *
Feb. 14 - Copenhagen, DK - Loppen *
Feb. 15 - Stockholm, SE - Nalen *    
Feb. 17 - Oslo, NO - Ingensteds * 
Feb. 18 - Gothenburg, SE - Oceanen * 
Feb. 19 - Hamburg, DE - Molotow (SkyBar) *
Feb. 20 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet *
Feb. 21 - Brussels, BE - Botanique *
Feb. 22 - Paris, FR - Petit Bain *      
Feb. 24 - Bristol, UK - The Louisiana *
Feb. 26 - Manchester, UK - Soup Kitchen *
Feb. 27 - Glasgow, UK - The Hug & Pint *
Feb. 28 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club *
Feb. 29 - Brighton, UK - The Hope & Ruin *
* w/ Mikal Cronin