European tour starts next week.

Seattle band Tacocat set off on a European tour starting Saturday, August 24th in support of This Mess Is a Place, their new full-length album. This Mess Is a Place is their first for Sub Pop, and heralds a more pop-driven and ebullient direction in their sound. 

Today, they’ve shared a charming new claymation music video for “Crystal Ball” from director Violet Crabtree, premiered via the good music listeners at Clash Magazine. Watch it at Clash, watch it above, or watch it on the band’s YouTube channel. Then see here, a full list of upcoming overseas shows:

Aug 24 - Leeds, UK - This Must Be The Place, Belgrave Music Hall
Aug 25 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
Aug 27 - Manchester, UK - Gullivers
Aug 28 - Cardiff, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach
Aug 29 - London, UK - Moth Club
Aug 30 - Brighton, UK - Hope and Ruin
Aug 31 - Paris, FR - Supersonic
Sep 01 - Brussels, BE - Botanique
Sep 03 - Nijmegen, NL - Merleyn
Sep 04 - Groningen, NL - Vera
Sep 05 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
Sep 06 - Eindoven, NL - Alstadt
Sep 07 - Rottderdam, NL - Rotown
Sep 09 - Nuremberg, DE - Kantine
Sep 10 - Berlin, DE - Marie Antoinette
Sep 11 - Hamburg, DE - Goldoner Saloon
Sep 13 - Copenhagen, DK - Loppen
Sep 14 - Oslo, NO - Revolver
Sep 15 - Stockholm, SE - Obaren
Oct 31 - Seattle, WA - Neumos

This Mess Is a Place can be purchased right over here. 

Here’s what “The People” are saying about Tacocat:

“…lyrically colorful in both description and execution.” - Stereogum

“… an ode to the absurdity of forging meaning and the bittersweet quest for stability…” - Under the Radar 

“…a buoyant reminder of the illusory nature of power and reality.”
- Paste