Mystery Machine are back with a new album! It's been a LONG time since we've heard new music from this fantastic Vancouver band - their last album, Headfirst Into Everything, was released back in 1998. The new album, Western Magnetics, is a collection of material recorded over a span of about 10 years, and it's a swoon-worthy mix of shoegaze and guitar rock. But don't take my word for it - take a listen right now for yourself. Western Magnetics is streaming in its entirety over at Exclaim!
Western Magnetics will be released digitally and as a physical cd through Sonic Unyon on September 11th. Pre-order directly from Sonic Unyon here.
Mystery Machine are hitting the road for a short Canadian tour around the album's release. Dates are posted below and more dates are likely to be announced in the coming weeks.
09/14 St Catharines ON - The Mansion House w/Sianspheric, Kestrels
09/15 Hamilton, ON - Supercrawl
09/16 Windsor, ON - FM Lounge
09/18 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern w/Sianspheric
09/19 Hamilton, ON - This Ain't Hollywood
09/20 Kingston, ON - The Mansion
09/21 Ottawa, ON - Zaphod's
10/13 Vancouver, BC - Astoria Pub (Vancouver album release Party)
If you're unfamiliar with Mystery Machine, take a look/listen to a couple of the band's older songs below and be sure to catch up with them on Facebook.
"Brand New Song" (official video)
"Ride"
"Valley Song"