Dear Earthless, Route One Booking, Sound of Liberation, Nuclear Blast and all concerned management parties,

Take me with you. I don’t do this kind of thing often, but let’s face it, Earthless are the single most pivotal heavy rock/psych band in the world right now. As stakes go, they’re high here. An entire international underground community — a subculture — is waiting with bated breath for the announcement of Earthless‘ next full-length, and I find myself in much the same state. This tour represents the band’s first tour of Europe since the world locked down for the Covid-19 pandemic, and it is my sincere wish to document it in book form.

I don’t eat much, especially in front of Europeans. I don’t take up too much space. I’m quiet and I’m not interested in bothering anybody or glomming onto a band in some kind of fan-worship thing. That’s not who I am. I’m perfectly happy to be the guy taking notes on his laptop in some corner somewhere, shooting some pictures every now and again of the scenery, the show, whathaveyou. From this material, I’d like to craft a book that describes this pivotal moment for the band as well as their audience, perhaps the sense of release, of a return to something like a normalcy that doesn’t forget the trauma we as a species have just lived through, but finds a path forward nonetheless.

All I’d need is a place to be and wifi. I can help move gear or whatever it takes. But especially as this tour includes stops at Desertfest London and Kristonfest, and may in fact coincide with that awaited new record from one of this generation’s most influential acts, I hope you’ll consider this serious offer to, in some way, capture and preserve the experience of it in the tradition of rock and roll literature.

Thank you for your time and consideration,
JJ Koczan

Dates from Sound of Liberation and the band’s prior West Coast tour announcement:

EARTHLESS + MAIDAVALE EU & UK TOUR 2022

Friends, are you ready for the ultimate psych package!? Okay, let’s be real. You HAVE to see this live if you get the chance to!

Earthless’ immersive live jams are beyond comparison and their excessive riffing matches just perfectly with MaidaVale’s outstanding bluesy heavy psychedelic approach.

EARTHLESS Jan./Feb. US Tour Dates:
Jan 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo
Jan 28 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
Jan 29 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
Jan 30 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
Feb 1 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Feb 2 – Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
Feb 4 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
Feb 5 – Denver, CO – HQ
Feb 6 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
Feb 8 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge

Route One Booking in cooperation with Sound of Liberation proudly present:

EARTHLESS + special guest MAIDA VALE
28.04 – Manchester (UK) / Gorilla
30.04 – London (UK) / Desertfest London
01.05 – Bristol (UK) / Thekla Bristol
02.05 – Dublin (IE) / Whelan’s
03.05 – Glasgow (UK) / Stereo
04.05 – Birmingham (UK) / Mama Roux’s
05.05 – Brighton (UK) / Chalk Venue Brighton
06.05 – Hasselt (BE) / Nox Tumultum @ Muziekodroom
07.05 – Nijmegen (NL) / Sonic Whip
08.05 – Cologne (DE) / Club Volta
09.05 – Wiesbaden (DE) / Schlachthof Wiesbaden
10.05 – Rouen (FR) / Le 106
11.05 – Paris (FR) / La Maroquinerie
12.05 – Lyon (FR) / CCO
13.05 – Bordeaux (FR) / Krakatoa
14.05 – Madrid (ES) / Kristonfest
15.05 – Porto (PT) / Hard Club
17.05 – Montpellier (FR) / Victoire 2
19.05 – Monthey (CH) / Pont Rouge Monthey
20.05 – München (DE) / Feierwerk
21.05 – Berlin (DE) / Bi Nuu*
22.05- Leipzig (DE) / UT Connewitz
*EARTHLESS only

Tickets go on sale this Friday 12th November 10am UK / 11am CET. Don’t miss out on it and join this monster of a live experience!

The trio recently completed work on their 6th album that’s due out in 2022.

EARTHLESS Lineup:
Isaiah Mitchell – Guitar & Vocals
Mike Eginton – Bass
Mario Rubalcaba – Drums

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Earthless, “Sonic Prayer” snippet from Live in the Mojave Desert

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