It’s fitting that Sasquatch‘s new album, Fever Fantasy, should be such a god damned beast, lurking in the shadows as it has been since being completed in late 2019. I wrote the announcement below and got an interesting lesson that I’d like to share with you. I think quotes are a good thing to include in PR — hearing direct from an artist is important, in addition to all the regular factoids and announcements from the omniscient public relations narrator voice, kind of promo-y but still not actually the band most of the time — and I wrote the one below from Sasquatch bassist Jason “Cas” Casanova, who, every time I remember he played in Tummler it reminds me of how much I dug that band.

In any case, I had the language all wrong, and I didn’t realize until he sent the draft press release back with changes yesterday that the voice I was writing in was my own. It was me talking through him, and that’s exactly why it didn’t work. He wrote his own quote, and sure enough, calling songs “tunes” and talking about getting the chance to “hang with old friends and new” is so much more in line with the no-bullshit aesthetic of Sasquatch than what I had there before. That kind of attention to detail on Cas‘ part reminds me that Sasquatch are veterans with more than 20 years under their collective belt — though only guitarist/vocalist Keith Gibbs has been in the band that long, Cas joining in 2007 and Craig Riggs doing likewise nearly a decade later — and that however casual they may seem on the surface, there’s no more laziness about their presentation than there is when they get on stage and hand everybody their ass, giftwrapped in riffs.

There’s a longer bio I wrote for Fever Fantasy as well that I’ll post up at some point, but today’s the first track premiere, with opener “It Lies Beyond the Bay” setting the quite-heavy tone for what follows, and the opening of preorders ahead of the June 3 release. I’ve been waiting for this album to come out and I think I’m not the only one, so please dive in, and enjoy the tune. And amid all the album news, don’t neglect the tour dates announced with Hippie Death Cult that will take the three-piece from Ripplefest Texas to and through Psycho Las Vegas in July and August, respectively. If you can fucking hang with that, I suggest you do so.

From me via the PR wire:

Sasquatch Launch Preorders for Fever Fantasy & Premiere Track; Tour Announced with Hippie Death Cult

Today, Los Angeles power trio Sasquatch announce the June 3 arrival of their awaited sixth album, Fever Fantasy. Preorders begin May 6 for the Mad Oak Records release, and the band have booked a four-week tour of the US and Canada alongside Portland, Oregon’s Hippie Death Cult.

It’s been five long years since Sasquatch powerhoused their way through Maneuvers, their last LP. With Keith Gibbs on guitar and vocals, Jason “Cas” Casanova on bass and drummer Craig Riggs (also Kind, Roadsaw, etc.) making his debut with the band, the album established a raw rock-for-rockers ethic that Fever Fantasy pushes forward and builds on. Returning to New York to work again with producer Andrew Schneider, the album was completed late in 2019 and has been waiting for release ever since.

“There was no way to know when the time would be right, of course,” says Casanova, “but we didn’t want to throw the tunes out there without being able to support them in the right way. We can’t wait to hang with old friends and new on the road for this album.”

With more tours to be announced and more music to come, Sasquatch aren’t just “returning” or “picking up where they left off.” In Fever Fantasy, they’re answering a call with volume heavy-hitting rock and roll as only they can.

Check out the first single from Fever Fantasy: “It Lies Beyond The Bay”.

TRACK LISTING
It Lies Beyond The Bay (4:58)
Lilac (4:14)
Witch (4:44)
Ivy (8:12)
Live Snakes (4:03)
Voyager (2:53)
Part Of Not Knowing (5:06)
Save The Day, Ruin The Night (3:20)
Cyclops (4:36)

The album will be available in LP (black or limited edition Galaxy purple), compact disc, and digital formats.

To save on shipping…. Fans across Europe can pre-order physical copies through our online store at Lo-Fi Merchandise (https://www.lo-fi-merchandise.com/collections/sasquatch).

Fans in North America can pre-order physical copies or digital downloads through our direct store (https://sasquatchrocks.bandcamp.com) or physical copies at the Cosmic Peddler (https://www.thecosmicpeddler.com).

Those of you in Australia, Japan, and across Polynesia can order from either location (whichever is most cost effective on shipping and handling).

Summer 2022 US/Canada Tour Dates (w/Hippie Death Cult)
7.23.22 – Austin, TX | Far Out Club (RippleFest Texas)
7.25.22 – Houston, TX | Black Magic Social Club
7.26.22 – Lafayette, LA | Freetown Boom Boom Room
7.27.22 – New Orleans, LA | Santos Bar
7.29.22 – Orlando, FL | Will’s Pub
7.30.22 – Savannah, GA | The Wormhole
7.31.22 – Atlanta, GA | Boggs Social & Supply
8.02.22 – Summerville, SC | Trolley Pub
8.03.22 – Frederick, MD | Cafe 611
8.04.22 – Griswold, CT | Prost Bier and Music Hall
8.05.22 – Brooklyn, NY | Saint Vitus Bar
8.06.22 – Boston, MA | Middle East Upstairs
8.07.22 – Montréal, ON | Piranha Bar
8.09.22 – Ottawa, ON | Brass Monkey
8.11.22 – Youngstown, OH | Westside Bowl
8.12.22 – Columbus, OH | Ace of Cups
8.13.22 – Chicago, IL | Reggie’s
8.14.22 – Green Bay, WI | Lyric Room
8.15.22 – Minneapolis, MN | 7th Street Entry
8.18.22 – Salt Lake City, UT | Aces High Saloon
8.19.22 – Las Vegas, NV | Resorts World LV (Psycho Las Vegas)
8.20.22 – Palmdale, CA | Transplants Brewing Co.
8.21.22 – San Diego, CA | Brick by Brick

More dates to be announced in the coming weeks!!! Get tickets at:
www.sasquatchrock.com and www.hippiedeathcultband.com.

For over 20 years, Los Angeles power trio Sasquatch have been an institution among fuzz heads and those willing to groove. Their early work on 2004’s self-titled debut, 2006’s II and 2010’s III took them through lineup changes but found them unflinching in their purpose toward modernizing the classic heavy rock of their youth, and with 2013’s IV and 2017’s Maneuvers, their maturity — such as it is — has seen no letup in urgency. Founding vocalist/guitarist Keith Gibbs, bassist Jason “Cas” Casanova (ex-Tummler and Behold! the Monolith) and drummer Craig Riggs (Roadsaw, Kind) recorded Fever Fantasy late in 2019 with NY-based producer Andrew Schneider, and have held back releasing it until conditions permitted touring, and having already been to multiple continents and reaped the reward of a dedicated, still-growing fanbase, they look to 2022 and beyond as a chance to build on the accomplishments that have made them one of their generation’s most heralded American heavy rock bands.

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Sasquatch, “It Lies Beyond the Bay” track premiere

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