Thunderchief to Release Dekk Meg… Jan. 6; Tour Dates Announced
The new release from Richmond, Virginia’s Thunderchief brings together a series of covers the duo have been releasing over the course of the last year in one handy collection. You’ll find the latest of the bunch — a take on Dinosaur Jr.‘s “Don’t” — streaming at the bottom of this post along with 2021’s Synanthrope (review here), and between here and there is a decent stretch of tour dates they’ll undertake beginning Jan. 9. Their route takes them southward, because who the hell wants to head north in January anyway, and be out for two solid weeks, heading as far west as San Antonio before looping back around toward home.
The title here, Dekk Meg…, is “cover me” in Norwegian, if you’re wondering, so fair enough for being a collection of covers. As you can see below, it’s been a not-insignificant undertaking on the part of Rik Surly and Erik Larson (the latter also Alabama Thunderpussy, etc.), and I’ll look forward to digging into the whole bunch together when the opportunity presents itself.
Info from the PR wire:
THUNDERCHIEF is heading South in support of their new release “Dekk Meg…” (ASR Records)
Richmond, VA’s 2–piece nihilistic Sludge ‘n’ Roll outfit THUNDERCHIEF are heading out due south to support their new CD release, “Dekk Meg…” (ASR Records), slated for Friday, January 6, 2023.
The album is the culmination of 12 cover songs that were digitally released as singles throughout 2021/2022, and have now been re-mastered at New Alliance East in Boston, MA. This collection of deep cuts by Sheer Terror, Joe Walsh, Neanderthal, among others, showcases the band making full use of the pandemic downtime.
“Dekk Meg…” (“Cover Me…”) was created in 3 sessions with 6 powerhouse engineers–Mike Dean, Mark Miley, Jordan Faett, Lance Koehler, Allen Bergendahl, and Nick Zampiello
Tour begins January 9 in Asheville, NC and continues on with heavy support from CrankBait, Hot Ram, Christworm, and a rare appearance from Southern heavyweight titans, Hexxus.
1/9 Asheville, NC Static Age Records
1/10 Murfreesboro, TN cXr
1/11 Little Rock, AR Whitewater Tavern
1/12 Denton, TX Dan’s Silverleaf
1/13 San Antonio, TX Faust
1/14 Austin, TX Lost Well
1/15 Houston, TX Black Magic Social Club
1/16 New Orleans, LA Siberia
1/17 Gulfport, MS VFW #1406
1/18 Birmingham, AL Saturn
1/19 Atlanta, GA Star Community Bar
1/20 Charlotte, NC The Milestone
1/21 Charleston, SC Trolley Pub
1/22 Raleigh, NC School Kids Records
Cover & Artist Photos: Chris Boarts Larson
Thunderchief are:
Rik Surly – Guitar/vocals
Erik Larson – Drums
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