MaidaVale Post New Single “Perplexity”; Tour Starts Feb. 20
Of all the European bands who came up in the 2010s with what might be considered a vintage sound, the path undertaken by Sweden’s MaidaVale remains very much their own. Their sound isn’t un-modern necessarily at this point, but where others have slicked-out their production values or whatever, MaidaVale‘s evolution has held to the retro-ist mindset while pushing into new ground. To listen to their 2024 album, Sun Dog, or the new single “Perplexity” that’s out today and was recorded at the same time as the LP, it sounds like an alternate timeline for what heavy/psychedelic boogie rock might’ve become had it continued its own thread alongside the styles that sprang from it, be that glam, punk, early heavy metal, and so on.
The tour the four-piece will embark on starting Feb. 20 will carry them into April. They’ll likely have more to come as well, as they’ve already been confirmed for Hoflärm in Germany this August, so keep an eye out.
For now, the PR wire has info, dates and audio:
MaidaVale – Perplexity
Single VÖ: 07.02.2025
The Swedish band MAIDAVALE, whom we had the pleasure of working with on their second album “Madness is too Pure,” will be embarking on an extensive European tour from February to April to present their third album “SUN DOG,” which was released in Sweden in May 2024.
On 07.02., a previously unreleased new single “Perplexity” will be released.
Founded in Fårösund on the Swedish Baltic Sea island of Gotland in 2012, they shared a preference for 60s and 70s psychedelic rock and laid the foundation for the band. Gradually, additional influences came in, and the four incorporated neo-psychedelia, krautrock, post-punk, funkadelia, and North African blues.
With their acclaimed debut “Tales of the Wicked West” (2016), they quickly conquered the European mainland. Just two years later, the second album “Madness is too Pure” came out, solidifying their reputation in the European psych-rock scene with a bold and experimental take on the genre, which earned them a nomination for the Swedish music award “P3 Guld” in the Rock category, alongside acts like Graveyard.
On their third album “Sun Dog,” they worked with producer Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm (The Soundtrack of Our Lives) and György Barocsai. They paint with a larger palette of colors and dive more than ever into their own world of neo-psychedelia. Fittingly, the guests on the current album include Tinariwen’s Said Ag Ayad and John Agnello, who is known for his work with Kurt Vile and The Black Angels.
The band has played notable festivals, including the Manchester Psych Fest, Burg Herzberg Festival, Rockpalast, Barcelona Psych Fest, Sweden Rock Festival, Bordeaux Psych Fest, and Desertfest in Berlin.
TOURDATEN 2025
20 February / Brussels / Cheval Marin / BE
21 February / Munich / Import Export / DE
22 February / Innsbruck / p.m.k. / AT
23 February / Chambéry / Brin de Zinc / FR
25 February / La Clusaz / Le Lion d’Or / FR
26 February / Tours / Festival Bruissements d’Elles / FR
27 February / Angers / Joker’s / FR
28 February / Pessac / Le Royal / FR
01 March / Nantes / Cold Crash / FR
02 March / Arthez-de-Béarn / Le Pingouin Alternatif / FR
03 March / Capbreton / Le Circus / FR
04 March / Rouen / Le 3 Pièces / FR
06 March / Stuttgart / Wagenhallen / DE
07 March / Seewen / Gaswerk / CH
08 March / Viechtach / Altes Spital / DE
09 March / Marburg / KFZ / DE
10 March / Binche / La Binchoise / BE
11 March / Lille / La Bulle Café / FR
12 March / Mannheim / Altes Volksbad / DE
13 March / Karlsruhe / P8 / DE
14 March / Frankfurt / Dreikönigskeller / DE
15 March / Schwerin / Komplex / DE
18 March / Berlin / Cassiopeia / DE
19 March / Dresden / Chemiefabrik / DE
20 March / Bochum / Die Trompete / DE
21 March / Rotterdam / Lab Grounds / NL
22 March / Bielefeld / Extra Blues Bar / DE
03 April / Madrid / Gruta 77 / ES
04 April / Oviedo / Lata De Zinc / ES
05 April / Vitoria / Helldorado (matiné) / ES
06 April / Castellon / Terra / ES
07 April / Perpignan / Nautilus / FR
08 April / Barcelona / Sala Upload / ES
09 April / San Sebastian / Dabadaba / ES
10 April / Aveiro / Gretua / PT
11 Apr / Cartaxo / Cartaxo Sessions / PT
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